The Linksys router passwords for all are setup at the same time as the initial router setup and can be changed later, but it is definitely important to reset the password for avoiding unauthorized access to the router's webpage. But once after having set the password one is finding tough to remember his Linksys router password or has simply forgotten it, then following these simple instructions should surely help you out.
1-If you have forgotten your Linksys router password, reset your Linksys router to the first stage i.e. to its factor default settings, and to restore the router configuration to factor defaults, hold the reset button for 30 seconds which will reset default name and access IP address also.
2-Reconfigure the whole system again and manage the Linksys router passwords by connecting the Ethernet ports to the computer while logging into the URL http://192.168.1.1/. This will allow you to view a dialog box and ask you for the username and the password to login to your router, in which you should enter "admin" for both the fields. On the older versions of Linksys routers, the default name is blank and the default password is "admin", but for the newer Linksys routers, the default name and the password will be "admin" only. Once passing off the login screen, the reconfiguration of the Linksys router is done. One can now visit the management tab and change the admin password to some other password to avoid other's access to router. Post changing the administrator password; enable the WAP or WEP security so that others are deprived of gaining unauthorized access into your wireless network.
Even after following these instructions and resetting your Linksys router, there could be some glitches for which suggested useful tips can surely help you in case you forget your Linksys router password.
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1- Always keep a printed copy of the required important data, by keeping a code and other relevant facts about configurations, etc. for better management of Linksys router passwords.
2- To avoid forgetting the code at the first instance, always choose the right password which is a more complex code and not an easy one so that others find it difficult to guess or access, and keep the printed copy of this complex code safely so that you can restore it when needed.
3- Carefully read the instruction manual before installing and getting the router and the ports to work together efficiently, and educate you to get familiarized with the working of the different components in the router.
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- Share a high-speed, broadband cable or DSL Internet connection so everyone can surf the web simultaneously. Linksys Wireless Broadband Routers have four Ethernet ports and support up to 32 wireless users.
What you do is you try to type again the web address (URL) . But upon trying that for several times, you tried to visit another site, and what you get is the same screen, "Page Cannot be Displayed". Oh no, you don't have internet connection!
What most people do after seeing this message is they contact their ISP (Internet Service Provider). That a great idea! But contacting ISP is not that too easy! You are on queue of thousands of people trying to reach the ISP's technical support dept.! You wait for 30 minutes, 1 hour or 2 hours. You are now losing your patient for waiting on the line and hearing those irritating background music. After waiting, you finally got the tech support agent. You burst out your feeling and you can't help yourself from getting angry.
But what happened is, the tech supp agent hanged up. Oh, gosh! This is what you get after experiencing the problem and waiting on the phone! You are now very aggravated! You almost throw your phone and kick off your computer! I think you better try this step by step procedures first before calling your ISP. This is proven to work for DSL ISP. Try this steps and you'll find how easy it is troubleshoot your own Linksys routerwithout calling your ISP. 1. Check the cable connection. Make sure that the modem is connected to the "internet port" on the back of the router. And make sure that the PC is connected to one of the ethernet ports on the back of the linksys router. 2. If cable connections are good, turn off the PC and if it is already off, turn off the router and then the modem. Wait for 2-5 mins. Then turn on the modem and if all the lights on the modem are steady, turn on the Linksys router, after the Linksys router 3. Check if you have valid IP address. it should be 192.168.1.x. 4. If still you don't have internet, log on the router's setup page. (don't know how? go to my article "HOW TO ACCESS LINKSYS ROUTER"S SETUP PAGE) 5. Go to the SETUP page. Configure PPPoe. The format is usually "username@isp.net" . The other is just username. For example : azumi@starhub.net. And then type your password given by your ISP. 6. Select "keep Alive" option. 7. Check STATUS tab. If status says "CONNECTED", you have internet now. If the status says "DISCONNECTED", click "CONNECT". Do that twice. If Internet IP address is 192.168.1.x, Change the router's LAN IP address in the SETUP page to 192.168.x.1. Then follow step 2.
First, there s the Wireless Access Point, which lets you connect to the network without wires.There s also a built-in 4-port full-duplex 10/100 Switch to connect your wired-Ethernet devices together.Finally, the Router function ties it all together and lets your whole network share a high-speed cable or DSL Internet connection.