WiFi Woes in Wareville

Overview 
 
 Room URL: https://tryhackme.com/room/adventofcyberpreptrack 
 Difficulty: Easy 
 Category: Prep 
 Date Completed: 12/1/2025 
 Objectives 
 Log into the router and secure it with a strong new password. 
 
 Table of Contents 
 Introduction 
 Walk Through 
 Lessons Learned 
 Resources 
 
 Introduction 
 TBFC's delivery drones loop endlessly over Wareville Square after someone accessed the company router using default credentials. Securing WiFi with strong, non-default passwords is critical—default credentials are equivalent to leaving the front gate wide open to attackers. 
 Password Minimum Requirements 
 
 Minimum 12 Characters 
 Must include Upper, lower, number, and symbol 
 Not in common leaked list 
 
 
 Walk Through 
 
 Click view site to open the simulate router login page 
 The default credentials are admin:admin 
 Entered a new password for the portal administation based on best practices and minimum requirements
 
 Chose boogeyman4U! 
 
 
 
 
 
 Lessons Learned 
 
 Learned critical WiFi security practices: default credentials must be changed immediately and replaced with strong passwords meeting minimum requirements (12+ characters, uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and symbols) 
 Successfully secured the TBFC router by replacing the default admin:admin credentials with a strong password boogeyman4U! , demonstrating proper access control implementation 
 
 
 Resources 
 TryHackMe 
 Password Best Practices