Home Hub 3 security keys/passwords

Are the keys/passwords provided on the little plastic pull out unique to each Home Hub?
I'm just wondering if I need to change them to my own.
I remember reading somewhere that people could jockey your wifi as most people didn't change their passwords and that alot of modem/routers had default passwords that were widely known.
How is the Home Hub security out of the box?
I've also read that you can reset the HH back to factory settings and this reverts the passwords back to what is supplied on the dongle.  Simply with a paperclip?

Geeky wrote:
Are the keys/passwords provided on the little plastic pull out unique to each Home Hub?  YES
I'm just wondering if I need to change them to my own. Your choice 
I remember reading somewhere that people could jockey your wifi as most people didn't change their passwords and that alot of modem/routers had default passwords that were widely known. NO they can only use BT WiFi  which operate seperatly to your own wireless connection 
How is the Home Hub security out of the box? As secure as any other router 
I've also read that you can reset the HH back to factory settings and this reverts the passwords back to what is supplied on the dongle.  Simply with a paperclip? A factory reset only resets all of the HUBS details back to there default settings   it does not affect any dongle 
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