How to change the IP Address on a Buffalo WBMR-HP-G300H router

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This page shows how to change the LAN IP Address on the Buffalo WBMR-HP-G300H router.

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This is the ip address guide for the Buffalo WBMR-HP-G300H v1.79. 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 Buffalo WBMR-HP-G300H

To get started configuring the Buffalo WBMR-HP-G300H LAN page you need to login to your router. If you are already logged in you can skip this step.

To login to the Buffalo WBMR-HP-G300H, follow our Buffalo WBMR-HP-G300H Login Guide.

Change the LAN IP Address on a Buffalo WBMR-HP-G300H

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 Buffalo WBMR-HP-G300H router.

Once you have logged into the Buffalo WBMR-HP-G300H you start on the Setup page of the router. To change your Router's IP Address, the address you see when inside your network, click the choice at the top of the page labeled Internet/LAN, which opens up some new links down below this, click the one labeled LAN.

Configure the LAN section of your Buffalo WBMR-HP-G300H

router setup
This is the setup page from your Buffalo WBMR-HP-G300H router.

You are now on a page like the one you see above. In the first box labeled IP Address enter the new address you have chosen for your router. One good choice for this router is 192.168.1.1

Next you have the Subnet Mask, keep this at 255.255.255.0

The next box down is the DHCP Server Function, leave this box checked. This is important as it allows your router to choose an IP Address from a pool of addresses when needed.

You also should leave the next section alone, just click Apply and you are finished.

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 Buffalo WBMR-HP-G300H Info

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This is the ip address guide for the Buffalo WBMR-HP-G300H v1.79. We also have the following guides for the same router: