I need to change the settings on my router?

Question

how do i change my router settings from wpa2 to wpa? My ipod touch keeps dropping wifi signal, and i hear that this really helps.. My router is locked, and i'm using a new computer, so none of the information from it was saved except the password, and user name. How do i do this? please help, i'm not super familiar with computers, and would really, really appreciate easy to understand directions, thanks!

Answer 1

First, it's difficult to answer without knowing the exact brand and model of your wireless router. Even then I'd just have to go to the manufacturer's web site to look up the installation guide - which you should do.



Also you say the router is locked. To get to it's login and settings you have to go to it's IP address, using your browser. Put the IP address where you usually put web addresses (without the "www")



That is, do so after your internet modem is connected to the router with an ethernet cable to the "WAN" port and your computer is connect by an ethernet cable to one of the router's other (usually 4 ports) - all with the power off. Then turn on only the router and wait (like 1 minute) for all the lites to settle down (it has to boot up, kind of like a computer). Then turn on the computer.



The problem is you have to know the IP address (your router's address on the local network - all network devices have a unique address). Local IPs always start as "192.168.x.x", but it's hard to guess those 2 missing"x"s. Use the advice from others above to try to determine the actual IP address. See if the label on the router might tell you the IP address.



Here's what you could also do:

1. Determine the brand and model number of your wireless router.



2. Go to the website of the manufacturer and look for a "Support" or "Installation" link or such. They will have step-by-step instructions and possibly a video.



3. Try to use your new computer attached directly to your Internet modem first (no router), just to get online to the manufacturer's site. Then connect up the router and follow the instructions to set it up later.



If you can't use your own computer, use a friend's or a public computer at a school or public library and write down the instructions or print them out.



4. Your router should have a red "Reset" button somewhere (or maybe a little hole you insert an unbent paper clip into for a reset button). If you can't do anything else, you can use that reset button to return the router to the state it was in when first purchased. Then the IP address, user name and password will be exactly as in the manufacturer's setup instructions. You'll have to redo all necessary settings, but that shouldn't be hard with the manufacturer's instructions.



Hope this helps....

_jim coe

Answer 2

Go to wifi connections in your ipod touch then click the wifi signal. Information should pop up about boot and subset. Below those it will say IP Address, write that down. Go to the computer connected to your router and open a webpage. Type in the IP address(including periods) into the url/address bar in your browser. hit go and your routers website should appear. If it asks for a username and password use admin for the username and password for the password. Those are the default. If someone has changed it then enter that info. Once logged on there should be a tab for router settings where you can change it to wpa

Answer 3

If you do not remember your password you will need to reset your router. There usually is a button behind a small pinhole that can only be accessed with a paperclip or something of that nature. Hold the reset button until the router resets.



You will need to configure the router from the beginning. First log on with your laptop and set up a new password. Next open a browser and access the router. This can usually be done by typing 196.168.1.1 into the url. If this does not work you can look up your routers address in cmd with the command ipconfig. Once in the routers control panel you should be able to change your password type.

Answer 4

Click the windows icon on the bottom right of your desktop bar.



Type CMD into the search bar and hit enter.



A black window will appear. Type "ipconfig"



When the information scrolls down look for the one labled "Default Gateway".



Type that number "." included into your web-browser like you would a website.



The number will start with a 192.



That will take you the options for setting up your router.