Netgear FVX538 Login Instructions

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This page shows you how to login to the Netgear FVX538 router.

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This is the login guide for the Netgear FVX538. We also have the following guides for the same router:

Find Your Netgear FVX538 Router IP Address

We need to find your Netgear FVX538 router's internal IP address before we can log in to it.

Known FVX538 IP Addresses
192.168.0.1
192.168.1.1

Start with the first IP address in the list 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 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.

Login to the Netgear FVX538 Router

Your Netgear FVX538 router has a web interface. You need to use a web browser to manage it, such as Chrome, Edge, or Firefox.

Enter Netgear FVX538 Internal IP Address

Put the internal IP Address of your Netgear FVX538 in the address bar of your web browser. Your address bar should look something like this:

Press the Enter key on your keyboard. You should see a window pop up asking you for your Netgear FVX538 password.

Netgear FVX538 Default Username and Password

In order to login to your Netgear FVX538 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. All of the default usernames and passwords for the Netgear FVX538 are listed below.

Netgear FVX538 Default Usernames and Passwords
UsernamePassword
password
blankpassword

Put your username and password in the appropriate boxes. You can try them all.

router login screen
This is the login page from your Netgear FVX538 router.

Netgear FVX538 Home Screen

Once you are logged in you will see the Netgear FVX538 home screen, like this:

router status mac address internet IP
This is the status page from your Netgear FVX538 router.

If you see this screen, then good job, you are now logged in to your Netgear FVX538 router. You are ready to follow any of our other guides for this router.

Solutions To Netgear FVX538 Login Problems

Here are some other ideas that might help you get logged in to your router.

Netgear FVX538 Password Doesn't Work

It's possible that your router's factory default password is different than what we have listed. Start by trying all of the other known Netgear passwords. Here is our list of all Netgear Passwords.

Forgot Password to Netgear FVX538 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 Netgear FVX538 Router To Default Settings

Your last option when you are unable to get logged in is to reset your router to factory default settings. If you decide to reset your router to factory defaults, then you can follow our How To Reset your Router guide.f you still cannot get logged in, then you are probably going to have to reset your router to its default settings.

Other Netgear FVX538 Guides

Here are some of our other Netgear FVX538 info that you might be interested in.

This is the login guide for the Netgear FVX538. We also have the following guides for the same router: