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Linksys WRT54G Login Instructions

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This guide shows you exactly how to login to the Linksys WRT54G router.

Other Linksys WRT54G Guides

This is the login guide for the Linksys WRT54G v3. We also have the following guides for the same router:

Find Your Linksys WRT54G Router IP Address

The first thing that we need to know in order to login to the Linksys WRT54G router is it's internal IP address.

Known WRT54G IP Addresses
192.168.1.1

Pick one of these IP addresses and then follow the rest of this guide.

If later on in this guide you do not find your router using the IP address that you pick, then you can try different IP addresses until you get logged in. It is harmless to try different IP addresses.

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

The next step is to try logging in to your router.

Login to the Linksys WRT54G Router

Your Linksys WRT54G router has a web interface. The way you manage it is by using a web browser like Firefox, Edge, or Chrome.

Enter Linksys WRT54G Internal IP Address

Type the internal IP address that you picked above in the address bar of your web browser. The address bar looks like this:

Press the Enter key on your keyboard. You will see a window 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. It's possible that the router's password is still set to the factory default. Try all of the Linksys WRT54G factory default usernames and passwords below.

Linksys WRT54G Default Usernames and Passwords
UsernamePassword
blankadmin

Put your username and password in the appropriate boxes. You should be able to try them all.

Linksys WRT54G login screen

Linksys WRT54G Home Screen

If your password is correct then you will be logged in and see the Linksys WRT54G home screen, which looks 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. Now you can follow any of our other guides for this router.

Solutions To Linksys WRT54G Login Problems

Here are some things that you can try if you are having problems getting logged in to your router.

Linksys WRT54G Password Doesn't Work

Your router's factory default password might be different than what we have listed here. Start by trying all of the other known Linksys passwords. Here is our list of all Linksys Passwords.

Forgot Password to Linksys WRT54G Router

If your ISP provided your router, then you may have to call them and ask them if they know how to login to your router. Sometimes they will have your password on file.

How to Reset the Linksys WRT54G Router To Default Settings

Your last option when you are unable to get logged in is to reset your router to factory default settings. Your last option when you are unable to get logged in is to reset your router to factory default settings.

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 v3. We also have the following guides for the same router: