In doing a wireless router configuration setup, you need to know the router default IP address. This is especially true during the initial setup and when you haven’t changed the default. You need the IP address to access your router’s web page where you will perform the configuration setup.
One IP address is 192.168.0.1 the default for D-Link routers and sometimes also an alternate default for Linksys routers. Although routers are assigned their default addresses, you can always change it during the configuration of your wireless router connection.
Such is the case with 192.168.0.1. It is often used by network administrators as the IP address when configuring their wireless connectivity. This is because they find this IP address to be more effective in facilitating connections on their network.
If you have to change your default IP to 192.168.0.1, you need to access your configuration menu to set it up. These are the easy steps to do it:
1. Connect your router to your pc via the Ethernet cable. To start the configuration, make sure that both of your pc and router are turned on.
2. On your web browser, type the default IP address. This shall pull up the web page of your router. On the box that appears asking for your username and password, you can type the default password of ‘admin’. In certain models, you will also need to type ‘admin’ as your username.
3. Once logged in, go to the network settings where there is an option that allows you to change your router’s IP address. You can now enter a new IP address. When you click on the save settings you new IP address shall be saved.
The router default IP address is usually given in the manual that accompanies your router, including instructions on how to use it in setting up your wireless router connection. Alternately, you can also find the default when you view it from the router’s web page or configuration menu.
This is the reason it is important that you secure your router’s configuration page with a strong password. Otherwise, anyone can just access it, view your IP, and mess up your configurations causing you big headache not to mention compromising not just your connection but your privacy as well.
You must also know the importance of changing your router default IP address. Unscrupulous elements, especially those that are highly knowledgeable and skilled, can hack your connection first through your credentials (username and password) then through your IP address.
Changing the IP address from default to your preferred IP that is acceptable and within the networks range can make it extremely hard for these rogues to maliciously attack your connection and do their unscrupulous stuff.