When we originally set up this router we did not password protect it but would now like to? what do we do?

The router should have a password to protect it from outsiders.

Open control panel on your computer
Go to Network or "connect to a network
When it tries to connect it should ask for user name & password
Use the original user name/password that came with your router.
When that is working correctly then go to router settings and change name and password.

You'll need to access the administrator web page for your router, and then set a security key (password) for wireless users.

For step-by-step instructions for setting up security on the D-Link DI-614 router, see:

http://technicallyeasy.net/2010/10/how-to-secure-d-link-di-614-wireless-router/

Open the router setup page with address 192.168.1.1
Username =nothing leave this blank and password is
ADMIN and then go to
the wireless security settings.
Select WEP or WPA
enter the password and save the settings.
Reboot the router after that and now your wireless signal is password protected


Wireless Security

The Original DS does not support WPA passwords, passwords you make up yourself to protect your network. The DS does support WEP passwords, a password randomly generated by the router.
You will need to switch your routers security to WEP or take off security entirely.

In order to get your router back to the original settings, you must push in the reset button (usually on the back of the router) for somewhere between 10 and 30 seconds depending on the router. You may need a pin or something small to push in the button, because it can be recessed. Once you have reset the router, the username and password will be changed to the defaults, admin and password, respectively. One thing you must remember is that resetting the router will change all of the router settings back to the factory settings. This means you will lose all of the changes you made since you got the router. Make sure to write down any things you've changed, so you can change them back after the reset. Also, I recommend updating to the latest firmware after the reset.


There a great article at General Router Setup.
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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 kinds of password protection for your ROUTER;
(1) The Web Interface can be password protected by changing the default password
(2) The Wireless connection password (encryption)

Which one do you want enabled to protect your router?

ftp://ftp.dlink.co.uk/di_broadband_gateways/di-524/di-524_manual.pdf
It is all in the manual. set a WAP Key, this will protect you. it is under security settings.

There is a small hole on the edge of the router, remove from power and use a paper clip etc and press this button for a bit. This will reset the router back to factory condition, the logon & password will now be reset to admin

Access the Router's page and go to Wireless configuration. You may assigned a WEP key that uses hexadecimal value (A-F, 0-9). So if someone attempts to access your Wireless network, they will prompt to enter a Wep key.