Most Actiontec gateways use the username admin and a unique password printed on the label. Older Verizon gateways use admin / password.
The Most Common Actiontec Logins
- admin / Admin Password on the label: CenturyLink, Frontier, Telus and Bell gateways.
- admin / password: Verizon MI424WR and other older models.
- No login: the status pages of some older CenturyLink and Qwest models.
Every Known Actiontec Default Password
| Actiontec Model | Username | Password |
|---|---|---|
| 1020 | NOLOGIN | NOLOGIN |
| C1000A | admin | Printed on Routers Label |
| C1000A | admin | unknown |
| C2000A CenturyLink | admin | printed on router |
| F2250 | admin | admin |
| FV2200 Frontier | admin | admin |
| GT701-WG | admin | password |
| GT701-WRU | NOLOGIN | NOLOGIN |
| GT701WG | admin | admin |
| GT701WG | NOLOGIN | NOLOGIN |
| GT704-WG | admin | password |
| GT704-WG | NOLOGIN | NOLOGIN |
| GT704WG | NOLOGIN | NOLOGIN |
| GT724R | admin | password |
| GT724WG | admin | password |
| GT784WN | admin | blank |
| GT784WN | admin | found on router label |
| GT784WN | admin | blank |
| GT784WN | blank | blank |
| GT784WN TDS | admin | password |
| GT784WNV | admin | found on router label |
| GT784WNV | admin | password |
| M1000 | admin | password |
| M1000 Qwest | admin | password |
| M1000 Qwest | blank | blank |
| MI424WR | admin | password |
| MI424WR GEN2 | admin | password |
| MI424WR GEN3I | admin | blank |
| MI424WR GEN3I | admin | password |
| MI424WR-GEN2 | admin | password |
| MI424WR-GEN3I | admin | password |
| PK5000 | admin | blank |
| PK5000 | blank | blank |
| PK5001A | found on router label | found on router label |
| Q1000 | blank | blank |
| Q1000 Qwest | admin | admin |
| Q1000 Qwest | blank | blank |
| R1000H | admin | admin |
| R1000H | admin | blank |
| R1000H | admin | password |
| R1520SU | NOLOGIN | NOLOGIN |
| R1524SU | NOLOGIN | NOLOGIN |
| R1524SU-1 | NOLOGIN | NOLOGIN |
| R3000 | admin | unknown |
| T1200H | admin | printed on bottom of router |
| T1200H Telus | admin | printed on router label |
| T2200H | admin | printed on bottom of router |
| T2200H | admin | printed on the label located on the bottom of the router |
| T3200 | admin | printed on router |
| T3200M | admin | printed on router |
| T3280 | admin | printed on router |
| TDSGT784WN | admin | password |
| TDSGT784WN | admin | password1 |
| V1000H | admin | blank |
| V1000H | admin | blank |
| V1000H | admin | telus |
| WCB6200Q | admin | admin |
| WCB6200Q | admin | printed on router |
If the Default Password Doesn't Work
Make sure you're using the admin password, not the WiFi key. Then ask your ISP, or reset the gateway. To change the password, go to Advanced Setup > Admin Password (or Utilities > Admin Password). See choosing a strong password.