How to change the IP Address on a Linksys E1000 router

This page shows how to change the LAN IP Address on the Linksys E1000 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 Linksys E1000

To get started configuring the Linksys E1000 LAN page you need to login to your router. If you are already logged in you can skip this step.

To login to the Linksys E1000, follow our Linksys E1000 Login Guide.

Change the LAN IP Address on a Linksys E1000

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

router setup — This is the *setup* page from your Linksys E1000 router.

Once you have logged into the Linksys E1000 you should start on the Setup page. Just click the choice in the small blue bar labeled Basic Setup.

Configure the LAN section of your Linksys E1000

To change your Router IP Address, the address you are looking at while inside your network, scroll down this page until you come to four boxes labeled IP Address. This is where you need to enter the new address you have picked out for your Router. We would like to recommend the one that is shown in these screenshots, 192.168.1.1

Please leave the Subnet Mask at 255.255.255.0 The DHCP Server should also be left enabled, which allows the Router to choose these numbers for you.

Last of all, click Save Settings when you are finished. You also may be required to Reboot.

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.