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Linksys WRT54G Login Instructions

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This page shows you how to login to the Linksys WRT54G router.

Other Linksys WRT54G Guides

This is the login guide for the Linksys WRT54G v4. We also have the following guides for the same router:

Find Your Linksys WRT54G Router IP Address

Before you can log in to your Linksys WRT54G router, you need to figure out it's internal IP address.

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 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 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 have the following options:

Now that you have your router's internal IP Address, we are ready to login to it.

Login to the Linksys WRT54G Router

Your Linksys WRT54G is managed through a web-based interface. You can manage it by using a web browser such as Chrome, Firefox, or Edge.

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 will look like this:

Press the Enter key on your keyboard. You should see a window pop up asking you 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. If you are not sure what the username and password are, then perhaps they are still set to the factory defaults. Here is a list of all known factory default usernames and passwords for the Linksys WRT54G router.

Linksys WRT54G Default Usernames and Passwords
UsernamePassword
blankadmin

Enter your username and password in the dialog box that pops up. Keep trying them all until you get logged in.

Linksys WRT54G login screen

Linksys WRT54G Home Screen

You should now see the Linksys WRT54G home Screen, which looks similar to this:

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

If you see this screen, then congratulations, you are now logged in to your Linksys WRT54G. At this point, 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

Perhaps your router's default password is different than what we have listed here. It doesn't hurt to try all of the other known 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

If all else fails and you are unable to login to your router, then you may have to reset it to its 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 v4. We also have the following guides for the same router: