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Changing the Password on Your Router

  • 02-06-2012 5:49pm
    #1
    Kintarō Hattori
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,039 ✭✭✭✭


    I can't remember what the password is on my router and I have a new computer to connect to the network. When I log into the router it wants to know the old password before I set a new one.

    I know I can go and reset the router itself and that will put it back to a default password- but eh how am I supposed to know what that is? Its it something like admin?

    Sorry for the lack of knowledge on my part.


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  • #2
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    Kintarō Hattori wrote: »
    I can't remember what the password is on my router and I have a new computer to connect to the network. When I log into the router it wants to know the old password before I set a new one.

    I know I can go and reset the router itself and that will put it back to a default password- but eh how am I supposed to know what that is? Its it something like admin?

    Sorry for the lack of knowledge on my part.

    depending on the router, defaults can be admin/admin, admin/blank pw, admin/1234, admin/password etc.

    Nick

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  • #3
    GoodisonPark
    Closed Accounts Posts: 372 ✭✭GoodisonPark


    If you are on Eircom the default password is broadband1


  • #4
    Kintarō Hattori
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,039 ✭✭✭✭Kintarō Hattori


    yoyo wrote: »
    depending on the router, defaults can be admin/admin, admin/blank pw, admin/1234, admin/password etc.

    Nick

    Thanks Nick- so basically it's not likely to be something I can't figure out fairly quickly?


  • #5
    Kintarō Hattori
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,039 ✭✭✭✭Kintarō Hattori


    GoodisonPark wrote: »
    If you are on Eircom the default password is broadband1

    I'm not on Eircom thankfully. UPC and it's the infamous Cisco box.


  • #6
    GoodisonPark
    Closed Accounts Posts: 372 ✭✭GoodisonPark


    Kintarō Hattori wrote: »
    I'm not on Eircom thankfully. UPC and it's the infamous Cisco box.
    Leave it blank and click ok
    Then set your new password


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  • #7
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    Kintarō Hattori wrote: »
    I'm not on Eircom thankfully. UPC and it's the infamous Cisco box.

    It may be written on the router (mine is, though it's not the UPC cisco one).


  • #8
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    Try Admin for user name and blank entry for the password (need to factory reset first if was changed previously)

    Nick

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  • #9
    Kintarō Hattori
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,039 ✭✭✭✭Kintarō Hattori


    Thanks Guys, off to try out your suggestions now.


  • #10
    Kintarō Hattori
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,039 ✭✭✭✭Kintarō Hattori


    Got it folks. The password I had thought was correct was from a router I had used years ago.... silly me. Thank you very much for your fantastic help. If there's something I can help you with at some point in time, please let me know.


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