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Tips
Q : Everyone always says to change the password on your home wireless
router from the default one. Why is this,and how do I change my password
when the router is already up and running ?
Changing your router password is recommended because the default
passwords are quite well known - and all over the web.Just check out sites like
http://tinyurl.com/2k4mhm and http://routerpasswords.com .
In theory,anyone within range of your network's signal with a computer n bad
intentions could use that information to take over your router n redirect your
web traffic to identity-theft sites or burrow into your home network.
To change your router's p/word,check its manual for the specifics steps.If you
threw out the paper version,just about all router makers have copies on their
websites. Generally speaking, when you installed the router's software, you
probably deposited a configuration program on your hard drive that you can
use to change the p/word.
Some routers also offer a browser based configuration page that you can get
to by typing an Internet Protocol address like 192.168.1.1 in the address bar.
Once you locate the configuration program or page,look for the administration
or p/word settings; you'll probably need to enter the default user name n
p/word first to give the router a new one.
router from the default one. Why is this,and how do I change my password
when the router is already up and running ?
A :What you are asking about is different from the password you have
undoubtedly set up for your wireless network to keep just anybody from using
your bandwidth.
(Those are the ones displayed by your computer when you ask it to find available
wireless networks).Wireless routers,whether they are made by Linksys, Netgear,
Apple,D-Link or any number of small manufacturers,come with a default username
n password intended to protect the router's settings from others who may be
connected to it.
undoubtedly set up for your wireless network to keep just anybody from using
your bandwidth.
(Those are the ones displayed by your computer when you ask it to find available
wireless networks).Wireless routers,whether they are made by Linksys, Netgear,
Apple,D-Link or any number of small manufacturers,come with a default username
n password intended to protect the router's settings from others who may be
connected to it.
Changing your router password is recommended because the default
passwords are quite well known - and all over the web.Just check out sites like
http://tinyurl.com/2k4mhm and http://routerpasswords.com .
In theory,anyone within range of your network's signal with a computer n bad
intentions could use that information to take over your router n redirect your
web traffic to identity-theft sites or burrow into your home network.
To change your router's p/word,check its manual for the specifics steps.If you
threw out the paper version,just about all router makers have copies on their
websites. Generally speaking, when you installed the router's software, you
probably deposited a configuration program on your hard drive that you can
use to change the p/word.
Some routers also offer a browser based configuration page that you can get
to by typing an Internet Protocol address like 192.168.1.1 in the address bar.
Once you locate the configuration program or page,look for the administration
or p/word settings; you'll probably need to enter the default user name n
p/word first to give the router a new one.