Setting up a wireless access point or router is but a simple thing to do. No need for a CD setup that comes with the device upon purchase. What’s essential are two things: (1) the default IP address, and (2) default username and password. That’s more like three, but whatever, it’s plain and easy. But if you are to setup a dozen or so different brands with different firmwares, that’s where the headache begins.
So to help with this problem, i plan to post or keep a file of the default passwords for the devices i normally use wherever i can. Such as the following:
| Brand | Default IP | Default Username | Password |
| Apple Airport* | 10.0.0.1 | (blank) | public |
| Linksys WRT54G** | 192.168.1.245 | (blank) | admin |
| Linksys WAP54G | 192.168.1.1 | (blank) | admin |
| Netgear WG602v3 | 192.168.0.227 | admin | password |
| D-link DCS2100+*** | 192.168.0.99 | (blank) | admin |
*For the airport, it is best to use the Airport Admin Utility for the setup.
**Almost all Linksys Routers (WRT54G/GC/GL/GR/GS) have the same defaults..
***Wireless Camera
However, if you opt for open source firmwares such as DD-WRT and OpenWRT against Linksys firmwares, expect changes in the defaults above.
| DD-WRT | 192.168.1.1 (device default) | root | admin |
| OpenWRT | 192.168.1.1 (device default) | (none) | (none) |
Now that’s better. I hope this will be helpful for others too.
