Linksys Router WRT54G

I reset my router today and when I go through the setup it asks for a password when it checks my computer settings I have no idea what password it wants so I try everyone I know, No dice. Is it asking for the password that came in th box or something? cause I lost the book. Can anyone help?

As you reset the router, it went to the factory default settings...and as the router's default password is admin, you have to type the password as admin in lower case...do not type anything in the username. 

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