{"id":997,"date":"2013-02-11T11:56:38","date_gmt":"2013-02-11T16:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nccomputertech.com\/?p=997"},"modified":"2013-02-11T11:56:38","modified_gmt":"2013-02-11T16:56:38","slug":"change-your-wi-fi-password-on-various-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/2013\/02\/11\/change-your-wi-fi-password-on-various-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"Change your Wi-Fi password on various devices"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Answer Line<\/a><\/h1>\n

Solutions, Tips and Answers for PC Problems from Lincoln Spector
\n<\/header>\n

Change your Wi-Fi password on various devices<\/h1>\n
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\nIf your wireless network lacks a secure password, anyone in range of your router can access your network. Neighbors can steal bandwidth, and possibly access files on your computers. Some pervert sitting in a car in front of your home could download child pornography, and the police may think that you’re guilty.
\n<\/strong><\/strong>But Wi-Fi passwords, like every other kind, need to be changed every so often. Here’s how to do it:
\nFirst, warn everyone at home that the network will be down for a few minutes.
\nSecond, change the password on your router. I can’t tell you exactly how to do this, since it varies from one router to another. Check your manual.
\nRemember that you want to change the Wi-Fi or wireless security password. Select WPA2 security. And use a strong password<\/a>.
\nOnce you’ve changed the password on the router, you’ll need to change it for every computer or other device that uses your Wi-Fi network.
\nHere’s how to make the change on some of them:
\nWindows<\/strong>
\nClick the Wi-Fi icon in the notification area (located in the lower-right corner of your screen), right-click your network, and select Properties.<\/em>
\nIn the resulting dialog box, click the Security<\/em> tab, and enter the new password into the ‘Network security key’ field.<\/p>\n

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Android
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You can’t simply change the password here; you’ll have to delete the network from your phone or tablet and recreate it. But that’s not as hard as it sounds.<\/p>\n

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Start by pressing the Menu button (or tapping the Menu icon), and tapping Settings<\/em>. Depending your version of Android, you must either tap Wireless & networks<\/em>, then Wi-Fi Settings<\/em>, or tap Wi-Fi<\/em>, which you’ll find below WIRELESS & NETWORKS.
\nNow tap your home Wi-Fi network, then tap Forget.<\/em>
\nBack on the Wi-Fi settings page, tap your network again. You’ll be asked for the password.
\niOS
\n<\/strong>Once again, you have to remove the network to change it.<\/p>\n

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    Tap Settings, <\/em>then Wi-Fi <\/em>to bring up a list of networks.<\/li>\n

  2. Tap Forget this Network <\/em>near the top of the screen, and confirm.Tap the arrow-in-blue-circle icon to the right of your network.<\/li>\n
  3. Tap the Wi-Fi <\/em>left-pointing arrow button near the top-left to go back to the previous screen.<\/li>\n
  4. Tap your network again. You’ll be asked for the password.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    By this time, you may have annoyed everyone in your family. But the security will be worth it.
    \nvia PCWorld<\/a>
    \n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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