How to Change Your Wi-Fi Router’s Password
HOW TO CHANGE YOUR WI-FI ROUTER’S PASSWORD
Step-by-step: log into your router, change the admin and Wi-Fi passwords, pick WPA3 and update firmware. Plus what businesses should do instead.
Routers ship with default passwords that are easy to look up. Changing them takes about ten minutes and closes an easy door.
Step by step
- Find the router's address. It is often printed on a label, such as 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1. Many newer routers use a phone app instead.
- Sign in with the admin username and password from the label or the app.
- Change the admin password first. This protects the router's settings.
- Change the Wi-Fi password. Look under Wireless or Wi-Fi settings. Use a long passphrase.
- Choose WPA3, or WPA2/WPA3 mixed mode if older devices need it. Avoid WEP and open networks.
- Update the firmware and turn on automatic updates if offered.
- Turn off WPS and remote management unless you need them.
- Reconnect your devices with the new password.
For a business
A consumer router is not enough for an office. Businesses should separate staff, guest and device networks, keep firewall firmware current and log who connects. We install and manage business Wi-Fi with Cisco Meraki and UniFi, behind WatchGuard or SonicWall firewalls.
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