D-Link Default Password

A default password of a device or a service is a passcode set by the manufacturer or developer for the user to start its first run. Most common default passwords include “admin”, “password”, “guest”, or the manufacturer’s brand name.

Where can you find a default password

Companies normally set a single default passcode for the same service, model, or batch of products. This is also the case for some online services where the user needs a default username and password on the first login. It can usually be found on the official website or through published manuals, not to mention lots of websites that publish compiled lists of default login credentials categorized by brand, product, and model. So, a single default password is the default configuration for numerous machines and logins.

Risks of using default passwords

If you don’t change your default password and use it over and over again, you are simply continuing to put your device and data at risk of breach. Opportunistic cyberpunks can and will use your unchanged default password as an easy attack vector to access your device or private information. If your device is connected to a corporate network, the security issue only worsens and extends throughout the organization.

Default passwords are nothing more than disposable placeholders; hence, they should be treated as such. They should only be used for the first setup or immediately after a factory reset of your device. Users are usually asked to change the default password after first use. Some companies enforce this change just after the first login, such that the user can’t proceed otherwise. However, the safest and most straightforward approach to dealing with this security issue is changing and storing your default password using a reliable password manager.

D-Link Corporation is a Taiwanese corporation that manufactures networking and communications equipment. Its products include switches, surveillance cameras, and firewalls. 

D-Link routers rarely require a password and, in most cases, use 192.168.0.1 as the default IP address. If your model requires a login, use “admin” or “Admin” for both username and password.

There is no back door to D-Link devices, so you’re essentially locked out if the default password is changed and you don't know it. Therefore, you have to reset it to its factory settings, which reverses the passcode to its default and cancels wireless networks and other settings.

Once the D-Link default password is reset, it’s best to change it to a strong one. Strong passwords are hard to remember since they don’t bear any apparent meaning or are hard for humans to deduce. You can avoid having to reset your password in the future by using our solution that creates, encrypts, and stores all your passwords and secret information.