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Find your router's IP address

Also called the default gateway. Same number, two names, which is most of why this is confusing.

Part of Home Networks Updated September 2026 About 8 minutes

What you are looking for

Your router has two addresses. The one you want here is the private one facing your devices, usually something like 192.168.1.1. That is the address you type into a browser to reach the router's settings, and it is the same number your device calls the default gateway.

The anatomy of a home network The internet reaches a modem, which connects to a router. The router holds two addresses: a public one facing the internet and a private one facing your devices. That private one is the default gateway your devices send traffic to. Four things, and the router is the one wearing two hats The internet everything else Modem translates your provider's signal Router public side: 203.0.113.42 private side: 192.168.1.1 Often the same box as the modem in a rental unit. Laptop 192.168.1.14 Phone 192.168.1.22 Console 192.168.1.31 Printer 192.168.1.50 The word "gateway" just means the router's private address Every device above is configured to send anything not on the local network to 192.168.1.1. That is what "default gateway" means, and it is the same number you type into a browser to reach the router's settings.
The public address on the router's other side is the one our front page shows you. It is a different number doing a different job, and it will not get you into the settings.
Do not guess it

Lists of common defaults are everywhere and they are a coin flip. Every method below reads the address your device is actually using, which is always correct for your network.

Windows

The quick way

  1. Press Windows, type cmd, press Enter.
  2. Type ipconfig and press Enter.
  3. Find your active adapter, usually "Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi" or "Ethernet adapter".
  4. Read the line marked Default Gateway.
Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi:

   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.14   this device
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1    the router

Without the command line

Settings, Network and Internet, then Wi-Fi or Ethernet, then Hardware properties. The gateway is listed as IPv4 DNS servers' neighbor, labeled IPv4 gateway.

macOS

  1. Open System Settings, then Network.
  2. Select your active connection, then click Details.
  3. Open the TCP/IP tab.
  4. Read the field labeled Router.

Or in Terminal, which is faster if you are already there:

route -n get default | grep gateway
   gateway: 192.168.1.1

iPhone and iPad

  1. Open Settings, then Wi-Fi.
  2. Tap the blue circled i beside the network you are connected to.
  3. Scroll to the IPv4 Address section and read Router.

Apple labels it "Router" rather than "Gateway" on every Apple platform, which is friendlier and occasionally confusing when a support article says gateway.

Android

Android varies more than any other platform here, because manufacturers rearrange the settings app. The usual path:

  1. Settings, then Network and internet, then Internet or Wi-Fi.
  2. Tap the gear icon beside your connected network.
  3. Expand Advanced or Network details.
  4. Read Gateway.

If your device hides it, the reliable fallback is to look at a laptop on the same Wi-Fi. The gateway is a property of the network, so any device on it gives the same answer.

Linux and Chromebook

On Linux, any of these work depending on what is installed:

ip route | grep default
default via 192.168.1.1 dev wlan0

nmcli device show | grep GATEWAY
route -n | grep '^0\.0\.0\.0'

On a Chromebook: Settings, Network, click your Wi-Fi network, expand Network, and read Gateway.

When the address does not load anything

You have the right number and the browser will not open it. In rough order of likelihood:

CauseWhat to try
The browser searched instead of navigatingType http://192.168.1.1 with the scheme, so it is treated as an address
The router only serves HTTPS, with a self-signed certificateTry https:// and accept the warning. It is your own device on your own network
A VPN is activeDisconnect it. Many VPNs route local traffic through the tunnel, where your router does not exist
The admin page is on a nonstandard portTry :8080 or :8443 after the address
You are on guest Wi-FiGuest networks usually block access to the router by design. Join the main network
The provider locked the interfaceSome rented equipment is managed only through the provider's own app
If you have never changed the router password

Now is a good moment. Default credentials for every consumer router model are published and searchable, and a router with its factory password is one of the more consequential things to leave open on a home network.

Why this is not the address on our front page

The number here starts with 192.168. or 10. and belongs only to your own network. The number on our front page is the public one your whole household shares out on the internet.

Both are your router's. It sits on the boundary and holds one of each. If you were asked for "your IP" by a vendor or a game, they want the public one. If you are configuring something inside your house, you want this one. Public vs private covers the distinction properly.

Where to swim next

What is 192.168.1.1?Why that number, why it is not special, and why it is safe. Port forwarding explainedThe usual reason people go looking for the router in the first place. Home NetworksThe whole pillar, including NAT types and double NAT. Public vs privateWhy your router has two addresses at once.