Apple Default Router Passwords
This page lists 5 confirmed default credentials for Apple equipment, covering 5 models. The pairing you are most likely to need is root with admin.
Entries are reachable over multi and telnet. 1 of these entries use a protocol that sends the password in clear text, so use them on a trusted network and change the password once you are in.
root2 of 5 entriesadmin2 of 5 entries| Model | Protocol | Access | Username | Password |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIRPORT BASE STATION (DUAL ETHERNET) Rev. 2 | MULTI | Guest | leave blank | password |
| AIRPORT BASE STATION (GRAPHITE) Rev. 2 | MULTI | public | leave blank | public |
| AIRPORT EXTREME BASE STATION Rev. 2 | MULTI | Guest | leave blank | admin |
| AIRPORT5 Rev. 1.0.09 | MULTI | Admin | root | admin |
| IPHONE IOS4.X Rev. ALL | TELNET | Admin | root | alpine |
About Apple
Apple sold the AirPort Express, Extreme and Time Capsule until it left the router market in 2018. The Apple records here run across the Airport line.
Reaching the login page
Point a browser at whatever your computer reports as its default gateway. On Windows that is the Default Gateway line from ipconfig; on macOS, Network settings shows it under the active connection. AirPort base stations have no web interface. They are configured with AirPort Utility, and a factory-fresh unit has no password until you set one during setup.
What the Apple defaults look like
root is the username on 2 of the 5 entries. 3 of them ask for no username at all. Where one is set, admin comes up most often, on 2 entries.
One of them is reached over a protocol that puts the password on the wire in clear text, so work from a machine on the same wired network rather than across the internet, and change the password once you are in.
If the Apple password has already been changed
Hold the reset button for about five seconds until the status light flashes amber.
A reset clears more than the password. The Wi-Fi name and key go back to what is printed on the label, port forwards and firewall rules are discarded, and any static addressing is lost. Photograph the settings pages first — it takes two minutes and saves an evening.
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