How to Login to a Wireless Router: A Distinctive Guide

There are many reasons you might need to login to your home WiFi router. Probably the two usual reasons are basic WiFi network configurations and firmware updates. Whatever the reason, the process is fast and handy.

In this tutorial guide, you will find the distinctive steps to log in to your home WiFi router (Netgear router). Learn these steps and you will be well on your way to becoming a router executive.

First off, this whole tutorial might make sense if you understand what an Internet Protocol address is and what is the default router login web page because these are a key part of the process.

Like every network device like computer, game console, smartphone, etc. has its own IP address, just like each home in your colony has its own address. One of the major reasons your home has an address is to deliver mail on a correct destination. In the digital network world, devices on a network send and receive data packets, here the role of a postman played by your home WiFi router.

We need to find out the IP address of your home WiFi router, so we can find it on your home WiFi network. Once we have known the IP address, we can mention that number to visit routerlogin.net login webpage.

Steps to Find the IP Address of Your Home Router

• Press the Windows + R key on your keyboard simultaneously. The “Run” window will pop-up on the screen. In the field type “CMD” command and hit “OK” or press the “Enter key”. A new window will pop up on your desktop’s screen.
• Now type ‘IPCONFIG’ and hit the ‘Enter’ key on your keyboard. A bunch of information will display up. Example:

Windows IP Configuration

Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::53v8:67b7:234:7dd4%31

IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 10.10.0.12

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.0.0.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.10.0.1

• Scroll down and you will find the ‘Default Gateway’ with a string of number is the IP address of your WiFi router.
• Now as you know the IP address of your home WiFi router, we can visit routerlogin.net web page.
• Once you land on the router login page, enter the default router login credentials and click on the ‘Log In’ button.
• Follow the on-screen instructions to set up your new WiFi router or readjust your old router configuration settings.

If you can’t be able to log in, no matter the security passphrase key you use or someone else in your family has changed the password. In the worst-case scenario, you have to use the ‘reset’ button present on the back of your home WiFi router to reset it back to default router settings.

Bam! Now you retry to logged into your home WiFi router. If you still have any questions or queries or anything to add, just comment below.