How to find your router's IP address

Routers ship with a factory LAN address from one of the private ranges, and most people never change it. If you only want to try the likely candidates, type these into a browser's address bar while connected to the Wi-Fi:

The three addresses that cover the majority of homes worldwide are 192.168.1.1, 192.168.0.1 and 10.0.0.1. Guessing fails when a previous owner changed the address, when your provider's gateway uses something unusual, or when a second router sits between you and the first. The steps below read the real value instead of guessing.

1. Right-click Start and open Terminal (Windows 11) or Command Prompt (Windows 10).
2. Type ipconfig and press Enter.
3. Find the adapter you are using, labeled Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi or Ethernet adapter Ethernet, and read its Default Gateway line. That address is the router.

Without the command line: open Settings, then Network & internet, then Advanced network settings, then Hardware and connection properties, and read Default gateway under your adapter. The ordinary Wi-Fi properties page shows your own address but not the gateway. In PowerShell, Get-NetIPConfiguration shows it as IPv4DefaultGateway.

1. Open System Settings from the Apple menu.
2. Select Wi-Fi in the sidebar (or Network, then Ethernet, for a cable).
3. Click Details… next to the network you are connected to.
4. Open the TCP/IP tab. The Router field is the router's address.

In Terminal, netstat -nr | grep default prints the same address in one line. These steps are unchanged from macOS Ventura through macOS Tahoe.

1. Open Settings, then Wi-Fi.
2. Tap the ⓘ button next to the connected network.
3. Scroll to IPV4 ADDRESS. The Router line is the router's address; IP Address above it is your phone's own.

iOS also shows the router here when it has handed out an IPv6 address; the router's IPv6 address is a link-local one starting with fe80::, which browsers cannot open directly. Use the IPv4 value.

Stock Android (Pixel and most other brands):

1. Open Settings, then Network & internet, then Internet.
2. Tap the gear next to the Wi-Fi network you are connected to.
3. Scroll to Network details. The Gateway line is the router's address.

Samsung Galaxy (One UI):

1. Open Settings, then Connections, then Wi-Fi.
2. Tap the gear next to the connected network, then View more.
3. Tap Manage router. Samsung opens the router's address in your browser, and the address bar shows it.

Older Android versions and some manufacturer skins hide the gateway unless you switch IP settings from DHCP to Static, which pre-fills the Gateway field with the current value. Read it, then switch back to DHCP without saving.

Open a terminal and run ip route. The first line reads like default via 192.168.1.1 dev wlan0 proto dhcp; the address after via is the router. On desktops, the network settings panel shows it under the connection's details as Default Route or Gateway. nmcli device show prints it as IP4.GATEWAY on systems using NetworkManager.

1. Connect to the router's own network (Wi-Fi or cable). The admin page is not reachable from the internet unless someone turned remote management on, which you should not.
2. Type the address into the browser with http:// in front, for example http://192.168.1.1. Some routers redirect to https:// and show a certificate warning because the certificate is self-signed; on your own network that warning is expected.
3. Sign in. The factory username and password are printed on a label under the router or in its quick-start card; providers often print a unique password per unit. If the defaults have been changed and forgotten, hold the reset button for about ten seconds to restore them, which also wipes the Wi-Fi settings.
4. Change the admin password the first time you log in, and turn off remote (WAN-side) administration and UPnP if you do not need them.
5. Check the firmware page for updates before changing anything else.

If the address will not open at all: confirm you are on that router's network and not a guest network (guest networks usually block the admin page), try the other common addresses from the table, and remember that app-managed routers such as eero and Google Nest have no web page at all. The 192.168.1.1 guide walks through the most common login problems in detail.

The address you just found is private: it works only inside your home, and the same 192.168.1.1 exists in millions of other homes. The address the internet sees is a different one, assigned by your provider to the router's WAN side, and it is what the homepage shows. The local IP page explains the private side, including your own device's address and why websites cannot read it.

Compare the two once you are logged in: the router's status page lists its WAN or Internet address. If that address matches the homepage, you have a public address of your own. If it is different, especially if it starts with 100.64 through 100.127 or 10., your provider has placed its own router in front of yours, and you are behind carrier-grade NAT, which is why port forwarding set on your router goes nowhere; the port checker confirms it from the outside. The default gateway guide covers what the router address means to the devices behind it.