How to Access Your Router if You Do Not Know Its Username/Password

Have you ever wanted to port-forward? Wanted to change router settings? And you do not know username or password? Many people cannot access their router through a web browser, because they either forgot a password/username or do not have a router manual at all. Well, there is a little trick that can help you access your router with full Super User rights.

Steps

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   Go to START on bottom left corner of the screen.
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   Search for Run.
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   Type "cmd" in Run (without quotes) and hit Enter.
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   When a Command Prompt opens up, type in "ipconfig" (without quotes) and hit enter.
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   Locate your Default Gateway under Ethernet Adapter (Local Area Connection), mark and copy that address.
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   Go to your web browser and paste the previously copied address in the URL search bar, hit Enter. It will asks you for Username and Password.
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   Go to your modem (physical object).
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   Below, on bottom of the modem try to locate "Modem Access Code", memorise or write down the code.
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   Go back to your PC and web browser on the tab you were previously on trying to access your router.
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    Write or paste your Modem Access Code you previously wrote down or memorised in the Password section.
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    For Username try these inputs: "user", "admin" "000", "administrator" or blank or any other default Username you could think of (without quotes).
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    Congratulations! You now should have a full access to your Router/Modem.

Tips

• Default username for your router can be found online using Google's search engine.
• If you had changed modem access username or password in the past, reset your router by putting a pen in the reset hole located on the side of your router. Wait a few minutes (up to 20) until your router starts in a full functioning order.
• You can try to find your router manual online.

Things You'll Need

• A router/modem with default username and password. (You can reset both username and password by putting a pen in the reset hole located on the side of your router/modem to reset username and password to default.)