How to change the IP Address on a Cisco WRVS4400N router

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This page shows how to change the LAN IP Address on the Cisco WRVS4400N router.

Other Cisco WRVS4400N Guides

This is the ip address guide for the Cisco WRVS4400N v2. 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 Cisco WRVS4400N

To get started configuring the Cisco WRVS4400N 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 WRVS4400N, follow our Cisco WRVS4400N Login Guide.

Change the LAN IP Address on a Cisco WRVS4400N

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 Cisco WRVS4400N router.

When logging into the Cisco WRVS4400Nv2 you begin on the Summary page. To change your IP Address, the local address inside your network, click the choice on the left labeled LAN under the heading of Setup.

Configure the LAN section of your Cisco WRVS4400N

router setup
This is the setup page from your Cisco WRVS4400N router.

Once on this new page, find the box labeled Local IP Address and enter the new address you have chosen for your Router. We would like to recommend using the address of 192.168.1.1

Don't change the DHCP Server, this should remain enabled. The Subnet Mask should also be kept at 255.255.255.0

Save your changes when you are finished making changes.

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 Cisco WRVS4400N Info

Don't forget about our other Cisco WRVS4400N info that you might be interested in.

This is the ip address guide for the Cisco WRVS4400N v2. We also have the following guides for the same router: