You'll need to know what your router's IP address is in order to change its settings. Both are simple 'plug in and go' models. Choose your active connection, which will … Check out my post on how to find the default password for your wireless router. To connect the router to the internet, with some internet providers (i.e. patters78 (newbie) Fri 15-Nov-19 18:45:32: Re: Netgear Nighthawk PO setting [re: Michael_Chare] [link to this post] There are a number of ways you can find this out: Check the back of your router. 3) Connect your router, part 2 The easiest way to set up your router is to connect it to your PC or laptop via an ethernet cable (again you'll have the necessary cable in the router box). The Post Office has emerged over the last few years as a great value broadband provider offering a range of simple but well-priced services. Michael Chare. Once you reset the router, the password for logging into the web interface and the WiFi password will be reset to their default passwords. Put one end into the socket on the PC and the other end into one of the four identical sockets on the router - it doesn't matter which. Find your router's IP address. GTPL in India), it is required to register router's MAC address to the internet service provider's website. It is possible to use your own router with Now Broadband. Post Office Broadband. Routers are shipped with default usernames and passwords—usually the word admin but might be different for your router (some might not even have a password or might not use a username). Yes, but if you wish to complain they will probably want you to connect with the Post Office supplied router and run a speed test using a website they suggest. Your router’s IP address is the IPv4 Default Gateway. But … The Post Office offer two different routers depending on whether customers take out standard or fibre broadband. So you configured your router with the settings from their router? Can I still use my Post Office email address? 1. You’ll still be able to use your @mypostoffice.co.uk or @pobroadband.co.uk email addresses. The TP-link router had good reviews etc so I might not want to use crappy post office one. As far as we can tell, you can use a third party router with Post Office Broadband's non-fibre ADSL broadband but not with any of its fibre packages. It’ll take a minute or two for the router to restart, but most connection issues can be solved by doing this. An IP address is a series of numbers - 192.168.1.1 is a common one - that identifies your connection. Standard wi-fi router (Zyxel AMG1302-T11C): Single band (2.4GHz) 4 x Mb LAN ports; 0 x USB ports; Top speed (theoretical) 300Mb I get free F-Secure SAFE security software with my Post Office Broadband. When you power on the router, it will only create its wi-fi network, and the device will be connected to the router's wi-fi connection, not the internet. Over 450,000 households and premises currently use Post Office Broadband, but the service uses exactly the same Openreach broadband network as Shell Energy Broadband already. Open up System Preferences from the Apple menu and select network. Wi-Fi routers. Post Office broadband's fibre router. Now Broadband. CoolHands Yes. 4) Log in to your router Mac. You can continue to use your Post Office Broadband Wi-Fi router and there will be no interruption to your broadband service.