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Asus WL-500W Login Instructions

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If you need to login to the Asus WL-500W router, then this guide shows you how.

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This is the login guide for the Asus WL-500W. We also have the following guides for the same router:

Find Your Asus WL-500W Router IP Address

We need to find your Asus WL-500W router's internal IP address before we can log in to it.

Known WL-500W IP Addresses
192.168.1.1

Start with the first IP address in the list and then follow the rest of this guide.

If the IP address you picked does not seem to work, then simply try a different one. It is harmless to try different IP addresses.

If, after trying all of the above IP addresses, you still cannot find your router, then you can try one of the following steps:

Now that you have your router's internal IP Address, we are ready to login to it.

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Login to the Asus WL-500W Router

The Asus WL-500W is managed through a web-based interface. You need to use a web browser to manage it, such as Chrome, Edge, or Firefox.

Enter Asus WL-500W Internal IP Address

Type the internal IP address that you picked above in the address bar of your web browser. The address bar looks like this:

Press the Enter key on your keyboard. You should see a window pop up asking you for your Asus WL-500W password.

Asus WL-500W Default Username and Password

In order to login to your Asus WL-500W you are going to need to know your username and password. If you are not sure what the username and password are, then perhaps they are still set to the factory defaults. Try all of the Asus WL-500W factory default usernames and passwords below.

Asus WL-500W Default Usernames and Passwords
UsernamePassword
adminadmin

In the window that pops up, enter your username and password. You should be able to try them all.

Asus WL-500W login screen

Asus WL-500W Home Screen

When you get logged in you should be at the Asus WL-500W home screen, which looks similar to this:

router status mac address internet IP
This is the status page from your Asus WL-500W router.

If you see this screen, then congratulations, you are now logged in to your Asus WL-500W. At this point, you can follow any of our other guides for this router.

Solutions To Asus WL-500W Login Problems

Here are some things that you can try if you are having problems getting logged in to your router.

Asus WL-500W Password Doesn't Work

Perhaps your router's default password is different than what we have listed here. Start by trying all of the other known Asus passwords. We have an extensive list of all Asus Passwords that you can try.

Forgot Password to Asus WL-500W Router

If your ISP provided your router, then you may have to call them to get your login information. They will most likely have it on file.

How to Reset the Asus WL-500W Router To Default Settings

The last option when you are unable to get logged in to your router is to reset it to the factory defaults. The last option when you are unable to get logged in to your router is to reset it to the factory defaults.

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This is the login guide for the Asus WL-500W. We also have the following guides for the same router: