Refurb EA6900 router password?

Hello all!
Decided to extend my wireless network by adding a secondary router as a wireless access point. Ended up with a refurb unit (long story). Anyway I am completely unable to start the so called Smart WiFi setup. No matter how many times I do a factory reset or how long I keep the reset button down I never get the initial setup screen at www.linksyssmartwifi.com. I get the login screen. I even created a Linksys account but of course there are no routers associated with it. To associate my router I need the router password. To get the password I need to complete the Smart WiFi setup. To complete the setup I need to start it from the scratch. I watched some youtube videos and I never get the screen where I have to accept the terms of service. It goes directly to login screen and once I login it tells me to associate the router first. I have checked every inch of this router and no password is printed anywhere also the one piece of paperwork provided in the box shows default SSID and wireless password only.
What is my router password? Is it like the MAC of the router or the serial #? Tried some combinations but I just can't get figure it out.
Thanks for your help.

try using 192.168.1.1 as the address and look for the local link under the loging. That should then get you to a login that should use 'admin' as the password. only have the router and your pc connected to it but nothing connected to the wan port. Use either lan-lan or lan-wan setup as laid out in the user guide for your setup in the config you mentioned.

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Need to ask a few questions, so I understand the network and the area this is in. How far apart are the router and WET? Did this work with your previous router, what kind was it? Normally we (Small Business) can not guarantee compatibly with non small business equipment.
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