All you want to know about 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.l.l, 192/168.1.1 and 192.168.l.0.1
192.168.l.l, 192/168.1.1, and 192.168.l.0.1 are the wrong typed values, the correct IP address is 192.168.1.1.
192.168.1.1 is the most common IP address assigned to the routers available in the market. When customers buy a new router, they have to enter this IP address to open the router setup page and configure the router for home use.
Click on 192.168.1.1 login to open the router setup page
Clicking the above link will open the router setup page, if the setup page is not showing up, it means that your router’s IP is different.
Most common username and passwords for router login
Username – admin
Password – admin
Username – admin
Password – password
Username – admin
Password – 12345678
Username – admin
Password – 12345670
Username – Administrator
Password – Administrator
Username – Administrator
Password – password
192.168.1.1 belongs to the default class C IP address range which is reserved for the private IPs. This range can be used by organizations to set up their personal network or home network.
This is the first valid IP address that can be assigned to the network device in the default class C subnet; this is the reason that the 192.168.1.1 IP address is widely used by vendors as a default router IP address.
The default subnet mask of this IP address is 255.255.255.0 so while configuring this IP address on the device; we have to use this subnet mask.
How to find out routers’ IP
1. Routers IP is given with the manuals that come with the router. You will find all the details about the routers including the default IP assigned and password.
2. If manuals are not available, you can find this information on the device box or something mentioned on the device itself to check the device properly for these details.
3. If your router is connected to the computer then you can use the command Ipconfig/all on your connected PC, this command will show lots of details which includes the default gateway. The default gateway is the IP address of the router.
What to do if you forget your router’s password
You can connect your computer to the router using the Ethernet port. Once your PC is connected, it will be assigned the IP address from the router. We can access the setup page of the router and check the default IP and password configured for the Wifi connection.
Troubleshoot router login issues.
- Restart your router; it may be possible that you are doing everything right however still there is a login issue due to router malfunction.Sometimes devices may have performance issues so they don’t work as expected. Restarting the router can fix the problem.
- Make sure that you are entering the appropriate IP addresses. IP addresses like 192.168.l.l, 192/168.1.1, 192.168.l.0.1, etc are not valid. IP addresses contain only numeric values so enter the IP address carefully.
- Use the proper link format, any mistake in the link format will prevent you from accessing the page.
- The IP that you are entering is not correct although it’s the same mentioned on the product page. This can happen when the default IP is changed to some other IP. To fix this problem, we can press the reset button available on the router to delete all the configurations and reset the router to the default factory setting. This will also assign the original IP address that came with the router.
How to assign IP 192.168.1.1 to a router
To assign this IP to the router, we have to enter the router setup page and then enter the LAN setup under the network tab.
On all the routers, you will have similar navigation so find out the LAN config on your router to assign the IP address.
In the below animation, we have assigned the IP address to the TP-link router which was assigned 192.168.0.1 by default.
