Posted: 2/19/2012 4:45:51 PM EDT
|
Helping a friend with her families internet. They have a linksys style wireless router. It is a closed network. She got a nook and I tried to get online with the password provided but it did not work. Tried to get on the other computer in the house and when I went to enable the "view" mode on the password it disappeared. No one knows what it is. I'm wondering how I can reset the wireless router in the basement so that it can be either an open network or one that I can make a new password for them. The network is "available, but with limited access". Any way to just reboot the router and clear the password? I have a similar router and I was able to get access to it with the code on the bottom of it.
Really don't know what the best way to go about this would be. I'm not sure where to start, whether to uninstall and reinstall the driver for it, but I can't seem to find it either, or just reboot the thing somehow? Tried a system restore but no luck. Any ideas? |
|
Quoted:
There should be a reset button on the back somewhere, the kind you push with a paperclip or something. That should return the router to factory settings. I do that to mine every now and then, just a quick push of that button with a clip. Do I need to hold theirs down for an extended amount of time? Will that "reset" the username/password and erase the existing wireless connection, or leave an open connection they can connect to? |
|
Quoted:
Quoted:
There should be a reset button on the back somewhere, the kind you push with a paperclip or something. That should return the router to factory settings. I do that to mine every now and then, just a quick push of that button with a clip. Do I need to hold theirs down for an extended amount of time? Will that "reset" the username/password and erase the existing wireless connection, or leave an open connection they can connect to? yes |
|
Quoted: Got it resolved, but they want it "secured" any idea on how to do that? Log in to the router's main page http://192.168.1.1 Username: admin or leave blank password: admin. Go to the Wireless tab, set security to WPA2 and use a password they'll remember. ETA: You can only get to that page from a computer connected to their wireless. You may be able to get to it now, but it's your router, not theirs. |
|
Quoted: WPA2-AES CCMP encryption. If you have a Radius sever even better. SSID = do not broadcast it Share Key = Do not use words from a dictionary. I don't think anyone asking how to configure a Linksys is going to have a Radius server. Not broadcasting the SSID is pretty useless. If someone knows how to crack a WPA2 key they can probably get your SSID. |
|
Quoted: Quoted: WPA2-AES CCMP encryption. If you have a Radius sever even better. SSID = do not broadcast it Share Key = Do not use words from a dictionary. I don't think anyone asking how to configure a Linksys is going to have a Radius server. Not broadcasting the SSID is pretty useless. If someone knows how to crack a WPA2 key they can probably get your SSID. Some people have a Radius server....   |
|
Quoted:
WPA2-AES CCMP encryption. If you have a Radius sever even better. SSID = do not broadcast it Share Key = Do not use words from a dictionary. 1 Good idea, the first part. RADIUS server? Are you joking? 2. COMPLETELY IRRELEVANT 3. Good idea MAC address filtering is a joke. Not broadcasting your SSID is a joke as well. They are both minor impediments to crackers who want to get on your network. Using WPA2-AES is a good idea as well. Using a non-simple password is a good idea, but use something easy to remember. Another good idea is to use something to store your passwords. I use PassPack.com for things like that. I have a problem remembering passwords, and with Passpack, all I need to remember is my password for the site and my encryption key. |