How to change the IP Address on a TP-Link TD-W8980 router

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This page shows how to change the LAN IP Address on the TP-Link TD-W8980 router.

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This is the ip address guide for the TP-Link TD-W8980. 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 TP-Link TD-W8980

To get started configuring the TP-Link TD-W8980 LAN page you need to login to your router. If you are already logged in you can skip this step.

To login to the TP-Link TD-W8980, follow our TP-Link TD-W8980 Login Guide.

Change the LAN IP Address on a TP-Link TD-W8980

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 TP-Link TD-W8980 router.

Now that you have finished logging into the TP-Link TD-W8980 you are placed on the Basic Status page. There is a grey bar on the left side of the page, click the link labeled Network. This opens a new sub-menu, choose LAN Settings from this.

Configure the LAN section of your TP-Link TD-W8980

router setup
This is the setup page from your TP-Link TD-W8980 router.

You are now on the correct page to change your Router's IP Address, this is the address you are looking at while inside your network. Enter your new address you have chosen for your router in the box labeled IP Address. A couple of good choices are 10.0.0.1 and 192.168.0.1

Don't change anything else on this page. Keep the DHCP Server enabled and the Subnet Mask should remain at 255. 255.255.0

Click the choice on the bottom labeled Save and you are finished.

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 TP-Link TD-W8980 Info

Don't forget about our other TP-Link TD-W8980 info that you might be interested in.

This is the ip address guide for the TP-Link TD-W8980. We also have the following guides for the same router: