How to access your router (192.168.0.1) and find the default password

To change your Wi-Fi password, see who’s connected or change the channel, you need to open your router’s settings page in a web browser.

In this article

1. 1. Find your router’s address
2. 2. Open the settings page
3. 3. Default username and password
4. 4. Change your Wi-Fi name and password
5. The page won’t open
6. FAQ

1. Find your router’s address

The address is your network’s Default Gateway.

1. Press Windows + R, type cmd and press Enter.
2. Type ipconfig and press Enter.
3. Look for Default Gateway under the adapter you’re using (Wi-Fi or Ethernet).

The most common addresses are 192.168.0.1, 192.168.1.1 and 10.0.0.1 (used by Xfinity gateways), but always check with ipconfig.

2. Open the settings page

1. Type the address into your browser’s address bar (not the Google search box), for example: http://192.168.0.1.
2. If you see a “connection not secure” warning, that’s normal for this local page: continue.

3. Default username and password

• They’re on the label on the bottom or back of the router (fields like “Username”, “Password”, “Admin”).
• Routers supplied by your internet provider (ISP) usually have a unique password printed on the label.
• If the password was changed and nobody remembers it, only a reset restores the default (hold the Reset button for 10 seconds). Warning: a reset erases all settings.

4. Change your Wi-Fi name and password

It’s usually under Wireless / Wi-Fi › Security.

1. Change the network name (SSID) if you want.
2. Choose WPA2-PSK or WPA3 and create a strong password (at least 12 characters). See strong passwords.
3. Save. Your devices will disconnect and need the new password.

While you’re there, turn off WPS and, if you have visitors or employees, set up a guest network.

The page won’t open

• Make sure you’re connected to that router’s network.
• Use the exact Default Gateway address, with http:// in front.
• Turn off your VPN.
• On networks with two devices (your provider’s modem + your own router), ipconfig shows the address of the device you’re connected to.

FAQ

I forgot my Wi-Fi password, but my PC still connects.

You can see the saved password in Windows. See how to see your Wi-Fi password.

My router has a red light.

See router with a red or blinking light.