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changing router password

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  • 15-12-2007 5:08pm
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    IncredibleHulk
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    How does onwe chane a password on a wireless router? Is that the wep key the password. I have read that the default password is known. I was given a wep key by ISP who said it locked router to computer. Is thos the opne that is known. Or is it the 8 numbers after the ISP names that is known, the SSID?
    When my router was replace the SSID on the new one was different, What is this 'default known' and wher to change it?

    Thanks


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    Karoma
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    Hmmm.
    IncredibleHulk wrote:
    Or is it the 8 numbers after the ISP names that is known, the SSID?
    Eircom user? In that case: It's the admin password to the router and possibly the WEP key as well. The key generated by Eircom's software can be easily calculated now (google!).
    Otherwise, what people generally mean is the default user/password to access and administrate the router. Read the manual for the router for instructions on accessing this section, and how to change the admin password (And change the WPA key while you're at it)


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    IncredibleHulk
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    Karoma wrote: »
    Hmmm.

    Eircom user? In that case: It's the admin password to the router and possibly the WEP key as well. The key generated by Eircom's software can be easily calculated now (google!).
    Otherwise, what people generally mean is the default user/password to access and administrate the router. Read the manual for the router for instructions on accessing this section, and how to change the admin password (And change the WPA key while you're at it)

    Yes eircom. Is the admin password to router the 8 number name? The key generated by eircom software can be calculated but what about a password generated by www.grc.com?


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