Usually it's a quick reset and away you go. For a company that specialises in GoPro's, this is not unusual as we have many cameras floating around and we are always playing with different settings.
The other day, one of my colleagues had exactly that issue.
I think almost anyone who owns a GoPro has experienced the annoyance of forgetting your WiFi password to connect to the GoPro app. UPDATE: Follow the link for instructions on resetting your GoPro HERO5 WiFi password.