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How to Change Your Wi Fi Password

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Wi-Fi is great for keeping you connected, but a poorly secured Wi-Fi can put your personal information at risk. Changing the password regularly is essential to protecting your data, as well as keeping cheap neighbors from stealing your bandwidth! This tutorial will show you how you can easily reset your Wi-Fi password on your router’s configuration page.

• Standard router addresses are 192.168.1.1 , 192.168.0.1 , 192.168.2.1 , or 10.0.1.1 (Apple) or 10.0.0.1 (Xfinity). Enter the address into your browser’s address bar. [1] X Research source
• If none of the above addresses grant you access to the configuration page, open the Command Prompt by pressing the Windows key + R and entering cmd . Once the Command Prompt opens, type ipconfig and press Enter. Look for your active connection in the list and find the Default Gateway address. This is typically your router address. [2] X Research source
• If all else fails, press and hold the Reset button on your router for about 30 seconds to revert it to factory default settings. Then, look up the default address for that router model and enter it into your browser.
• Some routers come with configuration software. If you’ve previously installed your configuration software, you can use that instead of the web browser interface.

• If you’ve changed the login in the past and since forgot it, or received the router as a hand-me-down and the previous owner didn’t reset it, you’ll need to press and hold the Reset button on the router for about 30 seconds. This will reset the settings to default, allowing you to log in with the default username and password.

• Try to create a strong password that would be difficult if not impossible to guess. It should not be related to anything personal, and should include a liberal amount of numbers, random cases, and special characters such as «!», «$» and «#».
• A strong password is usually at least 8 characters long.

Check out your security type. There are three main types of wireless encryption: WEP, WPA, and WPA2. For the most secure network, you should be using WPA2. You may run into issues connecting older devices, however, in which case you could switch to WPA or WPA/WPA2. Selecting WEP is NOT recommended, as WEP encryption is very easy to break (it can take less than 30 minutes to crack a WEP password). [6] X Research source

Change your network name. While you’re here, take a moment to change your network name if you have not already. [7] X Research source The name should not include any personally identifiable information, as the name will be publicly broadcast. Changing the name will help deter people from trying to break into it. Routers with default names are seen as easier hacking targets.

• After your settings are changed, you can connect to your wireless network using your new password.

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If it has not been changed, it should be on the manual or on the router itself. If it has been changed, and the original/factory password doesn’t work, then you need to reset it. You can do this by pressing the small, red reset button on the router. Note that this will reset ALL settings to their default positions.

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You can technically change your WiFi password as many times as you want in a year. How many times you choose to do it depends on how secure you want your network to be. If you want to keep it really secure, you might choose to change your password as much as once a month. However, you should also consider convenience when making your decision. Every time you change your password on your router, you’ll also have to enter the new password on all the devices that regularly connect to your network.

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If you’re worried about forgetting your password, write it down in a notebook. Just make sure you keep the notebook somewhere safe and secure. [9] X Expert Source

Change your network name to anything but your real name. People within your wireless range can see the name of your network.

Make sure your password is secure. Never use passwords such as «password,» «12345,» easily-found dates or names, etc., and never leave your wireless router with no password at all!

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1. ↑https://eu.dlink.com/uk/en/resource-centre/how-to-guides/how-to-change-your-routers-wifi-password-eu
2. ↑http://www.pcworld.com/article/2066190/how-to-reset-the-wi-fi-password-at-your-parents-house-on-your-holiday-travels.html
3. ↑http://www.routerpasswords.com/
4. ↑https://eu.dlink.com/uk/en/resource-centre/how-to-guides/how-to-change-your-routers-wifi-password-eu
5. ↑https://eu.dlink.com/uk/en/resource-centre/how-to-guides/how-to-change-your-routers-wifi-password-eu
6. ↑https://eu.dlink.com/uk/en/resource-centre/how-to-guides/how-to-change-your-routers-wifi-password-eu
7. ↑https://www.highspeedinternet.com/resources/change-wi-fi-password
8. ↑https://www.highspeedinternet.com/resources/change-wi-fi-password
9. ↑ Luigi Oppido. Computer & Tech Specialist. Expert Interview. 31 July 2019.

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This article was co-authored by Luigi Oppido. Luigi Oppido is the Owner and Operator of Pleasure Point Computers in Santa Cruz, California. Luigi has over 25 years of experience in general computer repair, data recovery, virus removal, and upgrades. He is also the host of the Computer Man Show! broadcasted on KSQD covering central California for over two years. This article has been viewed 9,645,964 times.

To change your Wi-Fi password, you’ll need to be connected to the internet. If you’ve forgotten your Wi-Fi username and password, you can connect to the internet by using an ethernet cable to connect your router to your computer. Make sure to check to see if your computer requires an adapter to connect to an ethernet cable. Once you’re connected, you need to find your router’s IP address. For a Windows computer, open the command prompt and type “ipconfig.” Press enter to pull up your computer’s information and jot down your router’s IP address. If you have an Apple computer, open System Preferences. Then, click your network’s name and select “Advanced.” Pull up your router’s IP address and write it down. Once you have your IP address, open a web browser on your computer and type your IP address into the URL. Press enter, then enter your network credentials on the page that comes up. Use your old Wi-Fi password or enter the default information that’s listed on your router and press enter. Finally, look for the “Password” or “WPA-PSK Key” field, click it, and enter a new password to change it.

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Change WiFi Password

For beginners who are not familiar with how these things work, changing the password of the Wi-Fi network can be a hard thing because they don’t know how it is done and they think that it is a difficult task, however, that is not the case. Anyone with a little knowledge of computers can change the password of a Wi-Fi network in less than 2 minutes. Yes, that’s right!

Below is a complete step-by-step guide on how you can change the WiFi password of popular wireless routers: TP-Link, D-Link, and NETGEAR.

You should remember that when you are setting a new password then make sure that is a strong one. You can set a password between 8-63 characters which can include alphabets, digits, and special symbols. So, when setting up a password, make sure that you set a strong and secure as the privacy of your internet connection also depends on it.

How to Change WiFi Password?

TP-Link

Follow this guide to change your Wi-Fi Password on TP-Link Routers. Make sure that your PC/Laptop is connected to the TP-Link Router network.

1. Open a web browser.
2. In the address bar of the browser, type http://tplinkwifi.net and press Enter. You can also use the default gateway address, 192.168.0.1 / 192.168.1.1.
3. TP-Link Router login page will appear. To proceed, you will have to enter the login username and password.
   1. The default login credentials for TP-Link Routers are:
      1. Username: admin
      2. Password: admin

      D-Link

      Follow this guide to change your Wi-Fi Password on d-Link Routers. Before proceeding, make sure that your device is connected to the D-Link Router network.

      1. On your PC, open a web browser.
      2. In the URL bar of the browser, type http://dlinkrouter or http://dlinkrouter.local and press Enter. You can also use the default gateway address, 192.168.0.1 / 192.168.1.1.
      3. A login page with D-Link branding will appear on the screen. You will be prompted to enter the login username and password to continue.
         • The default login credentials for TP-Link Routers are:
           • Username: admin
           • Password: blank space only
      4. Once you are inside the admin panel of the router, go to Setup > Wireless Settings > Wireless Security Mode.
      5. Set WPA/WPA2-Personal as the Wireless Security Mode.
      6. In the Pre-Shared Key section, enter the new Wi-Fi password in the given field ranging from 8-63 characters.
      7. Click on Apply to confirm the changes.

      You have successfully changed the Wi-Fi password of your D-Link Router!

      NETGEAR

      Follow this guide to change your Wi-Fi Password on NETGEAR Routers. Make sure that your PC is connected to the NETGEAR Router network.

      1. Open a web browser.
      2. In the address bar of the browser, type http://routerlogin.net and press Enter.
      3. NETGEAR Router login page will appear. You will be asked to enter the login username and password.
         • The default login credentials for NETGEAR Routers are:
           • Username: admin
           • Password: password
      4. You will be now inside the router Basic Home page. Navigate to Wireless > Security Options.
      5. Select WPA2-PSK[AES] as a security option.
      6. Enter your new password in the Password/Network Key field.
      7. Click on Apply to make changes.

      You have successfully changed the Wi-Fi password of your NETGEAR Router!

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