Netgear WNR2500 Login Instructions

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If you need to login to the Netgear WNR2500 router, then this guide shows you how.

Other Netgear WNR2500 Guides

This is the login guide for the Netgear WNR2500. We also have the following guides for the same router:

Find Your Netgear WNR2500 Router IP Address

We need to find your Netgear WNR2500 router's internal IP address before we can log in to it.

Known WNR2500 IP Addresses
10.0.0.1
192.168.1.1

Choose an IP address from the list above and then follow the rest of this guide.

If the IP address you picked does not seem to work, then simply try a different one. I will not hurt anything to try different IP addresses.

If you try all of the above IP addresses and still cannot find your router, then try the following:

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

Login to the Netgear WNR2500 Router

The Netgear WNR2500 router has a web-based interface. You can manage it by using a web browser such as Chrome, Firefox, or Edge.

Enter Netgear WNR2500 Internal IP Address

Put the internal IP Address of your Netgear WNR2500 in the address bar of your web browser. The address bar looks like this:

Press the Enter key on your keyboard. You will be prompted for your Netgear WNR2500 password.

Netgear WNR2500 Default Username and Password

You must know your Netgear WNR2500 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 Netgear WNR2500 router.

Netgear WNR2500 Default Usernames and Passwords
UsernamePassword
adminpassword

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

Netgear WNR2500 login screen

Netgear WNR2500 Home Screen

After you get logged in you should see the Netgear WNR2500 home screen, which looks like this:

router status mac address internet IP
This is the status page from your Netgear WNR2500 router.

If you see this screen, then you know that you are logged in to your Netgear WNR2500 router. You are now ready to follow one of our other guides.

Solutions To Netgear WNR2500 Login Problems

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

Netgear WNR2500 Password Doesn't Work

Perhaps your router's default password is different than what we have listed here. Be sure to try other Netgear passwords. Head over to our list of all Netgear Passwords.

Forgot Password to Netgear WNR2500 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 WNR2500 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. Our How To Reset your Router guide can help you reset your router to factory defaults.

Other Netgear WNR2500 Guides

Here are some of our other Netgear WNR2500 info that you might be interested in.

This is the login guide for the Netgear WNR2500. We also have the following guides for the same router: