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Login to the Asus RT-AC86U

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Here are instructions for logging in to the Asus RT-AC86U router.

Other Asus RT-AC86U Guides

This is the login guide for the Asus RT-AC86U 3.0.0.4.384_81351. We also have the following guides for the same router:

Find Your Asus RT-AC86U Router IP Address

In order to login to the Asus RT-AC86U router, we need to know it's internal IP address.

Known RT-AC86U IP Addresses
192.168.1.1

Pick one of these IP addresses 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 should be completely harmless to try different IP addresses.

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

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

Login to the Asus RT-AC86U Router

Your Asus RT-AC86U router has a web interface. You need to use a web browser to manage it, such as Chrome, Edge, or Firefox.

Enter Asus RT-AC86U Internal IP Address

Either copy/paste or type the internal IP address of your Asus RT-AC86U router into the address bar of your web browser. The address bar will look like this:

Press the Enter key on your keyboard. You should see a window asking for your Asus RT-AC86U password.

Asus RT-AC86U Default Username and Password

You must know your Asus RT-AC86U username and password in order to log in. 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 RT-AC86U factory default usernames and passwords below.

Asus RT-AC86U Default Usernames and Passwords
UsernamePassword
adminadmin

Put your username and password in the appropriate boxes. You can try them all.

login
This is the login page from your Asus RT-AC86U router.

Asus RT-AC86U Home Screen

Once you are logged in you will see the Asus RT-AC86U home screen, like this:

home
This is the home page from your Asus RT-AC86U router.

If you see this screen, then you know that you are logged in to your Asus RT-AC86U router. You are ready to follow any of our other guides for this router.

Solutions To Asus RT-AC86U Login Problems

Here are some ideas to help if you are having problems getting logged in to your router.

Asus RT-AC86U Password Doesn't Work

Perhaps your router's default password is different than what we have listed here. It doesn't hurt to try all of the other known Asus passwords. Here is our list of all Asus Passwords.

Forgot Password to Asus RT-AC86U Router

If you are using an ISP provided router, then you may need to call their support desk and ask for your login information. Most of the time they will have it on file for you.

How to Reset the Asus RT-AC86U Router To Default Settings

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

Other Asus RT-AC86U Guides

Here are some of our other Asus RT-AC86U info that you might be interested in.

This is the login guide for the Asus RT-AC86U 3.0.0.4.384_81351. We also have the following guides for the same router: