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How to enter my router if I have forgotten the password

Open the ports, change the WiFi password, activate the MAC filtering ... there are many things we can do from the configuration section of our router.  192.168.l.254 Normally, access to it is password protected and it is necessary to know both the user and the password to enter . This information can be forgotten or we may never have known it. Anyway, we explain how to enter my router if I have forgotten the password with the different access alternatives we have.

All routers include a web interface protected with username and password that gives us access to their configuration. Here we can define many aspects. Depending on the router, model and access mode, we will have some or other options, but as a rule, we can always change the Wi-Fi password, the WiFi security type ( now that WPA2 is at the center of the controversy by KRACK) or activate filtering by MAC to allow the connection of known devices.

Leaving aside the options we have in this area of ​​router configuration, the truth is that we can do little if we have forgotten the user and password access. This can happen either by having forgotten it, by buying a new router (or second hand) or by helping a friend, relative or acquaintance with the network equipment of your home.

The user and password to access the router is something that can be changed and, in fact, it is highly recommended to do so . The default passwords, as we will see below, are easily "ascertainable" in the vast majority of cases. So, before entering the subject we suggest you change the password once we have regained access to our router.

Enter my router if I have forgotten the password Like everything in this life, we have several possibilities before executing the drastic solution par excellence . In this case, that drastic solution is to reset the router, erasing all its configuration, to return it to its original factory state. In this way, we will get access with the username and password by default of the router that can be found in the instruction manual or on the Internet.

Before resetting the router, we will try the following alternatives :

Scan in the router manual . It is possible that the password is indicated somewhere in this manual or in another of the same manufacturer. If we do not have the paper manual in the router box, something very possible, we can search the manufacturer's website with the router model. The section of support or technical assistance is our best ally. A sticker on the router. Many models, especially of operators, choose to place the access data and passwords of WiFi in a sticker on the back or bottom of the router. Find this sticker because it can mean the difference between continuing to access the router or having to opt for the reset. Try the most common combinations . Unfortunately, manufacturers have not taken the issue of security too seriously, especially in older models. Therefore, we will try the most common user and password combinations such as 1234 - 1234, admin - 1234 or admin - admin. Use  RouterPasswords.com . This is one of the best known websites in the world to locate the access data and passwords of the main routers in the market. It has an extensive list that we can limit when selecting the brand of the router that we have in our hands.