How to change the IP Address on a Linksys WRH54G router

This page shows how to change the LAN IP Address on the Linksys WRH54G 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 WRH54G

To get started configuring the Linksys WRH54G 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 WRH54G, follow our Linksys WRH54G Login Guide.

Change the LAN IP Address on a Linksys WRH54G

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

router setup — This is the *setup* page from your Linksys WRH54G router.

Now that you have logged into the Linksys WRH54G, the first page you see is the Basic Setup page. This is the correct page to change your Router's IP Address, this is the address you see from inside your local network.

Configure the LAN section of your Linksys WRH54G

Scroll down this page until you come to the heading of Network Setup. Place your cursor in the first box labeled Local IP Address. These are the boxes that you need to enter the address you have chosen for your Router. In these screenshots the address of 192.168.1.1 is used, this a very good address.Please make sure you do not change the Subnet Mask, this should be left at 255.255.255.0, and the DHCP Server should be left enabled as well.

When you have finished, don't forget to save.

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.