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Common Issues When Changing Wifi Password
1. Unable to Connect to Network After Changing Wifi Password
This issue is quite common but if you understand its true cause, you'll be surprised. Essentially, this cannot be considered a Wifi password issue; rather, it's mostly user error. Specifically, you're using that Wifi and decide to change its password. When you try to log back in, naturally you can't because the system now has a new password. You cannot use the old automatic password to log in anymore. So, what's the solution here? Follow the steps below.
Step 1: First, press Windows + I to open Windows Settings then navigate to Network & Internet.
Step 2: In the Network & Internet section, proceed to Wifi and choose Manage Known networks, where you can manage previously connected WiFis.
Step 3: Next, simply click on the Wifi network you want to forget and select Forget.
Step 4: Finally, revisit the Wifi address you couldn't access after changing the Wifi password.
2. Unable to Access 192.168.1.1
192.168.1.1 is a familiar address whenever someone changes their Wifi password or resets their wifi modem, however, it's not always 192.168.1.1. Due to the default thinking that 192.168.1.1 is the place to reset the modem, many people often encounter situations where they can't access 192.168.1.1.
In reality, there are many reasons leading to the situation of not being able to access 192.168.1.1 as Mytour has previously mentioned. If you can't access 192.168.1.1, see how to fix it in the article addressing how to fix the issue of not being able to access 192.168.1.1. Here, we have listed the reasons along with specific solutions to fix the problem.
3. Successfully Changed Password But Unable to Access
There are 2 main reasons for the situation where the password is successfully changed but unable to access: either you haven't rebooted the Modem or you used Unikey when changing the password.
- The first reason is quite simple: every time you change your Wifi password, the Wifi system usually requires you to reboot the Modem by pressing the Reboot button below. However, if you forget to do this, the action will not be recognized, and you'll have to manually reboot. The solution is straightforward: simply turn off and turn back on the Modem to restart the entire Wifi password changing process.
- The second reason is that you didn't turn off Unikey before changing the password, causing some Vietnamese characters to be included. When you log back in without noticing, the password is incorrect, leading to access issues. Therefore, to avoid this Wifi password error, you should turn off Unikey before changing the Wifi password.
4. Error Notification When Changing Password
The error notification when changing the Wifi password could be due to selecting the wrong password input format. As we know, when changing the Wifi password, there are 3 specific formats to choose from, including:
- WEP: It's an old security standard, running on WEP 256-bit technology and still one of the most widely used standards in the past.
- WPA: A highly secure WiFi security standard, allowing the use of a combination of characters and letters for your password.
- WPA 2: The latest upgrade to WPA, the most popular and widely used standard today with strong security capabilities, advanced protection algorithms, and to this day, no one has been able to completely crack this system.
So, how are these formats related to password change errors? Actually, they are related because if you happen to choose the WPA/WPA 2 format, you'll be limited in characters when setting the password. Some special characters or numbers will not be allowed in this format, which is the reason for the error notification when changing the password.
To enhance security, Mytour also recommends using WPA-PSK/WPA 2-PSK as shown in the image, providing both security and ease in setting passwords.
With these 4 simple reasons, many people still fall victim, so you should pay attention and be careful to avoid encountering Wifi password errors when changing Wifi passwords.
During the process of logging into the Modem to change the Wifi password, if you have any questions, readers can leave a message here. Mytour will respond to all Modem login issues as soon as possible.
