D-Link TV Demystifying One Router at a Time

Remember my post on changing your router's default password? If you don't I recommend you take another look at it, especially if you never changed your router's original username and password. An article on this subject over at PC World said that Cisco and D-Link do not force users to change the password to something unique for fear of losing them to the competition. What they are doing instead is introducing step-by-step wizard guides to walk users through the router's configuration. But I think D-Link's launch of D-Link TV might raise the bar for their competitors.

Home networking is one of those obscure topics nobody really talks about, so I'm glad to see a series of videos that will shed some light on everyday issues such as this one. Their latest video actually addresses three ways to secure your home network. They recommend you change your router's default password, rename your network, and setup encryption, but you already knew that. The videos all vary in content, but I prefer the ones with host Heemok, which have more of a podcast feel. Lets hope D-Link produces more educational videos like this one in the future.

You can also catch D-Link's V-Click presentation at CES 2007 Last Gadget Standing competition, where you'll catch a glimpse of the handsome Chris Null introducing the product.