Linksys WRT54G Login Instructions

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Here are instructions for logging in to the Linksys WRT54G router.

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This is the login guide for the Linksys WRT54G v2. We also have the following guides for the same router:

Find Your Linksys WRT54G Router IP Address

We need to find your Linksys WRT54G router's internal IP address before we can log in to it.

Known WRT54G IP Addresses
192.168.1.1

Choose an IP address from the list above and then follow the rest of this guide.

If you do not find your router's interface later in this guide, then try a different IP address. Keep trying different IP addresses until you find your router. It should be completely harmless to try different IP addresses.

If, after trying all of the above IP addresses, you still cannot find your router, then you can try one of the following steps:

Choose an internal IP Address using one of the above methods and then try to login to your router.

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Login to the Linksys WRT54G Router

The Linksys WRT54G is managed through a web-based interface. The way you manage it is by using a web browser like Firefox, Edge, or Chrome.

Enter Linksys WRT54G Internal IP Address

Put the internal IP Address of your Linksys WRT54G in the address bar of your web browser. The address bar looks like this:

Press the Enter key on your keyboard. A window will show asking for your Linksys WRT54G password.

Linksys WRT54G Default Username and Password

In order to login to your Linksys WRT54G you are going to need to know your username and password. Just in case the router's username and password have never been changed, you may want to try the factory defaults. Below is a list of all known Linksys WRT54G default usernames and passwords.

Linksys WRT54G Default Usernames and Passwords
UsernamePassword
blankadmin

In the window that pops up, enter your username and password. You can try them all.

Linksys WRT54G login screen

Linksys WRT54G Home Screen

Once you are logged in you will see the Linksys WRT54G home screen, like this:

router status mac address internet IP
This is the status page from your Linksys WRT54G router.

When you see this screen, then you are logged in to your Linksys WRT54G router. You are ready to follow any of our other guides for this router.

Solutions To Linksys WRT54G Login Problems

If you cannot get logged in to your router, here a few possible solutions you can try.

Linksys WRT54G Password Doesn't Work

Your router's factory default password might be different than what we have listed here. You can try other Linksys passwords. Here is our list of all Linksys Passwords.

Forgot Password to Linksys WRT54G Router

If your Internet Service Provider supplied you with your router, then you might want to try giving them a call and see if they either know what your router's username and password are, or maybe they can reset it for you.

How to Reset the Linksys WRT54G Router To Default Settings

As a last resort, you can reset your router to factory defaults. As a last resort, you can reset your router to factory defaults.

Other Linksys WRT54G Guides

Here are some of our other Linksys WRT54G info that you might be interested in.

This is the login guide for the Linksys WRT54G v2. We also have the following guides for the same router: