The IP address is associated with most computers ADSL, VDSL and FTTH. It allows us to access all configuration options such as changing the password, the name of the network, updating the firmware and others.
Entering can be very simple, but we must be careful with what we do within it; a bad configuration can put many things at risk. Establishing the appropriate filters will not only give us protection, but also stability and speed. In this case we will show you the simple steps you have to take to change your router password.
Although it is an easy process, for us it is a bit complex, This is because each one has its own menu, so talking about just one is difficult. However, we will try to make the complicated simple, giving you as much detail as possible.
Steps to enter your WiFi router and change the password to improve the security of your wireless network
Security will always be our main priority, and in this case we will talk about the protection of our home network. As we know these bring by default a generic key that is used to connect to the network, We can get this same one in the router itself, in the manual, or even on the manufacturer’s page. Which shows that it is not 100% secure.
As a result of this, many have been affected by security holes, and since we do not want this to be your case, today we will show you how to change it, since our connection largely depends mainly on it.
It is important to note that each has its own IP ID, so you must know yours to be able to enter the device. Whether this is so depends mainly on the manufacturer, which means that each menu and location of these has different names:
- The first thing we must do is access its configuration. To do this we will go to the browser of our choice and place the IP address 192.168.1.1.
- Next, we will have to put the data (username and code) what we have. If you have not changed it, you can find it in the manual or on a sticker on the router.
This action will allow us to enter the device settings. As we mentioned, each one is different, but generally these include 2 configuration options, one basic and one advanced. The option to change the password is in the latter.
In this case we will use a TP – Link router as a sample:
- To change it we will go to the section “Wireless” and we press on “Wireless Security”.
- Choose “WPA-WPA2 – Personal(Recommended)” and access “PSK Password”. There you put the password, it must contain at least 8 characters and must have combinations of numbers and letters.
- After this click on Save to save the changes.
- Once you do this, turn it off and on to finish the process.
Keep in mind that you can redo these changes and go back to the settings you had by rebooting it. On this model, you’ll be looking for the power button. “WPS/RESET” on the rear panel, you press it for 5 seconds and this will make the light blink “LEDs” of “WPS”.
Don’t worry if the configuration of your router is different from the one mentioned, In general, this option is easily identified, it is just a matter of observing each parameter carefully.
What else can you modify by entering the address 192.168.1.1 besides the router password?
As we already mentioned, this IP is used to access the configuration of your router, from here you can not only make changes, but also adjust some others to have even more security.
In this section below We will show you what to do once you enter it:
Change network name
As we have said, these devices come with a default network name, and since we change the password, it is also worth doing with the network name. This is how we make sure at all costs that nobody accesses it so easily, because With this configuration we will prevent them from even knowing which company our router belongs to.
All we have to do is enter “Wireless” > “Basic” and in the section “SSID” We will be able to carry out this action. There we can place whatever we want.
Change router access password
Changing the access data will grant you as the owner, the absolute power of this and the settings. If your network has the default user name and code of X operator, your neighbor may also have a router from this company, therefore the income will be the same. Therefore, the best way to take away this headache and the anguish that they can access our WiFi is by changing it.
So we’ll have to go to “Management” > “Access Control”. All we will do is place the one we have and then write a new one.
hide network name
If you want something more functional, you can even make the network disappear. How do you do this? You just have to click on something similar to “Wireless” either “WLAN”, there you will find the parameters to do it. The option we need is named “SSID”, “SSID Settings” or similar. Once we find it we will have to check the box that appears as “Hide SSID”, “Hide SSID”, etc.
This will cause anyone who wants to connect to have to recognize the network. Which means that if you know the SSID, you can access it manually by entering the name and the respective password. If this is not done, it will not be possible to access it, since it will not appear on the visible networks. Therefore, it is important that you have the name written down and very well saved, since you may need it at some point.
Choose strong encryption for your wireless network password
This point is important, because it is a protection method that is applied to the network, and since we have modified the key, we can also apply this. Generally, these offer several options, but the most appropriate and the one that we must place is the one that says “WPA2-PSK”.
Depending on the model it may appear as “WPA+WPA2” or something like that. This will help us to make it less likely that an intruder will decrypt our key.
Device MAC filtering
The word MAC stands for “Media Access Control”, and basically this is used to prohibit the access of certain devices, that is, it limits the connection that the gateway accepts. With it we can make a white list of devices that we accept, and a black list with those that we do not accept, to prevent their access.
For this we will go to “Wireless” >”Mac filter”, where we must select “Allow” for which we allow, or “Disallow” for those we reject.
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