How to change the IP Address on a Cisco Linksys EA2700 router

This page shows how to change the LAN IP Address on the Cisco Linksys EA2700 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 Cisco Linksys EA2700

To get started configuring the Cisco Linksys EA2700 LAN page you need to login to your router. If you are already logged in you can skip this step.

To login to the Cisco Linksys EA2700, follow our Cisco Linksys EA2700 Login Guide.

Change the LAN IP Address on a Cisco Linksys EA2700

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

router setup — This is the *setup* page from your Cisco Linksys EA2700 router.

Beginning on the Basic Setup page of the Cisco Linksys-EA2700 router, you don't need to go any farther than this page to setup the LAN IP address for your router.

Configure the LAN section of your Cisco Linksys EA2700

Scroll down until you see the heading of Network Setup. In this section place your cursor in the first box labeled IP Address, and enter your new address you have picked out for your Router. One good recommendation is 192.168.0.1

Nothing else needs to be changed, just click the button at the bottom labeled Change.

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.