Thanks to all of you who made suggestions. These are sequence of my solutions:
- Talk to a local Verizon agent to see whether he accepts an exchange. If he does, great. I will make sure I peel the sticker even before installing the router. I don’t think a 17 YO kid persistent enough to overcome a password problem. (Just a thought, why Actiontec bothers to create a parent control page when they post the master password right at the machine?)
- If Verizon refuses to replace it, I will put it into an enclosure with two antennas outside extended using antenna cables.
- Wait until my contract in March and switch to another ISP. Make sure the master password well hidden this time
Thanks again.