Recently, in the techie Q&A column in the New York Times, someone asked about changing the password in their router. Due to space limitations, the answer by J. D. Biersdorfer was short, too short.

If you purchase a new router, it needs to be set up according to your ISP’s network settings so that you can share your broadband connection across multiple devices. Although the manufacturer puts all ...

Routers play a vital role in our daily web browsing activity. The role of cables has gradually moved to the backend. Signals and frequencies have taken over the internet connection via WiFi. We ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — We’re constantly hit with reminders about the dangers of using bad passwords and your router password is a big one to keep in mind. Some passwords you need to ...

When setting up a router, it is necessary to access a different IP address for each type of router, but since this IP address is a list of numbers, it is difficult to remember, and it is troublesome ...

Today I hacked into the routers of several organizations. Actually, it was easy--I just had to type in "password" If you didn’t change the default password on your router when you set it up, stop ...

Network security relies heavily on passwords. Cisco routers use passwords to ensure that only "trusted" users can perform certain services. In this Daily Drill Down, Todd Lammle takes you on a journey ...