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Step 3 of 6 · Home Wi-Fi That Reaches the Bedroom

Change the admin login and the Wi-Fi passphrase

Change the admin login and the Wi-Fi passphrase — step 3 of 6 in Home Wi-Fi That Reaches the Bedroom. Admin: not admin/admin. A password manager sentence. Wi-Fi: WPA2/WPA3 personal, 15+ characters, not the street number plus the dog.

Long passphrase. WPA3 if every device can join. Mix WPA2/WPA3 if Grandma's printer cannot.
Long passphrase. WPA3 if every device can join. Mix WPA2/WPA3 if Grandma's printer cannot.

Free tech & internet tip: Change the admin login and the Wi-Fi passphrase (step 3 of 6 from "Home Wi-Fi That Reaches the Bedroom").

Admin: not admin/admin. A password manager sentence. Wi-Fi: WPA2/WPA3 personal, 15+ characters, not the street number plus the dog. Write it in the manager and on a card in a drawer — guests will ask.

WPS button: off if you can. It is a convenience hole. Remote admin from the WAN: off unless you know why it is on.

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