How do I reset the admin password for on a Mikrotik gateway?

If you forgot your admin password on a Mikrotik gateway, there are 2 ways to reset it:

1. Hard-reset the gateway device and then re-setup the gateway as if it were new… OR
2. Send a command script through the Smart WiFi Dashboard to reset it.
   1. In the Smart WiFi Dashboard, go to Hotspot>Gateways and edit the gateway that you want to reset the password to.
   2. Send the following script command with your new password to the gateway. (The gateway MUST be connected in order for it to receive the command). Then click ‘Run’.

      

      /user set admin password=mynewpasswordhere