Wireless Router IP Address

How to Secure a Wireless Router is one of the questions new users tend to ask themselves. When you buy a wireless router, chances are, actually the rule of thumb is, that it is not secure. Meaning to say, that if you do install it into your system, without going through any of the security details, anyone can ride on to your internet server and this can slow down your own browsing capabilities.

When you get a wireless router, install the system by following the simple instructions. There is usually a written manual that can instruct you through the process, but most of the time, the routers’ disc, when run, will also have its own simpler version of installation.

While installing, there will be a part that will ask you if you want to secure your system. First, the system will ask you to enter a new password for the router. If you wish for an unsecure network, then you can just click NEXT and this will mean there will be no password needed to use the internet. This means, any intruder can gain access. However, this is usually the option taken by those who wish to have a wifi system in their cafes or other business establishments. Once you have typed in a password, make sure to take note of it somewhere safe.

There are some routers which will ask you to choose a level of security: unsecure (no security), medium security (secure) and full security (most secure). When you choose an unsecure option, obviously this will be accessible to everyone. The medium security and the full security would mean passwords. Click to the level of your choice.  All details will be saved onto your desktop as well. But if you don’t want anyone to get the codes, then delete that information from the desktop.

Once the configuration is done, the computer will ask you to take note of the wireless network name, the wireless network password, the security key, and the security type. It will also give you a wireless router IP address. Now, usually, once a computer has entered the secure system, the second time around they would not be asked for the password again, unless the password is changed.

Take note though: there are some computer systems that react differently to different routers. There are some laptops for example that can automatically log into a router system without difficulty, but there are some that can’t. This has nothing to do with the security of the router or the wireless; this is just a quirk of the particular computer being used.

The trick to securing the wireless router is to simply follow the very simple instructions. That is all that it takes. The software does everything else. This means that no matter what router brand you are using, they can be easily installed and secured without much effort, if you follow the instructions.

Internet plays a crucial role in business these days. Most of the businesses people can possibly come across out there take advantage of the internet services. Take online banking for an example. Without the internet, this particular banking service will be in vain at all. With that being said, a router becomes very important as well. There are not few of the internet connections out there that require a router to function as expected.

Speaking of a router, a Belkin router is often one of the best routers people can avail. It has good build quality and is durable for years. Belkin even offers wireless routers as well. Yet, regardless of whether the Belkin router is wired or wireless, one pretty vital thing about it is the Belkin router IP address.

Fortunately, for those using Windows PCs, they can quite easily find their Belkin router IP address with the “ipconfig /all” command. This command will enlist all available routers along with their IP as well as MAC addresses.

This Belkin router IP address is very important in order to login to the Belkin router administrative pages. However, though, the Belkin IP address alone will not be enough. Most of the time, users will also need the username and password in addition to the Belkin router IP address.

Fortunately, Belkin usually provides all their routers with a default username and password that users will be able to change later during the use of the routers. While the default Belkin router IP address is 192.168.1.1, the default username of a Belkin router is normally blank, meaning nothing needs to be entered as the username, and the default password is normally “admin” (without quotes).

So, now that people have found out the default IP address, username and password of a Belkin router, they are now able to gain access to the administrative settings of the Belkin router and perform necessary adjustments to ensure that their internet connections work correctly.

If at any time you wish to have Internet access in your home or office and to spread the connection to other computers then you would need a wireless network with WPA/WPA2 like Netgear. In order to avoid connectivity problems it is the best to choose the wireless adapters which everyone recommends.

Now if you own a Netgear wireless router, you may want to know what your Netgear wireless router IP address is. In many cases the Netgear router IP address is usually 192.168.0.1. Typing this address, with http:// in front of it, in the address bar of your chosen browser will grant you access to your Netgear router set-up page.

However, if  your ISP gave you a wireless router it is possible that that the IP of the router is different. Below you will find steps on how to find it:

For Windows Vista/Windows 7:

For Windows Vista or Windows 7 users the procedure is as follows:

1.    Click the START button of your computer. A menu window will pop up; at the bottom you will find the Search program and files box (see picture on the left). Type in that box cmd and hit ENTER. A command prompt is going to pop-up.

2.    The window of this command prompt is black. You will then see the following: C:\Users\Personal>. Right beside that will be a blinking cursor. Type in ipconfig and then click ENTER.

3.    A lot of things will be happening by this time. Disregard everything and look for Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :________ (the blank space represents a series of numbers. That is the Netgear router IP address.

For Windows XP:

If you have Windows XP installed on your machine slick on START button and then RUN. Type cmd and after that press ENTER. The command prompt is going to pop-up. Follow instruction #1 through #3 as for Vista and Win7.

For MacOS X:

1.    Click on SYSTEM PREFERENCES in the Apple menu.

2.    In the Internet & Network section locate the NETWORK icon.

3.    When the network panel opens you will see a menu beside SHOW (under “Location”). In the dropdown menu, click and choose the preferred network connection.

4.    Click on the ADVANCED, and the TCP/IP tab will open.

5.    Next to ROUTER, you will find the IP address of your wireless router.