Change Your Wi-Fi Name and Password

Log in to the router

Connect to your router (Wi-Fi or Ethernet) and open a browser. The admin address and admin password are usually on the router label — commonly 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1.

Change the name and password

Find the Wireless or Wi-Fi settings. Change the network name (SSID) and password, then save. Your devices will disconnect — reconnect them using the new details.

• Use WPA2 or WPA3 security, never 'open' or WEP.
• Choose a long password — three random words works well.
• Don't use your name, address or house number in the network name.

Change the admin password too

The router's admin password is different from the Wi-Fi password. Change it so nobody else on the network can alter your settings.