Router Password

[Richard164]

I'd like to change the password on my Motorola SBG 6580 gateway wireless cable router. How do I get into it to make the change?

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Do you still have the manual? It explains how to do just that, unless the manual is *****, which doesn't seem that way.

 

[beardboy]

Heres a link to the site, where you can download the manual to get the IP address of the unit, with username and password.

http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/U...rd-eXtreme-Wireless-Cable-Modem-Gateway-US-EN

 

[Richard164]

IP address

OK, thanks. It asks my to type in the IP address of the gateway. Where do I type that in? Sorry for these fundamental questions🙁

 

[beardboy]

Type the IP address into a web browser - Safari, Chrome, Firefox etc and it will prompt you to enter a username and password, which should also be in the manual.

Once you've logged in you will be able to look through the menus to find where to change the password. It'll be under Security if it's the Admin password you want to change at a guess and under Wireless if it's the encryption key you want to change.

 

[simsaladimbamba]

OK, thanks. It asks my to type in the IP address of the gateway. Where do I type that in? Sorry for these fundamental questions🙁

It normally is 10.0.0.1 or 10.0.1.1 or 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1, but it can also be found on the bottom of the device or in System Preferences > Network > AirPort or Ethernet > Advanced > TCP/IP > Router.

 

[rocket9005]

The IP address of my Motorlola cable moden is

1. Open a browser window.
2. Type in the IP address for the modem 192.168.0.1.
3. Type in the default Username; admin.
4. Type in the default Password; motorola.

The manual should list the default login and password. There is probably a reset button on it where you can reset it back the the factory defaults.