Following Ubiquiti’s security incident and its subsequent recommendation to change your router/admin password and enable multi-factor authentication (2FA), we thought this would be a good opportunity to remind you of the importance of changing passwords regularly, especially those not used frequently and often forgotten.
Wireless routers are an easy gateway for hackers to get into our systems, and the manufacturer’s default passwords on routers are freely accessible on the Internet. Therefore, it is important to change your router’s password to a unique security password and enable 2FA.
What Should You Do?
We recommend accessing and changing your Admin and WiFi Passwords. The Admin password is for controlling the settings on your home network, your WiFi Password provides access to the Internet. How can you easily access and change?
- Admin – Odds are your router was shipped with a default password. Click here to learn how to access and change your router’s default configuration password.
- WiFi – Depending on your service provider, you will need to access Internet Settings and make necessary changes there.
- Make sure you use a strong password coupled with 2FA . To learn more about how to improve online security, watch our short video to for valuable tips.
