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Find your router's admin page

Technical Terrence · November 12, 2026

The admin page is where you change the Wi-Fi name, password, and guest network. You usually open it in a browser. CISA notes that each router is different, and the default address is often on a sticker on the box. Microsoft’s Wi-Fi guidance is the same: sign in through a web browser, and use the router’s own documentation for the details.

On a Windows PC that’s already on the network:

  1. Press the Windows key, type cmd, and open Command Prompt.
  2. Type ipconfig and press Enter.
  3. Under your active Wi-Fi or Ethernet adapter, find Default Gateway. That’s the router’s address on your network, often something like 192.168.1.1, 192.168.0.1, or 10.0.0.1. Use the address your PC shows, not a guess.
  4. Type that address into a browser address bar. If it doesn’t load, try http:// in front of it.

Sign in with the admin username and password. If you never changed them, look at the sticker or the ISP’s setup sheet. That’s the router login, which may be different from the Wi-Fi password people use to join the network.

If the page won’t open, confirm you’re on your own Wi-Fi, not a phone hotspot, and that you copied the Default Gateway correctly. Some ISP-managed gateways only expose settings in the provider’s app. Menu names vary by brand.

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