How to change the IP Address on a Asus RT-N16 router

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This page shows how to change the LAN IP Address on the Asus RT-N16 router.

Other Asus RT-N16 Guides

This is the ip address guide for the Asus RT-N16 v1.28 Tomato. We also have the following guides for the same router:

What is the LAN IP Address of a Router

The LAN IP Address of a router is also known as its internal IP address. It is also the IP address that you connect to when you want to configure your router. It is only useful from inside your network and has no use from the Internet side.

Routers have 2 IP addresses: an internal ip address and an external ip address. The external IP address is assigned to you by your Internet Service Provider, or ISP, and is generally not something that you can change. The internal IP address is set to a default value at the factory but can be changed if you want.

Common internal IP addresses for routers are:

  • 192.168.0.1
  • 192.168.1.1
  • 10.0.0.1

It is generally a good idea to make the last number of your router's internal IP address a '1', as in 192.168.0.1 or 10.0.0.1. This is not necessary, but many people do it and it makes it a bit easier to remember which IP address is assigned to your router. If you want to change the internal IP address of your router, this guide shows you how.

Login To The Asus RT-N16

To get started configuring the Asus RT-N16 LAN page you need to login to your router. If you are already logged in you can skip this step.

To login to the Asus RT-N16, follow our Asus RT-N16 Login Guide.

Change the LAN IP Address on a Asus RT-N16

If you followed our login guide above then you should see this screen.

router status mac address internet IP
This is the status page from your Asus RT-N16 router.

When you have logged into the Asus RT-N16 Tomato v1.28 you begin on an Overview page.

There are many choices on the left of the screen, click the one labeled Basic, then Network.

Configure the LAN section of your Asus RT-N16

router setup
This is the setup page from your Asus RT-N16 router.

On this new page find the box labeled Router IP Address, this is the address from inside your network. Enter in the new address you have chosen.

In this screenshot someone has used 192.168.1.1, this is a good choice for this Router. You need to leave the Subnet Mask at 255.255.255.0 and leave the DHCP Server alone.

Possible Problems when Changing your LAN IP Address

When you change your LAN IP Address you are making a fundamental change to how your network functions and all computers on your network will be affected. You will lose your Internet connection when you apply these changes. Your router may reboot and require a couple of minutes to start responding again.

Also note that some computers may need to be rebooted after you make this change before they can talk to the router or on the Internet again.

Other Asus RT-N16 Info

Don't forget about our other Asus RT-N16 info that you might be interested in.

This is the ip address guide for the Asus RT-N16 v1.28 Tomato. We also have the following guides for the same router: