How to Find Your Router's IP Address
Last updated July 4, 2026
To find your router's IP address, run ipconfig on Windows or ip route on Linux and read
the Default Gateway line, or check the Router field in your phone's Wi-Fi details. It is usually 192.168.1.1, 192.168.0.1, or 10.0.0.1. Type it into a browser to log in.
The router's IP, also called the default gateway, is the address that opens your router's admin page for changing Wi-Fi settings, passwords or port forwarding. It is a local address, not the public one the internet sees. Looking for your own device's address instead? See how to find your IP address on any device.
What is the router's IP address?
When your device connects to your network, the router hands it a local IP (like 192.168.1.50) and tells it which
address to send internet traffic through. That address is the router, and it is what "default gateway" means. It
almost always sits in a private range such as 192.168.x.x or 10.x.x.x.
Common default router IPs
If you just want to try the most likely address, start here:
| Brand | Common default IP |
|---|---|
| Most routers | 192.168.1.1 |
| Netgear | 192.168.1.1 / routerlogin.net |
| D-Link, many others | 192.168.0.1 |
| Xfinity / Comcast, some others | 10.0.0.1 |
| TP-Link (newer) | 192.168.0.1 / tplinkwifi.net |
| Linksys | 192.168.1.1 |
| ASUS | 192.168.1.1 / router.asus.com |
These are factory defaults, so if someone changed yours, use the device-specific steps below to find the real one.
Find the router IP on Windows
- Press
Win + R, typecmdand press Enter. - Run
ipconfig. - Read the Default Gateway line under your active adapter.
Find the router IP on Mac
Open System Settings → Network, select your connection, click Details… → TCP/IP and read the Router field. Or run netstat -nr | grep default in Terminal.
Find the router IP on iPhone
Go to Settings → Wi-Fi, tap the ⓘ next to your network, and read the Router field under the IPv4 section.
Find the router IP on Android
Open Settings → Network & internet (or Connections → Wi-Fi), tap the gear ⚙ next to your network, expand Advanced (or Network details on newer Pixel), and read the Gateway field.
Find the router IP on Linux
Run ip route | grep default. The address right after default via is your router. The older
equivalent is route -n.
The IPv6 gateway: fe80:: addresses
On IPv6-enabled networks your router is a gateway twice. Run ipconfig /all on Windows and the Default Gateway line often shows a link-local IPv6 address starting with fe80:: next to the familiar IPv4 one. On Linux, ip -6 route prints it as default via fe80::… dev wlan0; on a Mac, use netstat -nr -f inet6 | grep default.
You rarely need that address directly: fe80:: gateways are link-local, browsers handle them poorly, and router
admin pages are still reached via the IPv4 gateway in practice. If the IPv6 gateway is the only one listed, that
itself is a clue your IPv4 DHCP is not working.
Log in to your router
- Type the gateway address (e.g.
http://192.168.1.1) into your browser's address bar. - Sign in with the admin credentials, often printed on a sticker on the router itself.
- If you have never changed it, look for the default username/password on that sticker or the manufacturer's site, then change it.
Curious what the internet sees instead of this local address? Check your public IP address on our home page. We never log or store it.
Troubleshooting: can't find or reach the gateway
The admin page won't load. First confirm you are using the gateway your device reports, not a guess from the
table above. Then check that your own IP is in the same subnet: a device at 192.168.1.x pairs with a gateway at 192.168.1.1, not 192.168.0.1. If a VPN is connected, it can route even local
traffic into the tunnel; disconnect it and try again, and use http:// rather than https:// if the
page refuses to open.
The gateway doesn't match any factory default. That is normal. ISP technicians and mesh systems frequently
use their own ranges, and anyone can change the router's LAN address. The output of ipconfig or ip route is always authoritative; the defaults table is only a shortcut.
Two routers (double NAT). If your Wi-Fi router plugs into an ISP modem/router combo, your gateway is the nearest router, and its "internet" (WAN) address is a private one belonging to the modem. Symptoms include port forwarding that never works and two different admin pages. Log into each device by its own address, or put the ISP box in bridge mode so only one router does NAT.