diff --git a/source/_components/switch.edimax.markdown b/source/_components/switch.edimax.markdown
index 8f6164d32b6..b3e51d1c33e 100644
--- a/source/_components/switch.edimax.markdown
+++ b/source/_components/switch.edimax.markdown
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ switch:
 Configuration variables:
 
 - **host** (*Required*): The IP address of your Edimax switch, eg. 192.168.1.32
-- **username** (*Required*): Your username for the Edimax switch.
-- **password** (*Required*): Your password for the Edimax switch.
+- **username** (*Optional*): Your username for the Edimax switch. Defaults to "admin".
+- **password** (*Optional*): Your password for the Edimax switch. Defaults to "1234".
 - **name** (*Optional*): The name to use when displaying this switch.