Changed router ID/password, now can't access

[TonyH]

I can't even remember default id and password(blame old age) often times LOL!,. What's such a big deal requiring LONG id. or password???...

 

[Xentrk]

For those of us who are advancing in age, I see references on the web for default router usernames and passwords. This one seems to be very comprehensive.

http://www.cleancss.com/router-default/

 

[roscoe211]

I am having this exact issue, 8 char login and 9 char PW. i get inaccessible from Chrome and Firefox and on Safari i can login but the page doesn't finish loading and it pins CPU and HDD read/write throughput. On Merlin 380.64.

I have an Asus RT-AC68U running ... a pretty recent version of the Merlin firmware. Sure wish I could check which exactly.

I just changed the router login ID and password. And now, when I try accessing 192.168.1.1, I get the dreadful "This site can’t be reached ... 192.168.1.1 refused to connect." message.

However, the router continues working fine. Internet connectivity is normal.

I rebooted it, no change.

I have no clue why simply changing the ID/password would cause such an issue.

So what is the magic handshake to reset this thing? I'm assuming that's what I'm going to have to do.

 

[szdaisy0228]

I try it at ASUS & Merlin firmware with
ID:
TmUGYVQkJdINW77L

Password:
UEZEO80BJH0y6CFy
both ASUS and Merlin firmware can be changed ,and I guess if you input space symbol at begin or end.