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connect to other UPnP devices. This feature enables seamless

interconnectivity at the cost of somewhat lowered security.

Changing User Name and Password All routers have a user name and

password that gives you access to the configuration screen. One of the first

changes you should make to your router after you have it working is to

change the user name and password to something other than the default. This

is especially important if you have open wireless turned on, which you’ll

recall from Chapter 20. If you leave the default user name and password,

anyone who has access to your LAN can easily gain access to the router and

change its settings. Fortunately, router manufacturers make it easy to change

a router’s login credentials, as shown in Figure 21-22.

Figure 21-22 Changing the password

Setting Static IP Addresses With the user name and password taken care

of, let’s look at setting up the router to use a static IP address for the Internet

or WAN connection. In most cases, when you plug in the router’s Internet

connection, it receives an IP address using DHCP just like any other

computer. Of course, this means that your Internet IP address will change

from time to time, which can be a bit of a downside. This does not affect

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