Private IP address is also known as Local or Gateway IP address and it is through this address that you can configure your router settings, make network connectivity modifications, set up a new router, or troubleshoot a home network problem. However, while all routers have private addresses, they usually come with different default addresses through which users can use to log in to the router’s administrator console. Related post: The updated guide to WiFi wireless network connectivity To gain access to your router’s admin console, simply type in your router’s default private/local/gateway IP address into your web browser, enter the router’s default username and password and log in.
How to know your router’s Admin IP Address
When you purchase a new router, you’ll need to know the default private IP address of the device to set it up, modify the SSID, change the password, setup a guest WiFi network and do some other modifications. You cannot do these things, however, if you do not know your device’s private IP address. To know your router’s admin address;
Some Common Router Admin IP Addresses
Different manufacturer’s and ISPs use different private IP addresses for their routers. Despite the difference in admin IP addresses though, they all fall within the private IP address ranges — i.e 192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.255, 10.0.0.0 to 10.255.255.255, or 172.16.0.0 to 172.31.255.255. Any IP address outside these range is not a private IP address. Listed below are some of the commonly used private addresses on routers:
192.168.0.0192.168.0.1192.168.0.101192.168.0.227 — commonly used by Netgear routers192.168.0.30192.168.0.50192.168.1.1 — commonly used by Linksys.192.168.10.1 — 3Com and Motorola192.168.15.1192.168.16.1192.168.20.1192.168.30.1192.168.62.1 — Motorola192.168.100.1192.168.102.1192.168.1.99 — Linksys192.168.1.200 — commonly used by Hawking192.168.123.254192.168.1.254192.168.1.2192.168.1.3192.168.2.1192.168.254.254192.168.8.1 — commonly used by Huawei10.0.0.138 — commonly used by 2Wire10.0.1.1 — Apple10.0.0.2 & 10.0.0.1 — Cisco & D-Link
If after entering an IP address into your web browser and you get an error message, it means that your router is not set up to use the address. Failure to log in to the router’s administrator console after typing in an IP address could also be as a result of unresponsiveness of router to connections via the browser or failure of your device (computer or smartphone) to join the network. You can check out other available default router private IP addresses and the brand that use them HERE. You can also check out RouterIPAddress.com or SetupRouter.com.
