Resetting Linksys Router Password

Go through the entire text first, before you start with the process of resetting Linksys router password. Well, if you are in a fix with your Linksys wireless router, then the best solution to this problem would, of course be to reset the wireless router to the factory settings. The process is simple. All that you need to do is get your linksys wireless router setup done all over again. Don't worry, we won't end the discussion with this paragraph. We will go into the details of resetting the Linksys wireless router a little more.

Restoring to Factory Settings

You need not go through a lot of manuals or connect and disconnect a large number of components for this. First of all, you need to disconnect the power supply to your modem. In simple words, switch off your modem. Now, press the reset button in your Linksys wireless router and hold it for approximately 30 seconds. This should do the job. Your router will simply revert to the factory settings. So what else. Now, the task that lies in your hands is to set up the Linksys wireless router, once again.

How To Reset Linksys Router Password

For resetting the password, you need to first access the router's settings page. The steps are similar to those that you had followed, when you had set up your router for the first time. However, for your convenience, I will repeat them for you out here. You may also like to find information on Linksys wireless router setup.

• To access the router's settings page, you need to first connect the computer to one of the router's Ethernet ports, using the cable that came along with your Linksys router.
• Next, you need to go to one of the web browsers, and type in the IP address of your router, on its address bar. Typically, for most of the Linksys routers, the IP address is 192.168.1.1. However, for WRP400 routers, the IP address would be 192.168.15.1.
• Now, you will be prompted to enter the username and password. Default username is set to a blank field, while the password is admin. In some newer Linksys routers, the default username and password are set to admin.
• Now comes the step of Linksys password reset. Once you are done with the process of login, on the next screen, you will find the management tab. Here, you can go along with the process of changing linksys router's password.
• Once, you are done with setting up the Linksys router password, you need to enable the WEP or WAP key.

You also need to keep certain things in mind, while resetting Linksys router password. If the normal reset does not work (i.e. while pressing the reset button for 30 seconds), then while pressing the reset button, unplug and plug back the router's power cable. If you cannot access the router's web based setup page, even after typing the IP address mentioned above, then you need to follow a few simple steps to do so. Simply check that the router is connected to the computer and then go to the DOS prompt. To go to the DOS prompt, you can click on RUN from the Start menu and type cmd and hit the enter key. Now at the command prompt type, ipconfig /all. Once you press the enter key, along with the other information, your computer's default gateway will also be displayed. This is your router's IP address.

So, why would this situation of changed IP address come into being. Well, it is possible to change a Linksys router's default IP address, using the setup CD that came along with it and hence you need to know these steps. So, this was all about resetting Linksys router password. Hope this information proves useful to you.