Protection of information and personal either corporate data is an important thing for every serious Internet user. It is extremely unreasonable to turn your wireless network into the feeding courtyard with free access for any subscriber located in the Wi-Fi signal coating zone (of course, except for the initially public networks in shopping centers and the like). Therefore, in order to cut off the unwanted guests, many owners of routers, install a password for them, giving the right to log in to the local network. And, of course, a situation is possible when the code word is forgotten, changed or lost. What to do then? How to reset the password on the router?
Reset the password on the router
So, you have an urgent need to reset the password on your router. For example, you decided to temporarily open your wireless network for everyone or trite forgotten code. Consider that in addition to the Wi-Fi access password on the router there is an authorization system to log in to the network device configuration and these login and code word can also be reset to default values. Depending on the availability of the physical availability of the router and the possibility of getting into the web interface of the router, the sequence of our action will differ. For example, we took the equipment from TP-Link.Method 1: Disable protection
The easiest and fastest method remove the password from your router to disable protection in the security settings of the router. You can do this in the web client of the network device, making the necessary changes to the configuration.
- On any computer or laptop connected to the RJ-45 router or via Wi-Fi, open the Internet browser. In the address bar, score the IP address of your router. If you have not changed it during the setup and operation, then by default it is most often 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1, sometimes there are other coordinates of the network device. Press the ENTER key.
- A user authentication window appears. We enter the name of the user and password access to the configuration, in accordance with the factory settings they are identical: admin. Click on the "OK" button.
- In the web client that opens, first go to extended router settings by clicking the left mouse button on the "Advanced Settings" item.
- In the left column, choose the "wireless mode" string.
- In the submenu fell down, we find the section "Wireless Mode Settings". Here we will definitely find all the parameters you need.
- On the next tab, click on the Count "Protection" and in the menu that appears, we select the "no protection" position. Now enter your wireless network can be freely, without a password. We save changes. Ready!
- At any time you can enable the protection of your network from unauthorized access and install a reliable password.
Method 2: Reset configuration to factory
This method is more radical and reset not only the password for accessing the wireless network, but also login, and the code word to enter the router configuration. And at the same time all the router you changed. Pay attention to it! After rollback, the router will return to the original configuration installed at the manufacturer's factory, and it provides free access to the Wi-Fi network, the distributed network device. That is, the old password will be reset. You can roll back to factory settings using the button on the back of the router housing or by manipulation in the router web interface. Detailed instructions on how to correctly make a reset configuration of network equipment before the default values, read by following the reference below. The actions algorithm will be similar regardless of the brand and the router model.
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Summarize. Reset the password on the router can be accomplished by simple actions. You can safely use this opportunity if you want to open your wireless network or forgot the code word. And try to take care of the security of your personal internet space. This will help to avoid many unnecessary problems.
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