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# How do I recover the Wireless Password on my DIR-868L router?

### **Method 1**

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Open an Internet browser (such as Internet Explorer) and enter <http://dlinkrouter>, <http://dlinkrouter.local> or <http://192.168.0.1> into the address bar.

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The default username is Admin. Enter the password for your Admin account. If you have not changed the password from its default, the password field should be left blank. Click **Login**.

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### Click on Setup tab at the top of the page and click Wireless Settings from the menu on the left-hand side.

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### Click on Add Wireless Device with WPS.

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### Choose the Manual radio button and click Next

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Your wireless network information should now be visible, including your wireless password.

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### **Method 2**

Follow **Steps 1** and **2** as above instructions.

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Click on Setup tab at the top of the page and click Wireless Settings from the menu on the left-hand side.

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### Click on Manual Wireless Connection Setup

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Scroll down the page to “Wireless Security Mode” for the wireless band which you wish to view the password for (2.4 GHz or 5 GHz).

In this section, your current wireless password will be displayed in the **Pre-Shared** Key field. If you wish to change the password, enter a new password in this field.

Click **Save Settings** at the bottom of the page to save any changes.

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### **Method 3**

If you’ve registered your router with mydlink, you may log in to the mydlink web portal at [www.mydlink.com](http://www.mydlink.com/) to modify your router’s settings.

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### Go to <https://www.mydlink.com>

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### Log in to mydlink with your existing mydlink account and password.

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### Choose the router from My Devices on the left-hand side of the page. Go to the Settings tab.

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Go to Basic Settings and click the arrow for the wireless band you wish to see the password for. The information for the band you selected will appear. Check the **Show Password** box next to the Wi-Fi Password field to view your password. You can also enter a new password at this time.

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### Click Apply if you have made changes to your settings.

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### To confirm the changes, click Yes. It will take at least 80 seconds to save the changes and reboot the router.

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