Security key

I have a Buffalo Router WHR-G54S It was installed about 16 months ago professionally. The router works fine with as i have 2 pc's in the home. I have just purchased a new laptop for my child and need connect this to the router as well. windows vista is asking for the 'security key' or 'passphrase' in order to complete the wireless connection. I don't have this, as this was professionally installed for me, and I do not recall getting this info for future use. If I did, it's long gone.Is there any software that could help me retreive the key iam not to good with routers so any help would be good thanks

 

I am not sure if this is specific to your router but most work the same way.

you will be able to reset the device to the factory default.
on the back site of the device between the power connector and WAN port you will see a small hole(reset) take a pin and press inside for more then 5 seconds, this will reset the device to factory default settings.
then you can user the user name and password written on the back side of the device and reconfigure again with your ISP details and able to set a new password

Be sure to check first that the username is printed on the router,

 

the standard user name is root for this router , i can access my router but the security key is ******** , so if i reset the the router to factory settings my childs laptop will connect no bother ? :-o

 

On my linksys, I can log in to it's IP address and see the key I used in the wireless configuration window. The default for Buffalo is 192.198.11.1 But, you usually set the router with a password. Did the person who set it up give you a password for accessing the router. The default user for Buffalo is "root" with a blank password. If he did not set up the router with a login password, that is a bad security issue. If you do reset the router, you will lose all settings and will have to configure it again with a new key and security. You will also have to provide the new key to your existing computers. If you do, make sure you use WPA2 security if your router and adapters support it, otherwise use WPA with an AES type key. It should be explained in the manual.

If you do not have the documentation for this router you can get it here.

http://www.buffalotech.com/support/downloads/

 

This thread may help..
http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=201508&highlight=Password
Cheers..