Thread: Sky router change: same internal details? :: Sky Broadband :: think broadband

Be interesting to see what happens when I get the new router. Thanks - Blue Speed Tests: Morning | Afternoon | Evening

I was assuming wrong username and password. Sky have three you know. 1.To get into the router interface,(that is what I thought you meant). 2.To log into your web site for mail and suchlike. 3.To enable you to use a different router. As explained you have to extract it as it does not comply with their Terms&Conditions. As I said........... Sky like to keep things simple. Sadoldman Just a tad sad..a wee bit old... don@thinkbroadband.com

With Sky router's the username and password are built into the device, so only needed if you want to use your own router. Based on the link below the values are calculated using the devices MAC address and serial number, so i think they will change. https://www.cm9.net/skypass/ If you are thinking about the WiFi login details, then these will also change. Kris Sky Broadband Unlimited Ashington (Northumberland) Exchange Sky Netgear...

I'm on my third router from sky. The SSID and Network Key change each time. The login to the router's home page remains the same - although the samsung router url is simply the IP Address and the netgear one was <ip address>/start.htm No experience of extracting details for any other router. Edited by rzappa (Mon 26-Oct-09 18:33:52)

In reply to a post by BlueHuman : Be interesting to see what happens when I get the new router. Just unplug the old one, plug in the new one, and set any wireless equipment to use the key provided on the sticker. Or use a wired computer; visit the webpage (http://192.168.1.1) and change the wireless settings to whatever you want. Its generally recommended to change the ISP provided settings for best security, long WPA or WPA2 passwords are...