How to log into your router at 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1

Short answer: open a web browser, type 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1 into the address bar (not the search box), and press Enter. That loads your router’s login page. Sign in with the password you set during setup, or the one printed on a label on the router — most modern routers have no admin/admin default.

Which address is yours

192.168.1.1 and 192.168.0.1 are the two most common router addresses, but they are not universal. The address that always works is your device’s default gateway:

• Windows: open Command Prompt, run ipconfig, and read the “Default Gateway” line.
• macOS: System Settings → Network → Details → TCP/IP → “Router”.
• iPhone / Android: WiFi settings → tap the connected network → look for “Router” or “Gateway”.

Common defaults by brand: TP-Link uses 192.168.0.1 (or tplinkwifi.net), ASUS uses 192.168.50.1 (or router.asus.com), Xiaomi uses 192.168.31.1, and many cable gateways use 10.0.0.1. You can find the exact login for your model in the router login directory — each entry cites the manufacturer.

Getting past the browser warning

Router pages often show “your connection is not private” or a certificate warning. That is expected: the admin page is served over plain HTTP or a self-signed certificate, so the browser cannot verify it the way it verifies a public website. On a network you own, continue past the warning. Type the address directly rather than clicking a link, so you know exactly where you are going.

What to enter once it loads

This is where most guides get it wrong. They tell you to try admin / admin or admin / password. For most routers sold in the last few years, that is simply not the login:

• Set on first setup: the router made you create an admin password the first time you configured it. That password is the login. If you never changed it, it is whatever was set then.
• Printed on a label: many ISP gateways and cable modems ship with a unique password on a sticker on the underside of the unit.
• App only: mesh systems like eero, Nest Wifi, and Deco have no web login at all — you manage them from a phone app.

If you have forgotten the password and cannot find it on a label, a factory reset (hold the recessed reset button for about 10 seconds) returns the router to its as-shipped state, after which you set it up again.

After you are in

Once you reach the settings, the common tasks are changing the WiFi name and password, seeing connected devices, and updating firmware. If you spot a device you do not recognize in the client list, its MAC address is the fastest clue — though modern phones use a private, randomized address that hides the manufacturer. You can check any address with the MAC vendor lookup to see who made it, or read how to identify an unknown device when the lookup comes back blank.