192.168.0.1 is the login address of a large share of home routers, including most NETGEAR, TP-Link and D-Link models and the hubs from Sky and Virgin Media. It is a private address inside your own network, so it only opens when you are connected to that router. Many of these routers also answer on a name you can type instead, which is easier to remember.
- Who uses it
- NETGEAR, TP-Link, D-Link and Tenda routers, and providers such as Sky, Virgin Media and Spectrum.
- Easier to type
- routerlogin.net (NETGEAR), tplinkwifi.net (TP-Link), dlinkrouter.local (D-Link).
- Not loading?
- Your router may be at 192.168.1.1 instead. Check your default gateway.
- Password
- The router’s admin password, which is not the Wi-Fi password.
How to log in at 192.168.0.1
- Join the router’s network. Use its Wi-Fi or a network cable. Turn off mobile data and any VPN, which send the request somewhere else.
- Enter the address. Type
http://192.168.0.1into the browser’s address bar and press Enter. Typing it into a search box only finds pages about it. - Continue past a privacy warning. Newer TP-Link and NETGEAR routers use https with their own certificate, so the browser warns you. On your own router it is safe to choose Advanced, then proceed.
- Sign in. Use the admin password from the router’s label or the maker’s default. A new TP-Link router asks you to create one instead.
Which routers use 192.168.0.1
These are the makers and internet providers in our database whose login page is at 192.168.0.1. Each links to the login for every model we have confirmed.
Router and network makers (9)
NETGEAR, D-Link, TP-Link, Tenda, Actiontec, Sitecom, Planet, ARRIS, Motorola
Internet providers (12)
Sky, Virgin Media, NOW Broadband, Spectrum, CenturyLink, WOW!, Cogeco, Fido, Telstra, Optus, TIME Internet, Afrihost
Some of these also answer on a name you can type instead of the number. NETGEAR: routerlogin.net; D-Link: dlinkrouter.local; TP-Link: tplinkwifi.net; Tenda: tendawifi.com; Telstra: mymodem.
Type the name instead of the number
Several makers give their routers a web address that works while you are connected to them. The router answers the name itself, so it opens the same page as 192.168.0.1 and still works if the router has been moved to another address.
| Maker or provider | Name to type | Number |
|---|---|---|
| NETGEAR | routerlogin.net |
192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1 |
| TP-Link | tplinkwifi.net |
192.168.0.1 |
| D-Link | dlinkrouter.local |
192.168.0.1 |
| Tenda | tendawifi.com |
192.168.0.1 |
| Telstra | mymodem |
192.168.0.1 |
If the name does not open, your device is probably not connected to that router, or it is using a DNS service that ignores the router. The number still works in that case.
192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1?
They differ by one digit, and routers use both. The quickest way to know which is yours is to look at the default gateway on a device that is already connected. On Windows, run ipconfig in Command Prompt. On an iPhone, open Settings, Wi-Fi and tap the (i) beside your network; on a Mac, look under Network, Details, TCP/IP. Both list it as Router. Our 192.168.1.1 guide has the steps for Android and Linux too, plus a table of the other common router addresses.
192.168.o.1 and 192.168.0.l
The address is made only of numbers. A letter o in place of the zero, or a letter l in place of the one, gives something that looks right and never loads. So does a missing dot, as in 192.1680.1, or an extra number on the end.
It still will not open
- A Virgin Media Hub in modem mode stops answering on 192.168.0.1. In that mode it is reached on 192.168.100.1, and your own router handles everything else.
- Two routers in a row. If your provider’s box feeds a second router, you see the second one’s address as your gateway. The first one is only reachable through it, or by plugging into it directly.
- A guest network. Guest Wi-Fi is usually blocked from the login page on purpose. Join the main network.
- The address was changed. Someone may have moved the router to another address in its own settings. Your default gateway always shows the current one.
For the rarer causes, see why the router page will not load when the internet works fine.
Which password 192.168.0.1 asks for
The login page wants the router’s admin password. It depends on the maker:
- NETGEAR: username admin and password password on a new or reset router. More on NETGEAR logins.
- TP-Link: current routers have no default; you create a password the first time. Older ones use admin for both. More on TP-Link logins.
- D-Link: username admin with the password left blank. More on D-Link logins.
- Sky and Virgin Media hubs: the password printed on the hub. See the Sky and Virgin Media pages.
If the password has been changed and nobody knows it, how to find your router password goes through the options before a factory reset. The Wi-Fi password is a separate thing: here is how to find that one.
Questions people ask
Is 192.168.0.1 the same on every router?
No. Each home network has its own 192.168.0.1, if it uses that address at all. Your router’s 192.168.0.1 and your neighbour’s are different devices, and neither can be reached from outside the home.
Can I change my router’s address?
Yes, usually under LAN or network settings in the router itself. People do it to avoid a clash when two routers are connected together. After the change, log in at the new address.
Does 192.168.0.1 work on a phone?
Yes, as long as the phone is connected to the router’s Wi-Fi. NETGEAR, TP-Link and D-Link also have apps that manage the same settings.
