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Your Wi-Fi router may have come with a random-looking default Wi-Fi password. Many people stick with the defaults, but is it secure—or should you select a new one?
Wi-Fi Passwords vs. Admin Passwords
Before we look at the topic of default manufacturer-supplied Wi-Fi login credentials, let’s take a moment to clarify what we’re talking about.
Every router has a default set of administrative login credentials that are, by their very nature, not secure as they are intended to be used by the consumer to perform the initial configuration of their router.
The default logins are usually something very simple like admin/admin, admin/password, or the company name like motorola/motorola. Finding these credentials is meant to be easy.
Although the admin credentials aren’t what we’re focused on today, we’re highlighting what they are both for clarity and because everyone should be aware of them. You should immediately change the administrator login and password on your router after setting it up because the default credentials are a significant security risk.
Your Wi-Fi network name (the SSID) and password are a separate…
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