I have a FIOS Quantum Gateway router. When I got it a couple years ago I set it up with the paranoia I had been trained to use in my job on anything that could be accessed from outside. That included never naming an administrator account "admin". I changed that name and the default password. I also changed the security for network devices to WPA2 with a new password and white listed them by MAC number. Now I need to add a new device, but have to add the MAC number to the white list.
The only problem is that I cannot access the router using the login and password that I established. I know what they are and have documentation to back up my memory. However, Verizon insists on filling in the login as "admin" and will not allow me to change it to the login actually set for the router. Therefore neither the password that goes with my login nor the default one that came with the router will work. Is there any work around other than reinitializing the router and entering all the information AGAIN?
I'll probably have to reinitialize, but would be interested in any other ideas anyway for future use. Thanks!