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Each device connected to a network utilizing the Internet Protocol for communication is assigned a unique numerical identifier known as an Internet Protocol address, or IP address. This IP address serves to identify the device and establish a route to it.
But not all IP addresses can be reached through the public internet, and 192.168.1.1 is among them. This default IP address of most Linksys routers is one of 65,536 IP addresses in the 16-bit block of the private IPv4 address space, which includes addresses from 192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.255.
Private IP addresses are used for local area networks (LANs), and they were defined in an effort to delay IPv4 address exhaustion. Because private IP addresses can be used without approval from a regional Internet registry, they allow anyone from individual home users to organizations to readily deploy internet-connected devices using Network Address Translation (NAT), a method of assigning a public address to a computer inside a private network.
Manufacturers of home routers use private IP addresses, including 192.168.1.1, as the default gateway, allowing users to type http://192.168.1.1 into a web browser to access the router admin panel and change router settings.
Many routers use the 192.168.1.1 IP address, but it is most commonly associated with Linksys routers. Linksys, an American company, is renowned for its data networking hardware products catered primarily to home users and small businesses.
Here’s a list of some Linksys routers that use 192.168.1.1 as the default IP address:
| BEFDSR41W | CG7500 |
| BEFN2PS4 | |
| BEFSR11 | |
| BEFSR41 | |
| BEFSR41W | |
| BEFSR81 | |
| BEFSRU31 | |
| BEFCMUH4 | |
| BEFSX41 | |
| BEFVP41 | |
| BEFW11P1 | |
| BEFW11S4 |
| E1000 | EA2700 |
| E1200 | EA2750 |
| E1500 | EA3500 |
| E1550 | EA4500 |
| E1700 | EA5800 |
| E2000 | EA6100 |
| E2100L | EA6200 |
| E2500 | EA6350 |
| E3000 | EA6400 |
| E3200 | EA6500 |
| E4200 | EA6900 |
| E5600 | EA7200 |
| E800 | EA7300 |
| E7350 | EA7430 |
| E8350 | EA7450 |
| E8400 | EA7500 |
| E8450 | EA8100 |
| E900 | EA8250 |
| EA8300 | |
| EA8500 | |
| EA9200 | |
| EA9300 | |
| EA9500 |
| MR20EC | MX4200 |
| MR55003 | MX12600 |
| MR7350 | |
| MR75WH3 | |
| MR75003 | |
| MR83003 | |
| MR90003 | |
| MR9600 |
| WAG120N | WRH54G |
| WAG160N | WRK54G |
| WAG310G | WRT100 |
| WAG320N | WRT110 |
| WAG354G | WRT1200AC |
| WAG54G | WRT120N |
| WAG54GP2 | WRT150N |
| WAG54GS | WRT160N |
| WCG200 | WRT160N-HP |
| WHW0301 | WRT160NL |
| WHW0302 | WRT1900AC |
| WHW0303 | WRT1900ACS |
| WRT300N | |
| WRT310N | |
| WRT3200 | |
| WRT3200ACM | |
| WRT320N | |
| WRT32X | |
| WRT330N | |
| WRT350N | |
| WRT400N | |
| WRT51AB | |
| WRT54AG | |
| WRT54G | |
| WRT54G-RG | |
| WRT54G-TM | |
| WRT54G2 | |
| WRT54G3G-AT | |
| WRT54G3G-AU | |
| WRT54G3G-EU | |
| WRT54G3G-ST | |
| WRT54G3G-UK | |
| WRT54G3G-VN | |
| WRT54G3GV2-ST | |
| WRT54GC | |
| WRT54GH | |
| WRT54GL | |
| WRT54GR | |
| WRT54GS | |
| WRT54GS2 | |
| WRT54GX | |
| WRT54GX2 | |
| WRT54GX4 | |
| WRT54GP2A-AT | |
| WRTU54G-TM | |
| WTR54GS | |
| WRT55AG | |
| WRT600N | |
| WRT610N | |
| WRTSL54GS |
In addition to Linksys, many other manufacturers also use 192.168.1.1 as the default IP address for some of their models. These manufacturers include but are not limited to:
There are numerous reasons why you might want to access your Linksys router using the 192.168.1.1 IP address. Here are a few scenarios:
Regardless of what your reason for wanting to learn how to access routers from Linksys using 192.168.1.1 is, the steps you must take are always the same:
Step 1. Turn on your router and connect it to your computer with an Ethernet cable.
Some routers allow you to connect to them wirelessly, but Linksys routers have this feature disabled by default for security reasons.
Step 2.
You can leave out the “http://” part if you want to safe a few keystrokes.
Step 3.
Check below any router's default login name and password:
If you don’t know your router login and password, there’s no reason to panic. Virtually all Linksys routers use “admin” as the default router password, and some don’t use any password at all. When it comes to the default login, you can either try “admin” or leave it blank.
Here are some of the most common combinations, sorted in descending order of frequency of use:
| Login | Password |
|---|---|
| admin | admin |
| admin | Password |
| admin | [None] |
| user | Password |
| user | user |
| administrator | administrator |
| administrator | [None] |
| root | root |
| root | [None] |
| sitecom | admin |
| admin | michelangelo |
If you’ve changed the default password to sometime else and you no longer remember what it was, you can restart your router to its default factory settings to reset its password by pressing and holding the Reset button for 10 seconds.
Make sure that the Power LED of the router is blinking when you press the reset button, which indicates that the router is being reset properly. The location of the reset button varies from model to model, but it’s usually right next to the power connector.
Alternatively, you can reset your router to its default factory settings from the router setup page:
Of course, having to enter the correct router login/password combination makes the alternative method how to reset your router to its default factory settings useless for situations when you don’t remember what the correct password is.
Whenever you experience issues connecting to the 192.168.1.1 IP address, troubleshoot the problem by checking the following:
Make sure to keep these in mind when copying and pasting the address into your browser’s address bar. If you’re still having trouble connecting to the 192.168.1.1 IP address despite going through the above-described troubleshooting steps, then it’s likely that your router is either not functioning correctly or not using the 192.168.1.1 IP address.
Now that you know what the 192.168.1.1 IP address is and how to log into routers that use it as the default gateway, you can explore its admin panel and change many different settings to make your network safer and faster.
To change your 192.168.1.1 password, you need to first log in to your router’s admin interface using the current 192.168.1.1 password. Then, go to Settings and Security. Keep in mind that all routers are different, so the exact steps for changing the 192.168.1.1 password vary from router to router.
We highly recommend you save the new password someplace safe (such as inside a password manager) so that you don’t forget it and have to then restore your router to factory settings.
To log in as admin on WiFi, enter the 192.168.1.1 IP address into the web browser on your computer. You will be asked to provide the admin login name and password. Unless you’ve changed them before, there’s a good chance that both the admin login name and password will be “admin”. If not, look for a sticker on the bottom side of your router. The correct login name and password should be printed on it.
Here’s how you can log in to your 192.168 1.1 IP address:
192.168 1.1 is a private IP address used to access the admin interface of many WiFi routers. However, some routers use other private IP addresses, such as 192.168.0.1, 192.168.2.1, 10.0.1.1, 10.1.1.1, or 192.168.0.254. If the 192.168 1.1 IP address doesn’t work, make sure to try at least several other addresses. Also, verify that your computer is connected to your router using an Ethernet cable.
Many routers use the 192.168.1.1 IP address as their default gateway. In other words, the 192.168.1.1 is used to access the configuration settings of some routers, allowing their users to change network options, set up WiFi passwords, and more from a web browser.
The username and password for 192.168.1.1 are the credentials you need to log in to your router's WiFi configuration settings. By default, many routers use "admin" as the username and "admin" as the password, but many other default combinations exist. Also, the default credentials can (and should) be changed to something more secure, which can complicate things if you're not sure what they are.
