How to change the IP Address on a Netgear WNR3500L router

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This page shows how to change the LAN IP Address on the Netgear WNR3500L router.

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What is the LAN IP Address of a Router

The LAN IP Address of a router is also known as its internal IP address. It is also the IP address that you connect to when you want to configure your router. It is only useful from inside your network and has no use from the Internet side.

Routers have 2 IP addresses: an internal ip address and an external ip address. The external IP address is assigned to you by your Internet Service Provider, or ISP, and is generally not something that you can change. The internal IP address is set to a default value at the factory but can be changed if you want.

Common internal IP addresses for routers are:

  • 192.168.0.1
  • 192.168.1.1
  • 10.0.0.1

It is generally a good idea to make the last number of your router's internal IP address a '1', as in 192.168.0.1 or 10.0.0.1. This is not necessary, but many people do it and it makes it a bit easier to remember which IP address is assigned to your router. If you want to change the internal IP address of your router, this guide shows you how.

Login To The Netgear WNR3500L

To get started configuring the Netgear WNR3500L LAN page you need to login to your router. If you are already logged in you can skip this step.

To login to the Netgear WNR3500L, follow our Netgear WNR3500L Login Guide.

Change the LAN IP Address on a Netgear WNR3500L

If you followed our login guide above then you should see this screen.

router status mac address internet IP
This is the status page from your Netgear WNR3500L router.

After you have decided to change your IP Address, the address you see when inside your private network, first you need to log into the Netgear WNR3500L. This takes you to the Basic Settings page. Next, click the choice on the left, in the dark blue bar, labeled LAN Setup

Configure the LAN section of your Netgear WNR3500L

router setup
This is the setup page from your Netgear WNR3500L router.

You should now be on the LAN Setup page. Place your cursor in the first of the four boxes labeled IP Address, and enter your new address here. For your Router we suggest using an address such as 192.168.1.1

When you have finished making this change to your Router, make sure you did not change the IP Subnet Mask, it should remain at 255.255.255.0

Don't forget to click Apply.

Possible Problems when Changing your LAN IP Address

When you change your LAN IP Address you are making a fundamental change to how your network functions and all computers on your network will be affected. You will lose your Internet connection when you apply these changes. Your router may reboot and require a couple of minutes to start responding again.

Also note that some computers may need to be rebooted after you make this change before they can talk to the router or on the Internet again.

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This is the ip address guide for the Netgear WNR3500L. We also have the following guides for the same router: