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Find your router's access IP address.

When using a router with your home Internet, the router must first be configured to work with your connection. This is done by typing a router's local IP address into an Internet browser while the router is directly connected to a computer using an Ethernet cable. On the router's internal setup you can specify the connection type you are using, set up wireless security and tailor all the router's other features to your personal needs. The first step, however, is to determine what local IP your router uses.

Instructions

1. Check router documentation. Any new router purchased will come with a CD-ROM that you can insert into your computer's disk drive to go through the router setup step by step. This CD will likely advise you of the router's IP as part of the setup process. If you do not have the router's CD-ROM, check any documentation that came with the router. If you don't have any documentation with your router, sometimes router manufacturers print the local access IP on a small sticker on the bottom of the router. If none of these help you determine the router's access IP, you can also use your computer to find it.

2. Navigate to the command prompt, if you are a Windows user. Go to "Start," "All Programs," "Accessories-," "Command Prompt." Type the command "ipconfig" and press "Enter." Your router's local IP will be listed next to "IP address" or "IPv4 address" among the command output.

   For Macs, navigate to the computer's network system preferences and look for an IP listed next to "Built-In Ethernet." Type this IP into an Internet browser and see if it brings you to the router's configuration screen.

3. Contact the manufacturer of the router. If neither of the above steps work for you, you can contact the technical support department of the manufacturer or your router and have them tell you the router's IP. If the router is no longer under a manufacturer's warranty, or you are not able to contact the manufacturer for any other reason, you can--as a last resort--try and guess the router's IP.

4. Try some common router access IPs. Local access IPs are very similar from router to router; they almost always begin with 192. Find the brand name of your router on the chart referenced below and try the IP address that is associated with that brand. If typing these IP address still do not bring up your router's configuration page, you may have a technical problem with the router, or you may need to replace the Ethernet cable connecting your router to your computer.

References

• Microsoft at Home: 4 Steps to Set Up Your Home Wireless Network