Lost D-Link Router Password

[Halliday]

Im stuck, I have deleted my wireless connection password by accident and cannot remember it, which in turn means my wireless connection will not work without it. I have tried to input my ip address into browser and it came up with the D-link page that requests Username and password which i do not have as my girlfriend set everything up with the engineer and has nothing written down anywhere to aide me deep joy. Plz help.

[BenMcr]

Login details for the admin page are printed on the sticker on the bottom of the router

[Halliday]

the only thing on the sticker is a P/N S/N Mac ID and a pin Number on the bottom mate... no username or password....

cheers for getting back to me though...

[paultechy · Accepted solution]

hiya halliday can you close this thread 

since just if anybody else needs the info 

the username is admin 

the password is left blank 

click on wireless setup --> manual wireless connection setup and the last box on the page the passkey is your wireless password.

[luellin]

if you still have the problem there is a small button on the back use a pin or paper clip hold it in till the tick flashes orange that will set it back to open and you can re set it up

[whatsthisdo]

I also have a D link router and have also lost my password - there seems to be a lot of us about! But when i tried the solutions above i had no joy.

There is no sticker, when i put my IP address in my browser i also get a username / password request but admin and blank doesn't work for me.

The reset button you mentioned doesnt exist on my unit but a hole with a red circle and the word reset around it would seem to be the way to go.

With this in mind, could you post and idiots guide to completing a reset? I never used to need any guides but then I never lost any passowords before either - must be old age. Broadband works just fine and i dont want to lose it just trying to link up my laptop / phone etc.

my router is a DSL-2640R

Any help at all would be great!

[pondlife]

Before doing anything, read all the way through and do at your own risk

You might also like to log onto the admin page of your router and write down any settings or things you may have changed

This really should only be used as a last resort

To reset back to factory one would usually do a 30/30/30 reset.

This involves holding the router with the reset button uppermost, and having a pen, stick, straightened out paperclip or similar and doing the following

1) Put the implement in the hole and count to 30

2) Keeping the button pressed pullout the power cord (This can be tricky but persevere) and counting to 30 (This ensures all the internal capacitors can discharge

3) Keeping the button pressed reinsert the power cord and count to 30

Put the router down

LEAVE IT ALONE for at least a minute

When all the lights have returned to normal you should be able to do the initial set up.. It will have lost all your information and will appear as if fresh out of the box.

Open up your favourite web browser and type in

http://192.168.0.1(As Paultechy says)

user name is admin, password is blank and go from there

[joking]

I have done 30-30-30 twice to no avail, I was connected through wireless named dlinkjk but on Thursday we lost Internet (now reconnected problem outside somewhere).  My son tried to rectify by changing wireless to a workgroup renaming wireless, this is working although password unknown, how do I clear this connection and go back to dlinkjk 

[Jen_A]

Hi joking,

When the d-link is restored to factory settings via a pinhole reset, the wireless returns to an "unsecured" state by default.

Please do the following:

• Connect to the D-link router and, using your browser, go to 192.168.0.1. 
• Login with admin = admin, password = (left blank).
• This will open up the router's configuration pages.
• Go to "wireless setup" on the left side of the page.
• Click on "manual wireless connection setup".
• Go to "wireless network settings" and choose a name for your network. 
• (This can be anything you choose, but avoid using anything that may contain personal or confidential information, as this network name will be visible to wireless users within range of your router.)
• Scroll down the page to "wireless security mode" and select your security type.
• WPA or WPA2 is recommended as this is more secure than WEP.
• You will then be asked to enter a wireless password of your choice. Generally this should be between 8 and 64 characters in any format. (i.e. alpha, numeric or a combination of both, and upper or lower case or a combination of both).
• Memorise your wireless password and select "save settings".
• Now refresh the network list on your wireless device, click on your network name and enter the password when prompted.

N.B.

As the default login for the router configuration pages is general knowledge, it would be wise to change this.

Whilst in the router setup pages, click on "maintenance" across the top and there will be an option to choose a different admin password. 

Please let us know if this helps.