Help with wifi router

[scoops1980]

Hi this might be a bit strange but I am a beginner, I work on ships, now just recently the company has got broadband, it's as simple as plugging the cable from the LAN into cabin into my computer, no problems connected to the internet and working fine, now I found an old router on the ship no manual or installation cd, so I took it to my cabin, plugged power on put the LAN cable into the router and it started working (this is all for me to connect my iPhone 5) and yes it worked straight away, found the signal in my wifi networks on my phone, pressed connect and working fine! (There was no password requires to join the router) now this Is where I need help, since this a lot of the lads have noticed there's and unsecure wifi signal on the ship, and yes they've done the same as me, connected there smart phones! After the first day I dropped out of signal with my iPhone and when I went to reconnect I couldn't, it would find the router but not connect, after hours of trying it did eventually connect, but when I went to use the internet on my phone nothing would load! My thought is there's too many users on my router? And I can't get back in until they disconnect? So myain question is, can I place a password on the router that only myself can use it? Before you answer I've read some forums and tried plugging the router into my laptop using the LAN/Ethernet cable (whatever it's called) going to am Internet page and typing the IP address in, nothing happens and my thoughts would be well obviously there's no internet connection? Which there isn't as my laptop only has one lan/Ethernet connection port! Also I can't connect my computer to the router through wifi as I haven't that capability on my laptop! Think I've covered everything, one thing to keep on mind am on a ship and no means of just popping to PC world to pick something up!
Any help would be appreciated, thank you for reading and hopefully helping me!

 

[KenB]

Hi and welcome to FpcH

My thought is there's too many users on my router?

It could well be the case.
To disconnect others you could simply turn the router off.

can I place a password on the router

The answer to this is "yes" but you would need to access the router software.

tried plugging the router into my laptop...... going to am Internet page and typing the IP address in,

The IP Address is different for different routers.
If you give me the make and model number of the router I can double check this for you and probably find an on-line manual.

I would have thought that being on a ship - with all the steel between the router and cabins etc that the signal would not travel too far anyway.
Strange that you should have lots of people gaining access.

It could be that the router is having problems. Sometimes they don't die as such - they can alternate between internet access and no access.
I had one like this recently - in fact I think my present one is going this way at the moment.

 

[scoops1980]

Thanks kenB your making sense

Hi and welcome to FpcH

Thanks kenB it's making total sense to me!

It could well be the case.
To disconnect others you could simply turn the router off.
Tried this bit as soon as I put it back on I still can't connect but others can!

The answer to this is "yes" but you would need to access the router software.
Is there any where I can get the software? And would I have to be connected to the internet to install it? As well as connected to the router through the laptop if that makes sense?

The IP Address is different for different routers.
If you give me the make and model number of the router I can double check this for you and probably find an on-line manual.
It's Belkin

I would have thought that being on a ship - with all the steel between the router and cabins etc that the signal would not travel too far anyway.
Strange that you should have lots of people gaining access.
Same as me but a lot of walls are only partitions!

It could be that the router is having problems. Sometimes they don't die as such - they can alternate between internet access and no access.
I had one like this recently - in fact I think my present one is going this way at the moment.
It looks to be an old router!

 

[KenB]

The IP Address of Belkin routers is 192.168.2.1
You would type this into the address bar of your browser then hit ENTER

The login username is either admin or none at all
The password is left blank.

I suggest that you change these as others will have access to the router.
If the router has had these changed prior to you picking it up then you are locked out.
[There may be a reset option to set it to factory settings)