How to Retrieve a Lost Router Password

Recover the Wireless Password

• 1). Log in to the router. Routers typically have the IP address "192.168.0.1" or "192.168.1.1" for their configurations. When connecting to the proper router IP address, a password box appears. The default login for Linksys routers is no username and "admin" for the password. The default login for most other routers, including D-Link, Netgear and Belkin, is "admin" for the username and "password" for the password.
  
  
• 2). Click the "Wireless" link.
  
  
• 3). View or change the wireless password. This is either a WEP key or a WPA/WPA2 password. Some routers allow the direct viewing of the password, while others mask the password. If the password is masked, the only option is to change the password to something else.
  
  
• 4). Connect to the wireless network with either the revealed or changed password.
  
  

Recover the System Password

• 1). Hold in the reset button on the router for 10 seconds and disconnect the power.
  
  
• 2). Continue to hold the reset button for 15 seconds while reconnecting the power.
  
  
• 3). Release the reset button and wait 60 seconds. The router has now been reset to factory default settings.
  
  
• 4). Log in to the router as in the previous section.