Well that day, just like any other day, I slept at night, tired and exhausted from the everyday work and modifications to nabtron without having any clue what's going to happen to me in some time . . .
I got visited by one of my "efficient" cousin and he tried connecting to my wifi network but he failed because i had setup the password for the linksys network connectivity for security. Well! he decided to play around with it and finally . . . NO! he wasn't able to fix it, but he corrupted every setting . . .
Anyway, to my amusement, when i tried to login to my linksys wrt54gr wifi router admin panel to fix the problem next day i some how wasn't able to login to my router's admin panel! Well . . . if you have had similar experience and now you don't know how to reset / or retrieve password of your wifi router – linksys wrt54gr router specially then you have landed to a correct page :) simply follow the tutorial to get it fixed.
If you have forgotton the linksys router admin access password or for any other want to reset the settings of the any other linksys wireless wifi router too (other than cisco – linksys wrt54gr router too) simply follow this article.
1. Power on the router
First of all place the power of your linksys wrt54gr router (linksys wireless wifi router) in place and turn it on.
2. Remove all LAN connections
Remove all the LAN connections of the wifi router with any computers connected to it.
3. Reset the router
Pick your linksys wrt54gr router in your hands. See its back side and you will find a small pinhole / button to reset the wifi router. Press that button and keep pressed for almost 30 seconds (although just gently pressing it once and releasing works usually but in some cases it might need to be pressed for almost ~30 seconds)
4. Configure your linksys wrt54gr wifi router
Once you have reset the linksys router, now you need to configure it again . Please note that this not only have reset your router's admin panel password but also now your wrt54gr have got all its settings reset to default too (all LAN, wifi, security, password, access ip address, default name, etc)
You can now access the linksys wrt54gr wifi router admin panel with these details:
Router Configuration page link IP address: 192.168.1.1
Username: none (blank username)
Password: admin
If the above don’t work, please try these combinations:
Username : Password
root : admin
admin : admin
(blank) : (blank)
admin : (blank)
(blank) : admin
admin : password
Once in the router's admin panel now you can configure your link sys wrt54gr wifi router normally and also change your login user and password.
If you find any difficulty in logging into your routers admin panel or any error/omissions in the above article do let me know by commenting below :)
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i have a linksys spa-3102 router and i have tried doing the whole reset process countless times and i still can’t get the username and password for my router. when i type my ip address in my web window this comes up:
“A username and password are being requested by http://124.186.192.77. The site says: “spa user”".
ive tried every single username and password combination and still can’t access. Please tell me what im doing wrong.
I don’t own the spa3102 router. However i will try my best to work it out for you if you are unable to get it solved.
Please try NO username and NO password. Just press enter at blank username and password fields for the spa3102 admin login page.
If the above don’t work, please try these combinations:
Username : Password
admin : admin
(blank) : (blank)
admin : (blank)
(blank) : admin
admin : password
sorry man none of those worked. By the way if you keep assisting me, thanks so much. This a really bugging me.
were you able to get this solved sir?
your way isnt working.
tried all types of passwords.
I apologize for not being able to solve your problem. Please note i am not the official service provider of this product, just trying to solve your issue here as much as i can.
how r u nabeel
I am fine, alhamdolillah
how are you and Abu Dhabi? specially Al Wahdah?
heyyy i tried resetting my linksys router password using that phone thing
I was able to reset account password but i cant reset admin account because it asks for a password but i dont know that one.
sorry can you please explain what you mean by phone thing?
and resetting the router should also reset the admin login and password too ideally.
i connected my phone to my router spa-3102 and followed these instructions:
1. Connect an analog phone to the Linksys ATA and access the IVR by pressing ****.
2. Press the appropriate code to reset the unit:
•Press 877778# (USRRST=USeR ReSeT) to reset the unit to the defaults as it shipped from the ITSP/VSP. This will reset the User account password to the default of blank.
•Press 73738# (RESET) to perform a full reset of unit to the defaults as it shipped from Linksys. This will reset the Admin account password to the default of blank.
3. Press 1 to confirm the operation.
Press * to cancel the operation.
out of the two number things to call only the first one works because the 2nd one requires a password which i have no idea of. Thats the one that i need to reset.
Were you able to fix your issue Georgio?
No i havn’t
ok that was very quick reply ! :)
don’t this part reset the login pass? :
Press the appropriate code to reset the unit:
•Press 877778# (USRRST=USeR ReSeT) to reset the unit to the defaults as it shipped from the ITSP/VSP. This will reset the User account password to the default of blank.
•Press 73738# (RESET) to perform a full reset of unit to the defaults as it shipped from Linksys. This will reset the Admin account password to the default of blank.
Yeah but the second part doesnt work because it requires a system password when confirming the reset. They 2 different steps reset different things. Im able to reset the first one without trouble.
I apologize for not being able to help you as i have no experience / access to your model number.
Did you try:
http://www.engin.com.au/help/LiveChat.aspx
or
http://packetman.com.au/newengin/engin-remote-help.php
got the links from: http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/882737.html
I can’t get to the 192.168-1.1 it states problems loading….I have done this previously but not working what else can I try
the ip that you entered is in wrong format: 192.168 ” – ” 1.1
instead of ” – ” there has to be ” . “
Thanks man! You’ve helped me great! All works as you mentioned in your article. )
thanks for confirming Taras :) you’re welcome
all advisors writing: connect to: http://192.168.1.1/ but dont mentioned how? I used a ethernet cabel and I cannot connect to set up password! I used all ports available and nothing (my cable is ok)
Should I use different one ? crossed or something?
I hate to be in unsecured wifi all people around can use my net.
Can U help me step by step?
are you able to connect to wifi admin panel wirelessly? (entering 192.168.1.1 when connected wirelessly) if not, then you first need to reset the router and then connect through the wire (blue one) to change the router settings.
THANX!!!
welcome David
nabeel my ps3 just signed out so i decided to recover my WEP key from the website you suggested but it askes for a username and password. what should I type in ??
PLZ help m8 Im so confused
ryan try these passwords:
If the above don’t work, please try these combinations:
Username : Password
admin : admin
(blank) : (blank)
admin : (blank)
(blank) : admin
admin : password
I have the WRT54G wireless router and it says that it can not establish an internet connection. However, my computer is online so I know I have a connection. I have reset my router twice. I called the Linksys number & they say they have to reconfigure it & only they can do it & it will cost me $40. I’ve only had it for 2 years & nothing is wrong with the router. Is there anything else I can do?
did you try to configure it? (it usually takes to change it’s ip address only)
is your router fixed now?
Sorry, Yes its fixed! Thanks!!
glad to know that :)
i have tried everything u have said and i can’t get this to work. I have tried every single combination there is to try and it still doesnt work…i have a wrt54gl router is there any other way to do this?
Well i found out what it was after searching through countless articles and forums..
Username: root
Password: admin
This worked for me
thanks for updating TJ, i’ve added this combination to the article too
please confirm your router model too.
Hi there,
I have a linksys wrt54g2. I am trying to wipe all of the old names and pws out. But some still keep coming up. any ideas?
Thanks in advance
how are you trying to wipe them off?
I have held the reset button for 30 seconds or so, to bring back to default, re-installed the cd and created a new name and pw. However, on my connections list it still has some of the old user names on it. Maybe it doesnt’ matter for security, I just dodn’t know. Thank you for responding, I appreciate your kindness.
you’re welcome.
Old usernames / connection names on your computer are just saved history of connections.
How would you go about deleting these?
it depends on your operating system.
Please let me know which operating system are you using?
also a screen shot with those names will be helpful
i have a wrt54g that my sister gave me but she didnt take off the wifi password. when i enabled wifi security it locked me out wanting a username and password. my sister says she doesnt remember what it was. is there a way to reset the wifi security? i cant even get in through 192.168.1.1 becuase it wont let me connect. I hope you can help me.
yes you need to reset the router first by pressing the small reset button at the back side of the router and then configure it again.
Ok, so i changed my security settings from WPA to WEP, then after that my wireless stopped working for some reason, so i attempted to get back into the router but my regular Username: (blank) Password: Admin, didnt work, so i reset my router again, and it didnt work again. My default gateway is 192.168.0.1 so i dont know if that makes a difference cause i know most peoples are 192.168.1.1.
Oh yea, and im using a linksys router, and some d-link thing that is always connected to it but i never knew what that was for.
I was trying to reset my router back to its default settings, and i followed the above steps and it works just fine. problem solved. you are the man! thanks a million.
you’re welcome! glad to know that it worked for you!
hi nabeel.. i had this issue.. i had a 2nd hand wrt54g a friend gave it to me.. i tried to reset the router, i hold the reset button for 1 minute then powered it off for 1 minute too but nothing happened o,O?? no lan wire was connected to the router when i reseted it just the power cable.. hope you can help me..
I don’t understand the part “nothing happened” . .. ?? what were you expecting to happen?
After you reset your router, connect the lan wire from router (in any 1 of the four available slots) and your pc / laptop
the power light just keep on blinking..
i was expecting that the 4 lights will blink..
can you connect to it through the ip?
and reset button is the one which you have to press using some thing small and pointed like a pen tip or pin
HI! I have a linksys WRT54G router which is working fine until I decided to change its Password. After resetting the router, I couldn’t connect anymore in the http://192.168.1.1 and the WLAN led won’t lit up. How can I fix it? Please help me. I tried several options and tried resetting it for almost 7times and it won’t work. Please help.. i’ve been working on this for more than one day now… :(
make sure you reset properly
then restart your computer and router both and connect using lan wire from the out port of the router
Hi again… btw, the linksys router still doesn’t work properly… i mean, I reset it a lot of times for about 1 minute and im very sure i reset it properly. But how come the WLAN LED won’t lit up. WLAN light must be in default lights on, but it didn’t. And one thing I discovered, I keep on getting DSL IP address. help… I really don’t know what to do with this. I’m stuck for 3 days, so depressing.
Hello,
I just bought “Cisco-Linksys WRT54G2 Wireless-G Broadband Router”(V 1.0). I successfully
installed the router using the CD and also updated the firmaware.
But the network seem to be dropping continuously till the time it reaches to a Local only connection. So I have to manually plug out the router and plug in back and it works fine again. But after say 2-3 hrs it starts behaving in the above mentioned manner.
The wired connection seem to work perfectly the problem is wireless connection.
Please let me know what am i supposed to do.
OS: Windows Vista
I also have trouble with my linksys WRT54G router. Lights on the router are all good.The internet signals of my desktop and laptop are excellent but I can not access to the browser. I also reset the router but it has the same situation. do I need to change the router ? Hope anyone help me ? thank you.