How do you change it? I have windows xp. & also can you tell me how to change the title/name of it.
change, Computers & Internet
How do you change it? I have windows xp. & also can you tell me how to change the title/name of it.
change, Computers & Internet
June 22nd, 2011 on 11:39 pm
You have to log into the router’s administration Web pages to do all that. Exactly where in those pages varies from brand to brand. Often, it’s on a tab labeled Wireless Security. If you don’t have a router, the following should apply to your modem itself.
The router’s user’s manual can give you invaluable advice here. If you no longer have it or can’t find it, a copy can probably be downloaded from the manufacturer’s website to your machine.
Without getting specific, to get into the admin pages, do this:
1.On a computer connected to a wired port on your router (wireless access to the admin pages should be turned off as a security risk), enter the router’s local IP address in your browser’s address window.
2.Poke around, especially under wireless security, until you find the encryption key. Copy it down EXACTLY. Copy-and-pasting it into a text file (Wordpad is generally best because it’s on almost all Windows machines) is even better, as it can be copy-and-pasted from there into whatever needs it. When you see it, you’ll understand why this is a good idea.
To find your router’s IP address in Windows:
3.Click on the Start->Run button.
4.In the text box, type
cmd
and press Enter.
5.A black "DOS box" will pop up. In it, enter
ipconfig /all
A bunch of gibberish will fill the box. Next to "Default Gateway" an IP address will appear. This is your router’s IP address.
Hope that helps.
June 22nd, 2011 on 11:39 pm
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June 22nd, 2011 on 11:39 pm
open the command prompt (dos window) then type in ipconfig and hit enter.
write down the numbers or the default gateway.
Then open your browser and type in the numbers excatly like you wrote and hit enter
That will put you inside your router and you can change the password from there
If it is asking for a password to get into the router and you don’t know it find the reset button on the back of the router and push it in for a couple of seconds to reset the router to default