How to change the IP Address on a Sierra Wireless AirCard 802S router

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This page shows how to change the LAN IP Address on the Sierra Wireless AirCard 802S router.

Other Sierra Wireless AirCard 802S Guides

This is the ip address guide for the Sierra Wireless AirCard 802S. We also have the following guides for the same router:

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 Sierra Wireless AirCard 802S

To get started configuring the Sierra Wireless AirCard 802S LAN page you need to login to your router. If you are already logged in you can skip this step.

To login to the Sierra Wireless AirCard 802S, follow our Sierra Wireless AirCard 802S Login Guide.

Change the LAN IP Address on a Sierra Wireless AirCard 802S

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 Sierra Wireless AirCard 802S router.

After you first log into the Sierra Wireless AirCard 802S you see the Your Overdrive Pro Status page of this Router. When you are needing to change your IP Address, the address you can see from inside your private network, click the choice at the top labeled Advanced Settings, it has a picture of a wrench under it. Next, click the tab labeled Router, and under this, in smaller lettering, LAN.

Configure the LAN section of your Sierra Wireless AirCard 802S

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This is the setup page from your Sierra Wireless AirCard 802S router.

Place your cursor in the box labeled Router IP Address and enter the new address you have picked out for your Router. We recommend the choice of 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1

While making this change, be sure to leave the the other choices alone, such as the Subnet Mask should remain at 255.255.255.0

When you are finished, for these changes to take effect, you need to click Save.

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.

Other Sierra Wireless AirCard 802S Info

Don't forget about our other Sierra Wireless AirCard 802S info that you might be interested in.

This is the ip address guide for the Sierra Wireless AirCard 802S. We also have the following guides for the same router: