DD-WRT Default Router Passwords
This page lists 1 confirmed default credential for DD-WRT equipment. The pairing you are most likely to need is root with admin.
Entries are reachable over http. All of these entry use a protocol that sends the password in clear text, so use them on a trusted network and change the password once you are in.
rootadmin| Model | Protocol | Access | Username | Password |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DD-WRT V23 SP2 (09/15/06) | HTTP | Admin | root | admin |
About DD-WRT
DD-WRT is third-party Linux firmware that replaces the stock software on a wide range of routers.
Reaching the login page
The admin page on most DD-WRT units answers at http://192.168.1.1. If that address does not load, the router is whatever your computer lists as its default gateway — ipconfig on Windows or ipconfig getoption en0 router on a Mac will tell you.
A fresh DD-WRT flash asks you to set a username and password on first load. The pair below applies before that step, or after an nvram erase.
If the DD-WRT password has already been changed
There is a recessed reset button on the back or underneath that needs a straightened paperclip. Hold it in for thirty seconds with the unit powered on. Let go when the lights change pattern, and give it a couple of minutes to come back up.
A reset clears more than the password. The Wi-Fi name and key go back to what is printed on the label, port forwards and firewall rules are discarded, and any static addressing is lost. Photograph the settings pages first — it takes two minutes and saves an evening.
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