How to recover the wireless password for your DIR router?

How to recover wireless password?

Method 1

Step 1: 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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Step 2: The default username is Admin. Enter the password for your Admin account. If you have not changed the password from its default, password field should be left blank. Click Login.
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Step 3: Click on Setup tab at the top and click Wireless Settings from the menu on the left-hand side.

Step 4: Click on Add Wireless Device with WPS.
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Step 5: 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 per above instructions.

Step 3: Click on Setup tab at the top and click Wireless Settings from the menu on the left-hand side.

Step 4: Click on Manual Wireless Connection Setup
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Step 5: 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 once complete.
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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 to modify your router’s settings.

Step 1: Go to https://www.mydlink.com
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Step 2: Log in to mydlink with your existing mydlink account and password.
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Step 3: Choose the router from My Devices on the left-hand side of the page. Go to the Set-tings tab.
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Step 4: 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 Pass-word 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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Step 5: Click Apply if you have made changes to your settings.
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Step 6: 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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