How to Login to an ASUS Router

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Logging in to an ASUS router opens the ASUSWRT web interface. From there you can change WiFi, set up AiMesh, forward ports and update the firmware.

Step 1: Connect

Connect to the ASUS router's WiFi or plug a computer into one of its LAN ports (not the blue WAN port).

Step 2: Open the Login Page

Type one of these into your browser's address bar:

  • http://router.asus.com: works on any current ASUS router.
  • http://192.168.1.1: most ASUS routers.
  • http://192.168.50.1: many newer RT-AX, GT-AX and ZenWiFi models.

See every default on the ASUS IP address page.

Step 3: Sign In

router login screen
The login screen of the Asus RT-AC86U.
  • Newer ASUS routers: use the username and password you created in the Quick Internet Setup. ASUS asks you to set them the first time you use the router.
  • Older ASUS routers: the username is admin and the password is admin.
router login screen
The login screen of the Asus RT-AC3100.

You can also manage most settings with the ASUS Router app. The full list of defaults is on the ASUS passwords page.

Step 4: The Network Map

After signing in you'll see the Network Map, with your Internet status, clients and system status.

router status mac address internet IP
The status page of the Asus RT-AC66R.

Next: change the router's IP address.

ASUS Login Problems

router.asus.com goes to the ASUS website. Your device isn't connected to the ASUS router, or the browser cached the address. Connect to the router and try 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.50.1.

admin / admin is rejected. Newer firmware requires a new login during setup, so the default no longer works. If you've forgotten what you set, reset the router.

"You cannot log in, someone else is logged in". ASUSWRT allows one administrator at a time. Log out on the other device, or wait a few minutes.

Too many failed attempts. ASUSWRT locks the login for a few minutes after repeated failures.

Asus Router Screenshots

Screens from the Asus routers we have. Click a model to open it.

4G-AC53U (2 screens) Asus 4G-AC53U login screen Asus 4G-AC53U port forwarding screen
4G-AC55U (3 screens) Asus 4G-AC55U login screen Asus 4G-AC55U setup screen Asus 4G-AC55U port forwarding screen
4G-AC68U (4 screens) Asus 4G-AC68U login screen Asus 4G-AC68U setup screen Asus 4G-AC68U lan screen Asus 4G-AC68U port forwarding screen
4G-N12 (4 screens) Asus 4G-N12 status screen Asus 4G-N12 setup screen Asus 4G-N12 wifi setup screen Asus 4G-N12 wifi security screen
AM604G (4 screens) Asus AM604G status screen Asus AM604G setup screen Asus AM604G wifi security screen Asus AM604G port forwarding screen
CM-32_AC2600 (1 screens) Asus CM-32_AC2600 login screen
DSL-AC3100 (4 screens) Asus DSL-AC3100 login screen Asus DSL-AC3100 status screen Asus DSL-AC3100 setup screen Asus DSL-AC3100 lan screen
DSL-AC52U (4 screens) Asus DSL-AC52U setup screen Asus DSL-AC52U wifi setup screen Asus DSL-AC52U lan screen Asus DSL-AC52U firmware screen
DSL-AC68U (2 screens) Asus DSL-AC68U login screen Asus DSL-AC68U setup screen
DSL-N12E_C1 (2 screens) Asus DSL-N12E_C1 login screen Asus DSL-N12E_C1 port forwarding screen
DSL-N12HP (1 screens) Asus DSL-N12HP port forwarding screen
DSL-N12U B1 (4 screens) Asus DSL-N12U B1 setup screen Asus DSL-N12U B1 wifi setup screen Asus DSL-N12U B1 lan screen Asus DSL-N12U B1 port forwarding screen
DSL-N13 (4 screens) Asus DSL-N13 status screen Asus DSL-N13 setup screen Asus DSL-N13 wifi setup screen Asus DSL-N13 wifi security screen
DSL-N14U B1 (2 screens) Asus DSL-N14U B1 login screen Asus DSL-N14U B1 port forwarding screen
DSL-N16 (2 screens) Asus DSL-N16 login screen Asus DSL-N16 password screen
DSL-N17U (4 screens) Asus DSL-N17U login screen Asus DSL-N17U status screen Asus DSL-N17U setup screen Asus DSL-N17U wifi setup screen
DSL-N55U (4 screens) Asus DSL-N55U status screen Asus DSL-N55U wifi setup screen Asus DSL-N55U lan screen Asus DSL-N55U port forwarding screen
GT-AC5300 (4 screens) Asus GT-AC5300 login screen Asus GT-AC5300 setup screen Asus GT-AC5300 wifi setup screen Asus GT-AC5300 wifi security screen
GT-AX11000 (1 screens) Asus GT-AX11000 login screen
RT-AC1200G+ (4 screens) Asus RT-AC1200G+ login screen Asus RT-AC1200G+ setup screen Asus RT-AC1200G+ wifi setup screen Asus RT-AC1200G+ wifi security screen
RT-AC1750 (2 screens) Asus RT-AC1750 login screen Asus RT-AC1750 port forwarding screen
RT-AC1750_B1 (4 screens) Asus RT-AC1750_B1 login screen Asus RT-AC1750_B1 setup screen Asus RT-AC1750_B1 lan screen Asus RT-AC1750_B1 port forwarding screen
RT-AC1900P (4 screens) Asus RT-AC1900P login screen Asus RT-AC1900P status screen Asus RT-AC1900P setup screen Asus RT-AC1900P wifi setup screen
RT-AC3100 (4 screens) Asus RT-AC3100 login screen Asus RT-AC3100 status screen Asus RT-AC3100 setup screen Asus RT-AC3100 wifi setup screen
RT-AC3200 (4 screens) Asus RT-AC3200 login screen Asus RT-AC3200 status screen Asus RT-AC3200 setup screen Asus RT-AC3200 wifi setup screen
RT-AC51U (4 screens) Asus RT-AC51U login screen Asus RT-AC51U status screen Asus RT-AC51U setup screen Asus RT-AC51U wifi setup screen
RT-AC52U (2 screens) Asus RT-AC52U login screen Asus RT-AC52U setup screen
RT-AC5300 (4 screens) Asus RT-AC5300 login screen Asus RT-AC5300 setup screen Asus RT-AC5300 wifi setup screen Asus RT-AC5300 lan screen
RT-AC55U (3 screens) Asus RT-AC55U login screen Asus RT-AC55U status screen Asus RT-AC55U firmware screen
RT-AC56R (4 screens) Asus RT-AC56R status screen Asus RT-AC56R wifi setup screen Asus RT-AC56R wifi security screen Asus RT-AC56R lan screen
RT-AC56U (4 screens) Asus RT-AC56U status screen Asus RT-AC56U wifi setup screen Asus RT-AC56U wifi security screen Asus RT-AC56U lan screen
RT-AC66R (4 screens) Asus RT-AC66R login screen Asus RT-AC66R status screen Asus RT-AC66R setup screen Asus RT-AC66R wifi setup screen
RT-AC66U (4 screens) Asus RT-AC66U login screen Asus RT-AC66U status screen Asus RT-AC66U setup screen Asus RT-AC66U wifi setup screen
RT-AC66U_B1 (1 screens) Asus RT-AC66U_B1 login screen
RT-AC68P (4 screens) Asus RT-AC68P login screen Asus RT-AC68P status screen Asus RT-AC68P wifi setup screen Asus RT-AC68P wifi security screen
RT-AC68R (4 screens) Asus RT-AC68R login screen Asus RT-AC68R status screen Asus RT-AC68R wifi setup screen Asus RT-AC68R wifi security screen
RT-AC68U (4 screens) Asus RT-AC68U login screen Asus RT-AC68U status screen Asus RT-AC68U setup screen Asus RT-AC68U wifi setup screen
RT-AC68U C1 (4 screens) Asus RT-AC68U C1 login screen Asus RT-AC68U C1 status screen Asus RT-AC68U C1 setup screen Asus RT-AC68U C1 firmware screen
RT-AC68W (3 screens) Asus RT-AC68W login screen Asus RT-AC68W setup screen Asus RT-AC68W wifi setup screen
RT-AC86U (4 screens) Asus RT-AC86U login screen Asus RT-AC86U setup screen Asus RT-AC86U wifi setup screen Asus RT-AC86U lan screen
RT-AC87R (4 screens) Asus RT-AC87R login screen Asus RT-AC87R status screen Asus RT-AC87R setup screen Asus RT-AC87R wifi setup screen
RT-AC87U (4 screens) Asus RT-AC87U login screen Asus RT-AC87U status screen Asus RT-AC87U setup screen Asus RT-AC87U wifi setup screen
RT-AC88U (4 screens) Asus RT-AC88U login screen Asus RT-AC88U status screen Asus RT-AC88U lan screen Asus RT-AC88U port forwarding screen
RT-ACRH13 (2 screens) Asus RT-ACRH13 login screen Asus RT-ACRH13 port forwarding screen
RT-ACRH17 (1 screens) Asus RT-ACRH17 login screen
RT-ARCH13 (4 screens) Asus RT-ARCH13 login screen Asus RT-ARCH13 setup screen Asus RT-ARCH13 wifi setup screen Asus RT-ARCH13 lan screen
RT-N10 (4 screens) Asus RT-N10 status screen Asus RT-N10 setup screen Asus RT-N10 wifi setup screen Asus RT-N10 wifi security screen
RT-N10E (4 screens) Asus RT-N10E status screen Asus RT-N10E wifi setup screen Asus RT-N10E wifi security screen Asus RT-N10E lan screen
RT-N10U (4 screens) Asus RT-N10U status screen Asus RT-N10U setup screen Asus RT-N10U wifi setup screen Asus RT-N10U port forwarding screen
RT-N11 (4 screens) Asus RT-N11 status screen Asus RT-N11 setup screen Asus RT-N11 wifi setup screen Asus RT-N11 lan screen
RT-N12B1 (4 screens) Asus RT-N12B1 status screen Asus RT-N12B1 setup screen Asus RT-N12B1 wifi setup screen Asus RT-N12B1 wifi security screen
RT-N12D1 (2 screens) Asus RT-N12D1 login screen Asus RT-N12D1 port forwarding screen
RT-N12E_B1 (4 screens) Asus RT-N12E_B1 setup screen Asus RT-N12E_B1 wifi setup screen Asus RT-N12E_B1 wifi security screen Asus RT-N12E_B1 lan screen
RT-N12HP_B1 (4 screens) Asus RT-N12HP_B1 login screen Asus RT-N12HP_B1 status screen Asus RT-N12HP_B1 setup screen Asus RT-N12HP_B1 wifi setup screen
RT-N12VP (2 screens) Asus RT-N12VP login screen Asus RT-N12VP port forwarding screen
RT-N14UHP (4 screens) Asus RT-N14UHP login screen Asus RT-N14UHP setup screen Asus RT-N14UHP lan screen Asus RT-N14UHP port forwarding screen
RT-N15U (4 screens) Asus RT-N15U setup screen Asus RT-N15U wifi setup screen Asus RT-N15U port forwarding screen Asus RT-N15U firmware screen
RT-N16 (4 screens) Asus RT-N16 status screen Asus RT-N16 setup screen Asus RT-N16 wifi setup screen Asus RT-N16 lan screen
RT-N18U (4 screens) Asus RT-N18U login screen Asus RT-N18U status screen Asus RT-N18U setup screen Asus RT-N18U wifi setup screen
RT-N53 (4 screens) Asus RT-N53 setup screen Asus RT-N53 wifi setup screen Asus RT-N53 wifi security screen Asus RT-N53 lan screen
RT-N56U (4 screens) Asus RT-N56U status screen Asus RT-N56U port forwarding screen Asus RT-N56U firmware screen Asus RT-N56U password screen
RT-N56UB1 (4 screens) Asus RT-N56UB1 login screen Asus RT-N56UB1 setup screen Asus RT-N56UB1 wifi setup screen Asus RT-N56UB1 wifi security screen
RT-N65R (4 screens) Asus RT-N65R setup screen Asus RT-N65R wifi setup screen Asus RT-N65R wifi security screen Asus RT-N65R lan screen
RT-N66R (4 screens) Asus RT-N66R status screen Asus RT-N66R setup screen Asus RT-N66R wifi setup screen Asus RT-N66R wifi security screen
RT-N66U (4 screens) Asus RT-N66U login screen Asus RT-N66U status screen Asus RT-N66U setup screen Asus RT-N66U wifi setup screen
RT-N66W (3 screens) Asus RT-N66W status screen Asus RT-N66W setup screen Asus RT-N66W wifi security screen
SP-AC2015 (3 screens) Asus SP-AC2015 setup screen Asus SP-AC2015 wifi setup screen Asus SP-AC2015 lan screen
TM-AC1900 (4 screens) Asus TM-AC1900 status screen Asus TM-AC1900 wifi setup screen Asus TM-AC1900 wifi security screen Asus TM-AC1900 lan screen
WL-500G (4 screens) Asus WL-500G status screen Asus WL-500G setup screen Asus WL-500G wifi setup screen Asus WL-500G lan screen
WL-500W (4 screens) Asus WL-500W status screen Asus WL-500W setup screen Asus WL-500W wifi setup screen Asus WL-500W lan screen
WL-520GC (4 screens) Asus WL-520GC status screen Asus WL-520GC setup screen Asus WL-520GC wifi setup screen Asus WL-520GC lan screen
WL-530g (4 screens) Asus WL-530g status screen Asus WL-530g setup screen Asus WL-530g wifi setup screen Asus WL-530g lan screen
WL500g Deluxe (4 screens) Asus WL500g Deluxe status screen Asus WL500g Deluxe setup screen Asus WL500g Deluxe wifi setup screen Asus WL500g Deluxe lan screen
WL500GP (4 screens) Asus WL500GP status screen Asus WL500GP setup screen Asus WL500GP wifi setup screen Asus WL500GP lan screen
WL520GU (4 screens) Asus WL520GU status screen Asus WL520GU setup screen Asus WL520GU wifi setup screen Asus WL520GU lan screen
WL700gE (4 screens) Asus WL700gE status screen Asus WL700gE setup screen Asus WL700gE wifi setup screen Asus WL700gE lan screen
WMVN25E2+ (4 screens) Asus WMVN25E2+ status screen Asus WMVN25E2+ setup screen Asus WMVN25E2+ wifi setup screen Asus WMVN25E2+ port forwarding screen

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