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Linksys WRT54G Login Instructions

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If you need to login to the Linksys WRT54G router, then this guide shows you how.

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This is the login guide for the Linksys WRT54G v8. 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

You may have to try using a few different IP addresses from the list above. Just pick one 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 you try all of the above IP addresses and 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.

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Login to the Linksys WRT54G Router

The Linksys WRT54G router has a web-based interface. You need to use a web browser to manage it, such as Chrome, Edge, or Firefox.

Enter Linksys WRT54G Internal IP Address

Find the address bar in your web browser and type in the internal IP address of your Linksys WRT54G router. Your address bar should look something like this:

Press the Enter key on your keyboard. You should see a window asking for your Linksys WRT54G password.

Linksys WRT54G Default Username and Password

You must know your Linksys WRT54G username and password in order to log in. Just in case the router's username and password have never been changed, you may want to try 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

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

Linksys WRT54G login screen

Linksys WRT54G Home Screen

When you get logged in you should be at 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 good job, you are now 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

Here are some other ideas that might help you get 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. We have an extensive list of all Linksys Passwords that you can try.

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 you still cannot get logged in, then you are probably going to have to reset your router to its default settings. For help resetting your router, follow our How To Reset your Router guide.

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 v8. We also have the following guides for the same router: