Instructions apply to iOS and Android devices.

How Do I Access Router Control configs?

Connect to your wireless online grid.

Install, Create new account, and Open RouterLogin.net highlighted in the Netgear Nighthawk Wi-Fi Router app

Your phone must be connected to your router’s Wi-Fi connection to enter the tweaks.

Identify your router’s user name and password.

Look for a sticker on the back or bottom of your router.

Netgear router login screen and admin settings highlighted on Android

If it’s not there, do a Google search for your model and check the manufacturer’s website.

Download and roll out the mobile app for your router.

Search for your router’s brand name in the Google Play Store or the App Store to find it.

192.168.1.1 in browser address bar; Netgear router log in screen and admin settings highlighted

For example, Nighthawk routers use the Nighthawk Wi-Fi Router app.

Once logged into your router, you could control its controls through the app.

If you could’t dive into the router parameters through the app, you may be directed to the web.

Enter the user name and password to reach the router’s admin console.

Zoom in to see the different parameters.

How Do I Log Into My 192.168 1.1 IP Address?

Identify your router’s default gateway IP address.

For example, many routers use the default IP address 192.168.1.1.

Find your router’s user name and password.

If it’s not on the router, look up the documentation on the manufacturer’s website.

Open a mobile web client and enter the router’s IP address in the URL bar.

Enter the router’s user name and password.

On the admin page, zoom in the see the different configs.

What Can You Control in Your Router’s configs?

Why Can’t I access to My Router on My Phone?

First, check to see if you’re connected to the router’s Wi-Fi online grid.

If someone has changed its user name and password,reset the routerto restore them to default.

Still can’t access your router configs?

Try logging into your router from a web online window by following the instructions above.

If you have a firewall app installed, you might have to disable it.

If that doesn’t work, tryrestarting your router and modem.

key in your router’s user name and password to sign in to the router’s admin page.

From here, you might check and change your internet options.

Use a paperclip (or a similar pointy object) to hold down theResetbutton for about 30 seconds.

The router will reset and power back on.

When you reset a Netgear router back to factory configs, all customizations are removed.