To get the most out of your router, you need to learn how to change your WiFi router settings, and we are here to teach you.

To play with your router’s settings, you need to learn how to access it as an administrator.

The first thing you should do after gaining access to your router is change the default password to something more secure. If you were to leave the default password as it is, someone else could just walk up to your router and mess with its settings. The person could, for example, disable your wireless security and capture your personal information without you knowing about it.
To change your router’s password:

• Enter your router’s IP address into your favorite web browser.
• Log in with the default username and password (both admin, usually).
• Go to settings.
• Select Change Router Password or a similar option.
• Enter the new password.
• Save the new settings.

Remember that a strong password is at least eight characters long and consists of a combination of letters, numbers, and special characters.


How to Change Router IP Address
Before we explain how to change the router IP address we want to clarify the difference between public and local IP address.
As the name suggests, a public IP address is the address computers and servers outside your network see when you connect to them.
Your public IP address is assigned to you by your internet service provider and you typically have no control over it. Some ISPs provide static IP addresses to their customers, but the chances are that you have a dynamic IP address that changes from time to time on its own or after a request.
Your local IP address, on the other hand, is the address assigned to your router and all other devices behind it, and you can change it as you see fit. This is how to do it on D-Link routers, and routers from other manufacturers won’t be much different.
• Enter your router’s IP address into your favorite web browser.
• Log in with the default username and password.
• Click on Setup.
• Choose Network Settings.
• Type in the router’s new IP address under Router Settings.
• Click on Save Settings

After you’ve changed your router’s IP address, you will no longer be able to access it using the old address. This is something to remember as it could throw you off the next time you decide to change your router’s settings.

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