My daugher recently hooked up her router to my computer but she somehow has lost the disk and manual and does not know how to password protect my network. Any help would be appreciated Thanks Linda

it has a reset switch at back u have to reset router back to factory settings
use the manual for more details and password
then after resetting the router you have to again configure its setting as your needs

Once you reset the router your configuration will be lost and you will have to re configure it

Hey!

Looks like someone pressed the reset button on your router which caused it to go back to it's factory settings that's why you lost the password.

Click here for the user manual regarding network security setup for your Dell Wireless Router.

Hope this helps! :D

There are two passwords for the router: the WEP/WPA password, which lets you connect to it wirelessly; and the admin password, which lets you change the configuration. If you have lost the WEP/WPA password but know the admin password (or haven't reset it from its factory default), you can connect a temporary cable between your router and your computer, and use the Easy Install Wizard or the manual configuration steps (see manual) to change the WEP/WPA password to something you know. If you do not know the admin password, then you have to reset the router to factory defaults by pressing and holding the Reset button for at least 10 seconds, and then using the Easy Install Wizard to configure it again from scratch.

Go to this address using a web browser from a computer hooked to the router. http://www.192.168.0.1

You will be prompted for a user/password. Input the password you made when initially setting it up. You are now into the configs of the router and have no need for the setup disk.

The really don't need a disk - just plug it in and go. You may need the directions (default IP address) which can be found at the linksys website.

DSL's tend to have PPPoE signalling which means extra setup. Did you put your username and password in as assigned by the DSL provider?

Put the setup disk in your computer and it will step you through the process.
Typically, you will have to hook your computer directly to an internet connection (with ethernet cable), then unhook it and connect the internet cable to the router (usually in port 1), then connect an ethernet cable from the router to your computer and plug in the router.
The disk should download the appropriate software and walk you through setting up a password and stuff.
After all that, you can unhook your computer and use it wirelessly.

Three options here:

The first time you connect using most cable services, you may be required to register your computer to their service, which includes entering a password they give you. That may have interfered with your first attempt by not allowing your router to connect to the internet to obtain a public IP address form the cable modem.

If it's not the cable company's fault, the user manual that came with the router will also have the default user name and password listed there. Try using that in case it has been reset somehow.


If you still cannot get past the username/password prompt, then you can simply log into the router as before, and choosing to reset the router back to factory settings. Then you will be able to set it up again from the beginning.

If you have a computer wired to the router, Try this steps.
1.Open a browser and then go to http://192.168.1.1
2. Username admin and password is password
3. You should be able to access the router's utility page then and get the wireless settings of the router.

Once you get the wireless settings of the router, just connect to the name(SSID) you set up and then connect to it.

download from netgear site also manual in PDF format