How to Change Default Username and Password for Dlink Router?

D-link Router is an attractive and high performance router which makes it easy to share your broadband connection with all of your devices. D-Link router is equipped with external antennas which are used to increase the network coverage so that you can avoid dead spot in your network and get a reliable connection in throughout of your home. D-Link also has in repeater mode, which allows you to extend the range of your existing wireless connection.

As we know that admin page is the brain of any wireless router which contains firmware, controls, security, performance, setup & customization for your D-Link router. Every setting might be changed and modified using router admin page.

Here we are talking about how to change default username and password for Dlink router and we need to change it from default username and password to customized user name and password.

There are following scenario in which user are required to change default username and password:

• Default username and password is easily guess
• Hackers can access your network in second if you are using default username and password
• Everyone know default username and password 

In simple ways, if you want to secure your network from unauthorized access then you need to change your default username and password, so that no one can guess your credentials in easy manner. If you did not change router username and password which means you have invited someone to use your network because default credentials are well knows to everyone.

Steps to change default username and password:

Steps to change default username and password for previous firmware v1.0.xx GUI

• First you need to open any installed browser on your computer 
• Thereafter enter http://192.168.10.1 in the address bar of the installed browser and press enter
• After pressing enter, you will get login screen with username and password with appropriate boxes
• You need to enter admin as username and admin as password also in the appropriate boxes and then press enter button or click on the login button
• Thereafter click on the advance tab which is located at the left side of the user button then click on the user
• You need to select admin user and click on the edit button
• Thereafter select check to edit password and enter your new password and retype to confirm your password.

Note: It is advised to create new password very strong. If you make password like 12345 or abcde, which is very weak password and it is estimated easily. you need to create password with the mix up of number and character(alpha numeric character always)

• Click on save button to complete the process.

Change default credentials for new firmware version v2.0.xx GUI:

• First you need to open any installed browser on your computer 
• Thereafter type http://192.168.10.1 in the address bar of the browser and press enter
• After pressing enter, you will get login screen with username and password with appropriate boxes
• You need to enter admin as username and admin as password also in the appropriate boxes and then press enter button or click on the login button
• Thereafter click on the security tab then authentication and then select internal user database.
• Where you need to select users
• Right click on the admin then select edit option
• Thereafter you need to enable edit password
• You need to enter current logged in administrator password . Enter your new password and retype your new password for the confirmation. One of the important thing you should remember that password is case sensitive and during entering password, you should be very careful during that time
• Note: It is advised to create new password very strong. If you make password like 12345 or abcde, which is very weak password and it is estimated easily. you need to create password with the mix up of number and character(alpha numeric character always)
• Thereafter click on save button

Note: We recommend you to write your new password somewhere or on piece of paper and keep it on very safe place for the future use, if incase you forgot your password then this credential unit will be required to factory reset operation to recover admin access.

• After saving these settings, you will receive a message like password has been changed and now you are required to login the router with the changed credentials like username and password.

This is the detailed documents on why we need to change default username and password  and in which common scenarios we are required to change our default username and password. On following this blog, you are able to alter your default username and password very easily. if you still feel any kind of difficulty on changing the credentials, you are required to contact DLink router technical support executive to resolve your issue.