On most home networks 192.168.1.100 is not the router. Linksys routers, for one, hand it out as the first address to whatever joins the network, so it usually belongs to a laptop, a phone or a printer. A few devices do use it as their factory address. The router itself is almost always on 192.168.1.1.
- Usually
- A device that your router gave an address to. Linksys manuals give 192.168.1.100 as the default starting address for DHCP.
- Your router
- Most likely 192.168.1.1. Check the default gateway to be sure.
- Devices that ship on it
- The Thecus N2810 NAS, Delta’s InsightPower SNMP card for UPS units, and TRENDnet’s TEW-630APB access point.
- To find out what it is
- Look it up in your router’s list of connected devices.
How to log in at 192.168.1.100
- Be on the same network. Your computer needs an address that starts 192.168.1. If it is on 192.168.0.x, it cannot reach 192.168.1.100.
- Type the address. Enter
http://192.168.1.100in the address bar. A NAS, printer or camera will usually show its own login page. A phone or laptop shows nothing, because it has no web page to show. - Sign in with that device’s login, not the router’s. The table further down has the factory logins for devices that start out on this address.
Find out what is on 192.168.1.100
Your router keeps a list of everything it has given an address to. Log in to the router, usually at 192.168.1.1, and look for a page called connected devices, attached devices or DHCP clients. Find 192.168.1.100 in the list and the name or maker next to it tells you what it is.
On Windows you can also open a command prompt and run arp -a. It lists the addresses your computer has talked to recently, each with a hardware (MAC) address. The first half of a MAC address identifies the maker, which narrows it down fast.
Devices that use 192.168.1.100 out of the box
| Device | Username | Password |
|---|---|---|
| Thecus N2810 series NAS | admin |
admin |
| Delta InsightPower SNMP card (UPS) | admin |
password |
| TRENDnet TEW-630APB access point | admin |
None: leave it blank |
Each of these comes from the maker’s own manual. Delta adds that typing rstadmin at the card’s serial prompt puts the administrator login back to the factory pair. TRENDnet warns against having anything else on the network at 192.168.1.1 while you set its access point up. The full lists are on the Thecus, Delta and TRENDnet pages.
Two devices on 192.168.1.100
If one of the devices above is plugged into a Linksys-style network that hands out 192.168.1.100 by itself, two things can end up with the same address. Windows calls it an IP address conflict, and one or both devices drop off the network. The fix is to move the fixed device to an address outside the router’s DHCP range, or to reserve 192.168.1.100 for it in the router so nothing else gets it.
Other common router addresses
If you were looking for your router, it is probably on one of these. Addresses with a guide of their own are linked.
| Address | Typically | Used by, in our data |
|---|---|---|
192.168.1.1 | The most common address | Linksys, ZyXEL, DrayTek, Westell, Vodafone, PLDT, Converge, TalkTalk and 39 more |
192.168.0.1 | The second most common | NETGEAR, D-Link, TP-Link, Tenda, Sky, Virgin Media, NOW Broadband, Spectrum and 13 more |
192.168.1.254 | Many ISP hubs and gateways | Billion, 2Wire, Netopia, GIGABYTE, BT, EE, Plusnet, AT&T and 6 more |
192.168.2.1 | Belkin and some Canadian providers | Belkin, Edimax, SMC, Deutsche Telekom, Bell, Virgin Plus |
10.0.0.1 | Cable gateways from large ISPs | Xfinity, Rogers, Videotron |
192.168.8.1 | 4G and 5G home routers | DITO, Three, Zong |
192.168.50.1 | Current ASUS routers | ASUS |
192.168.100.1 | Fibre boxes and cable modems | Huawei, ubee, EchoLife |
192.168.3.1 | Huawei home Wi-Fi routers | Huawei |
192.168.178.1 | Every FRITZ!Box | AVM, Zen, 2degrees |
192.168.10.1 | TRENDnet, Wavlink and repeaters | TRENDnet, Wavlink |
192.168.31.1 | Xiaomi and Redmi routers | Xiaomi |
192.168.11.1 | Buffalo AirStation routers | Buffalo |
192.168.88.1 | MikroTik RouterOS | MikroTik |
10.1.1.1 | iiNet and Internode modems | iiNet, Internode |
192.168.100 and other typing mistakes
192.168.100, with a number missing, is read by browsers as 192.168.0.100, a different address. 192.168.1.100.1 has one number too many and goes to a search engine. And 192.168.100.1 is easy to type by mistake: that one belongs to fibre boxes and cable modems, and has its own 192.168.100.1 guide.
Questions people ask
Is 192.168.1.100 a hacker on my network?
Almost certainly not. It is a private address that only exists inside your home, and the most likely owner is one of your own devices. If the router’s device list shows a name you do not recognise, change the Wi-Fi password and every device you own will have to rejoin.
Can I change which device gets 192.168.1.100?
Yes. Most routers let you reserve an address for a device in the DHCP or LAN settings, so it gets the same one every time. You can also change where the router starts counting.
