I just got a "Smart TV" that's smarter than me. In order to set it up for the "Smart" features I need to enter my personal wireless router password. Of course I never wrote it down. Is it hidden in my computer somewhere? I have Windows Vista and I have searched the Control Panel but can't find anything that leads to "router password." Please help, this is driving me nuts!

P.S. My key for the letter P came off. Is it repairable?

[dalecrenshaw]

I don't alot aboutr routers...but I think it a number on the router box itself. I had to find it to hook up my nook reader. Maybe you can try it and see if that works.

[Virtual Geezer]

Originally Posted by KittyKat

I just got a "Smart TV" that's smarter than me. In order to set it up for the "Smart" features I need to enter my personal wireless router password. Of course I never wrote it down. Is it hidden in my computer somewhere? I have Windows Vista and I have searched the Control Panel but can't find anything that leads to "router password." Please help, this is driving me nuts!

P.S. My key for the letter P came off. Is it repairable?

Are you sure you set a new password and not used the default password. Have you looked in the manual for the router? What make and model router do you have?

VG

[Midvale]

A lot of times the default is: admin.

[jnieman]

Originally Posted by Midvale

A lot of times the default is: admin.

That's what I remember. With no password

[Blackie]

Assuming you never changed the default password from the original factory settings, look at the router and determine the make and model and then go to:

Default Router Passwords - The internets most comprehensive router password database

This site will give you the default "username" and "password."

If you did change the password and username then you'll have to reset the router to factory settings and use the information from the above site. There will be a reset button on the router.

[SALYBOW]

Mine is on My router box

[Blackie]

Originally Posted by SALYBOW

Mine is on My router box

Yes, if the router is supplied by your provider - say Comcast - the password maybe on the router.

I did a "live chat" with Linksys. She told me to enter their IP address in that box in my browser (IE) and a login window would come up but for some reason something in my computer security is blocking it. The first dozen times I entered it a bunch of tech-help websites came up like when you do a Google search. All the articles had Linksys' IP address as part of the name of the articles. After a while I tried it again and the IE error page came up saying it wasn't a valid host name. So I guess I'll try the reset button on the router. It's 3.5 yrs old so I don't have any manual or anything. It's a Linksys Wireless-N Router, model# WRT160N V2.

Can someone try to enter the IP address (192.168.1.1) in your browser window & see if a login page comes up? I can't reset the password if I can't get the router setup login page. Thanks!

[skyguy79]

Originally Posted by KittyKat

I just got a "Smart TV" that's smarter than me. In order to set it up for the "Smart" features I need to enter my personal wireless router password. Of course I never wrote it down. Is it hidden in my computer somewhere? I have Windows Vista and I have searched the Control Panel but can't find anything that leads to "router password." Please help, this is driving me nuts!

P.S. My key for the letter P came off. Is it repairable?

Could it be that you need the Passphrase, which is 8 or more characters long (I use 13 characters) for the Smart TV to start communicating through the network, rather than the admin/password combo which is used to access the router manager? Of course you would still need the admin/password to access the router manager in order to find out what was entered for the passphrase during the original router setup.

If you have a NetGear Router you should be able to access the router manager by typing 192.168.1.1 in your address bar. I don't know how to access the manager on any other brand than NetGear. Good luck!

BTW, on your P.S: if you still have it, it usually just presses back on. Carefully center it and press firmly until you hear a slight snap. Some are tricky, some are not. Now if you actually lost it physically and can't find it, try looking in Lake Sumter. Oh wait a second... there is no P in Lake Sumter. Never mind!!!

[skyguy79]

Originally Posted by KittyKat

I did a "live chat" with Linksys. She told me to enter their IP address in that box in my browser (IE) and a login window would come up but for some reason something in my computer security is blocking it. The first dozen times I entered it a bunch of tech-help websites came up like when you do a Google search. All the articles had Linksys' IP address as part of the name of the articles. After a while I tried it again and the IE error page came up saying it wasn't a valid host name. So I guess I'll try the reset button on the router. It's 3.5 yrs old so I don't have any manual or anything. It's a Linksys Wireless-N Router, model# WRT160N V2.

Can someone try to enter the IP address (192.168.1.1) in your browser window & see if a login page comes up? I can't reset the password if I can't get the router setup login page. Thanks!

I didn't see this post when I make my post. The 192.168.1.1 address is the same for my NetGear router as well as for your Linksys. Have you tried a different browser or tried closing your browser and clear your temporary files then try again? If it doesn't work then you just might need to get in touch with your security software company or Linksys support again. I still think you might be looking for the passphrase, but will need to get logged on to the manager first. You can find and download the user guide for your Linksys model at WRT160N Support | Ultra RangePlus Wireless-N Broadband Router.

[jnieman]

Originally Posted by KittyKat

I did a "live chat" with Linksys. She told me to enter their IP address in that box in my browser (IE) and a login window would come up but for some reason something in my computer security is blocking it. The first dozen times I entered it a bunch of tech-help websites came up like when you do a Google search. All the articles had Linksys' IP address as part of the name of the articles. After a while I tried it again and the IE error page came up saying it wasn't a valid host name. So I guess I'll try the reset button on the router. It's 3.5 yrs old so I don't have any manual or anything. It's a Linksys Wireless-N Router, model# WRT160N V2.

Can someone try to enter the IP address (192.168.1.1) in your browser window & see if a login page comes up? I can't reset the password if I can't get the router setup login page. Thanks!

Hi, not sure if you have Direct TV, but when I get "no signal" I press the power button on the top of the remote and the TV box comes back on. Sometimes mine gets turned off by accident. Hope you figure all of this out I know how frustrating it can be. When it happened to me I bought a new router and started from scratch. Good luck!

[Blackie]

Make sure you enter the "192.168.1.1” into the URL box NOT the search box.

The URL box is the main box at the top of the browser that normally shows the address of the web site you are surfing.

This should bring up a screen to get you into the router, then (provided you haven't changed the entry passwords) do not enter anything into the username box and enter "admin" (lower case) into the password box.

Then you should be into the router firmware/setup screens.

Here you will see your home network name - you'll need this for your TV setup.

Then go to the "Wireless" tab, and then "Wireless security" and you'll see your network password - my Linksys shows it under a box called "WPA Shared Key."

The password you need (for accessing the home network) should be different from the one you use to get into the router firmware.

[Midvale]

Found this:

Whats the default username and password for Linksys cisco router WRT160Nv2?
I forgot what it is and threw out the box!

Best Answer -

Leave username blank & in password use admin

[queasy27]

If it helps, I enter 10.0.0.1 as the URL address to access my router/network info.