WIFI is an essential technology these days, allowing us to connect our devices to the internet wirelessly, which are not a few but a lot of them that include smartphones, tablets, computers, laptops, smart watches and other wearables and even appliances.
With plenty of devices connected, it is very important to protect our WIFI networks from intruders, so the quality of the connection stay the same and personal information do not get out, meaning in privacy problems.
In the next section we will be showing you how to change WIFI password for Midco services, as direct provider of internet solutions via modems and routers by many brands.
Different procedures to change WIFI password directly from Midco and using routers from different brands
The process is very similar in comparison to one device and the other changing in little things, and there are procedures that require internet connection since WIFI password and SSID names are managed by Midco directly through their panels and apps:
Changing WIFI password using My Account Panel
- Open a tab or window on the internet browser of preference and go to the website βwww.midco.com/myaccountβ.
- At this point, the Midco platform will require access credentials, such as User Name and Password that are provided by the company. In case of not having them, click in the option βForget Username/Password?β or in βRegisterβ, in case this is the first time accessing.
- On the main menu that should appear, look for the option βManageβ.
- Search for the model of modem the company provided you, and then accordingly apply changes in βWIFIβ and βSecurityβ.
Changing WIFI password using the Midco WIFI app
- Download the Midco WIFI app to your Android or iOS device, from the Google Play or App Market.
- Launch the app and tap on the option βMy WIFIβ on the main menu.
- Select your network that must be recognized from the list according to the SSID.
- In βNetwork Nameβ you can change it by just typing a new one.
- In βNetwork Passwordβ you can enter the new key-phrase and changes will be applied automatically.
For Cisco DPC3825, DPC3828 and similar models
- Connect the router physically or wirelessly to the computer.
- Open an internet browser and type the IP address β192.168.0.1β.
- In this case, credentials as User Name and Password can be left in blank, so click directly on βLoginβ.
- In the βQuick Setup Pageβ section, select the WIFI frequency between β2.4 GHzβ and β5.0 GHzβ.
- Enter a new password for the network in the βPre-Shared Keyβ section.
- To save the procedure, click on βSave Settingsβ.
For Hitron CGN-RES and CODA4582 Router Models
- Enter the IP β192.168.0.1β on a new internet browser, in the address bar section.
- When the router asks for User Name and Password, enter the words βcusadminβ y βpasswordβ respectively. Click on βLoginβ.
- On the main menu on the left, select the option βWirelessβ and then βBasic Settingsβ.
- Search for the option βWPS and Securityβ, click it and add a new password.
- Finish the process by clicking on βApplyβ.
For Hitron CGNM224, CGN3RES, CGNMRES and similar router models
- On the address bar on the internet browser of choice, enter the IP address: β192.168.0.1β.
- For User Name enter the word βcusadminβ and for Password enter βpasswordβ and click on βLoginβ.
- Search for the option βWirelessβ and then βBasic Settingsβ on the main menu.
- Look for the field βPass Phraseβ and click it to enter the new password.
- Click on βSave Changesβ and the procedure will be done.
For Technicolor CGM4231 model
- Using Mozilla Firefox, Chrome, Edge or any other internet browser, enter the IP β192.168.0.1β to access the router.
- For User Name and Password, enter the word βcusadminβ in the first one and βpasswordβ on the second one. Click on βLoginβ to enter the configuration.
- On the main menu on the left side, click on βWirelessβ and then on βSecurityβ to generate a sub-section. Write a new password in the βPassphraseβ field.
- Finish the process click in βSaveβ and you are good to go.
Any of the routers can be reset to default settings by pressing the βResetβ switch placed at the back of the device, for at least 10 seconds straight. The router will reset and prior processes showing will work properly to set new WIFI passwords.