Password installation is useful in a variety of cases. For example, he protects your network from strangers, providing the owner maximum return and ease of operation, and also regulates access authorized users. Its input takes a few minutes and will help to better figure out the router setting in general terms.
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You can protect the password any modem or network. If you use a router, which is provided by the provider, it is possible that the Passvord is already appointed. Take a look at its rear panel with the designation model, bar code, the manufacturer's data - most likely it is already recorded there. The lion's share of routers has the ability to configure through the Web interface, so that it is easy to change the password on your own, passing the key capabilities of the device. Wireless routers differ from a wired obvious advantage - the lack of a cable connecting computers or other digital devices. The process of their setup is absolutely the same.
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In this article, we will consider installing the password on the TP-Link series routers, TL-WR740N, WR741ND models and similar. It is advisable to produce all the settings from the computer to which the router is connected directly to the wire. To access the web interface, we will run the browser and in the address string to type 192.168.0.1 or the site name that is in the modem case. In our case, it is tplinklogin.net. The default username and password to access the Admin settings menu. If our router is wireless - on the left side of the menu we find the "Wireless Mode" tab, that is, wireless mode. In the "Wireless Settings" submenu you can change the network name to the one that is more suitable.
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To change the password, we go a little lower and select the second sub-item "Protection of a wireless mode". Here are various options for settings, however, experts recommend using WPA-Personal as the most reliable way. In the PSK Password field, we set a reliable password, consisting at least 7 Latin letters and numbers. We save changes. Your new password on TP Link is installed. The next network connection will be manufactured with new parameters.
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If the password suddenly lost, but you are still successfully connected to the network, you can find it as follows. Click right-click on the network connection, select "Network Management Center" in the context menu -\u003e "Wireless Network Management" (if you have a Wi-Fi) or by right-clicking on the active connection. Next, the item "Properties", the "Security" tab, on which we see the "security key" string. Below you install the "Display Entered Signs" checkbox and see your password. We write it in a notebook and store in a safe place. The working alternative to this method is the entry through 192.168.0.1 to the web interface, as specified in paragraph 3. Password PSK here is shown without encryption.
A more resolute method - reset the router settings to factory specifically for this designed "Reset" button on the case. Click it and keep 10 seconds. After that, all the changes made will need to be reused, including a memorable password.