How to change the IP Address on a Huawei EchoLife HG520i router

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This page shows how to change the LAN IP Address on the Huawei EchoLife HG520i router.

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This is the ip address guide for the Huawei EchoLife HG520i. 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 Huawei EchoLife HG520i

To get started configuring the Huawei EchoLife HG520i LAN page you need to login to your router. If you are already logged in you can skip this step.

To login to the Huawei EchoLife HG520i, follow our Huawei EchoLife HG520i Login Guide.

Change the LAN IP Address on a Huawei EchoLife HG520i

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 Huawei EchoLife HG520i router.

Once you have logged into the Huawei EchoLife HG520i you see the Main Menu. To change your IP Address for your Router, click the choice on the left labeled Basic, then LAN Setting.

Configure the LAN section of your Huawei EchoLife HG520i

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This is the setup page from your Huawei EchoLife HG520i router.

This will bring up the correct page to change your IP Address. Click the box marked IP Address and enter the new one you have chosen for your Router. We highly recommend using the address of 192.168.0.1

Don't change the Subnet Mask, this is something like a key and needs to remain at 255.255.255.0

When you are done, click the Submit button.

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 Huawei EchoLife HG520i. We also have the following guides for the same router: