How To Change Verizon FIOS Router Admin Password

Verizon FiOS Router Admin Password is crucial for securing a network, and we cannot let any unauthorized users use the network as they can perform illegal activities, view all your conversations, look at financial information, and sniff the traffic, which can be dangerous for us.

This is the reason that Verizon Router has two passwords: one is for logging into your router, and the other one is for logging into your wireless network.

So, it is important to change the Verizon FiOS router admin password. To do this, go to the default gateway IP address field and log in with the existing username and password in wireless settings. Change the password of your choice, but make sure that the password is strong.

Here are Some of the Things that an Unknown Person can Do if he has Access to Your Network:

• Perform illegal activities using your network.
• If your other devices are connected to the same network, then they can view all your conversations.
• Sniff the traffic.
• They can look at your financial information.

Now that you know how important it is to change the password, let us get to know how to change Verizon FIOS router admin password.

Search for the default gateway IP address. In order to do this, you need to press the R key and Windows key simultaneously. Enter ncpa.cpl and select Ok. Search for the way through which you can connect to the router.

If you are using a wireless network, then go to the wireless network connection and then right-click on it. After that, Choose Status and then details. In case you have a wired connection, then perform the steps for the wired.

Go to the Default Gateway IP address field and then note the IP address from there.

After that, enter the IP address by going to the location bar of the browser. Now, enter the default username and password for logging into the router. In case you do not know what the default username and password are, then you can get to know about it by calling the Verizon Tech.

You can get the same details from the manuals as well as from the internet. But such a process would be time-consuming. Instead of wasting your time on the internet, you can get these details easily by contacting the Verizon team.

After logging in, go to the Wireless Settings tab. By going there, you can change the password of your wireless network. Now, go to the Administration tab and change the login username and password. Here, you can change the password for logging into the router.

Note down the new passwords that you create and keep them safe in one place. If you will forget your router's password, then you will have to reset your router.

So, these are the steps that you need to carry out in order to change Verizon FIOS router admin password.