How to change the IP Address on a Comtrend AR-5381u router

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This page shows how to change the LAN IP Address on the Comtrend AR-5381u router.

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This is the ip address guide for the Comtrend AR-5381u. 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 Comtrend AR-5381u

To get started configuring the Comtrend AR-5381u LAN page you need to login to your router. If you are already logged in you can skip this step.

To login to the Comtrend AR-5381u, follow our Comtrend AR-5381u Login Guide.

Change the LAN IP Address on a Comtrend AR-5381u

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 Comtrend AR-5381u router.

Once you have logged into the Comtrend AR-5381u you see the Device Info page. To change your IP Address, the address you are looking at from inside your network, click the tab on the left labeled Advanced Setup. This opens more choices below it, click the one labeled LAN.

Configure the LAN section of your Comtrend AR-5381u

router setup
This is the setup page from your Comtrend AR-5381u router.

When you are on this new page, the first box should be the IP Address, enter the new address you have chosen for your Router here. We would like to suggest using the address of 192.168.1.1

Leave the bullet labeled Enable DHCP Server marked, this allows your Router to automatically choose these for you. The Subnet Mask should also remain as it is, 255.255.255.0

When you are finished making changes to your Comtrend save your 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.

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This is the ip address guide for the Comtrend AR-5381u. We also have the following guides for the same router: