In order to connect to your router try going to http://192.168.1.1. If this doesn't work then your IP router has a different address which you can look up using IP address lookup guide. To see if your router is working properly go through router problems fix guide and see if you can correct it.

What is 192.168.1.1?

192.168.1.1 IP address is a default address for a significant number of Linksys, Netgear, TP-Link and ZyXEL routers. When one of the routers of brands above joins the network, it identifies itself with 192.168.1.1. You cannot assume though that if your router is one of the brands listed above it will have 192.168.1.1 as a default IP address.

To make sure you have the right address you need to refer to your router manual and look what IP is used there. Some other popular default IP addresses are 192.168.1.254 and 192.168.0.1.

192.168.1.1 belongs to a so-called "private network" IP range. This network addresses range is allocated specifically to be used by private networks and addresses from this range are not used on the internet. Most home networks utilize only small part of this range with addresses starting from 192.168.1.1 up to 192.168.1.254. So if your router uses 192.168.1.1 as an IP address you will still have 253 IP addresses for other devices.

How to fix 192.168.1.1 problems and find your router IP address

If you're not sure that your router is using 192.168.1.1 as a default IP address, there are multiple methods available to find out what address your router uses. Below is a list of articles on our website which can help you find out your router IP address.

How to configure your router to use 192.168.1.1

If you know that your router is using 192.168.1.1 IP address, all you need to do is type http://192.168.1.1/ into your browser address bar (any browser could be used). If you get an error page after this, then most probably your router is not using 192.168.1.1 as a default IP address and you need to read guides above to find it.

Navigating to this address will open a router administration interface login page. There you will need to type your router username and password. If you received your router/modem from ISP (internet service provider), you can find these details on the bottom of the router/modem. If you purchased your router, you can look into its user manual to find default username and password. There you can also find instructions on how to reset your router login details. Also we have some default username/password combinations available in our recovering router password article.