Virgin Wireless Network Key

Party_Animal

I'm trying to log my works laptop into my Virgin wireless broadband for the first time. Its asking for a network key. Is this always the same and if so does anyone know it? My own notepad works fine but I can't remember the key I used.
Thanks

JasX

no it will be whatever password you setup yourself on your wireless network, if it was the same for everyone everyone would be able to access anyone else's wireless network and hog all your bandwidth.

you need to log on to the router and change it, then put the new password into both machines when asked for it

jimbms

If you havn't changed it from the original you will find it on the label underneath your router.

JasX

jimbms wrote: »

If you havn't changed it from the original you will find it on the label underneath your router.

but then should change it to avoid the situation above

custardy

http://help.virginmedia.com/system/selfservice.controller?CMD=BROWSE_TOPIC&EXPANDED_TOPIC_TREE_NODES=+1208+&VM_CUSTOMER_TYPE=Cable&BROWSE_FILTER_!!!!!&TOPIC_ID=1208&TOPIC_TYPE=0&STARTING_ID=0&TOPIC_NAME=%5B02%5DWireless+Networking&PARENT_TOPIC_ID=1198&PARENT_TOPIC_TYPE=0&SOURCE_FORM=BROWSE_TOPIC&TOPIC_HIERARCHY=1208&TOP_LEVEL_TOPIC=1198&SIDE_LINK_TOPIC_ID=1198&SIDE_LINK_SUB_TOPIC_ID=1208&USERTYPE=1&CONFIGURATION=1002&PARTITION_ID=1&TIMEZONE_OFFSET=null

Party_Animal

Thanks, no joy. Its asking for 128 or 256 bits to be entered as 8 to 63 characters. That's beyond me!

Party_Animal

Many thanks, ignore last post. I'm in.
Cheers

tedster123

if you connect the laptop to the router via a network cable (should have come with the router) you can connect,

you can also find the wireless password through the router page to do this:

1) connect laptop to router via ethernet(network cable)
2) click start then click run then cmd
3) type ip config
4) you should see 2 numbers one will be the address of your router and one will be your address
router address is usually like 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1 maybe 192.168.1.254 and your address is usually 192.168.1.64/65 etc.
5) type the router number in your browser as you would https://www.google.com
6) go to wireless settings on the page that comes up should show you the password so you can connect wirelessly.

Party_Animal

Thanks, working ok not not sure how to change password. Can anyone help?
Thanks again.

bingo_bango

Party_Animal wrote: »

Thanks, working ok not not sure how to change password. Can anyone help?
Thanks again.

Go to www.routerlogin.net in your browser. Username is admin, and password is password.

Click on security settings, and choose a new password there. Make it something memorable to you, but complex. I have the first line of a song as mine.

Easy as that.