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Linksys WRT54GS Login Instructions

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This page shows you how to login to the Linksys WRT54GS router.

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This is the login guide for the Linksys WRT54GS v5. We also have the following guides for the same router:

Find Your Linksys WRT54GS Router IP Address

Before you can log in to your Linksys WRT54GS router, you need to figure out it's internal IP address.

Known WRT54GS 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 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. I will not hurt anything 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:

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 WRT54GS Router

The Linksys WRT54GS is managed through a web-based interface. You can manage it by using a web browser such as Chrome, Firefox, or Edge.

Enter Linksys WRT54GS Internal IP Address

Find the address bar in your web browser and type in the internal IP address of your Linksys WRT54GS router. Your address bar should look something like this:

Press the Enter key on your keyboard. You will be prompted for your Linksys WRT54GS password.

Linksys WRT54GS Default Username and Password

You must know your Linksys WRT54GS username and password in order to log in. 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 WRT54GS router.

Linksys WRT54GS Default Usernames and Passwords
UsernamePassword
blankadmin

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

Linksys WRT54GS login screen

Linksys WRT54GS Home Screen

If your password is correct then you will be logged in and see the Linksys WRT54GS home screen, which looks like this:

router status mac address internet IP
This is the status page from your Linksys WRT54GS router.

If you see this screen, then congratulations, you are now logged in to your Linksys WRT54GS. You are now ready to follow one of our other guides.

Solutions To Linksys WRT54GS Login Problems

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

Linksys WRT54GS Password Doesn't Work

Perhaps your router's default password is 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 WRT54GS 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 WRT54GS 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. The last option when you are unable to get logged in to your router is to reset it to the factory defaults.

Other Linksys WRT54GS Guides

Here are some of our other Linksys WRT54GS info that you might be interested in.

This is the login guide for the Linksys WRT54GS v5. We also have the following guides for the same router: