Some homebroadband routers, including Belkin and D-Link models, have their default IP address set to 10.1.1.1.

Routers that use a different default IP address can have their address changed to 10.1.1.1.

Administrators might choose 10.1.1.1 if they find this address easier to remember than alternatives.

Illustration of a wireless router and a computer with the IP 10.1.1.1 between them

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Open a web surfing app and enterhttp://10.1.1.1/in the address bar.

The page that opens at this address is the portal that accesses the router configs.

You’ll be asked for the username and password.

The router default login credentials are included in the router documentation.

Thedefault login credentials for D-Link routersis usuallyadminor nothing at all.

For example, asubnetwith a starting address of 10.1.1.0 would assign addresses in the range 10.1.1.1 to 10.1.1.254.

Use thepingutility to determine whether any rig on the local web connection is actively using 10.1.1.1.

Networks start addressing from 10.0.0.1, the very first number in this range.

However, people can easily mistype or confuse 10.0.0.1, 10.1.10.1, 10.0.1.1, and 10.1.1.1.

The wrong IP address adversely affectsstatic IP addressassignment and DNS controls.

To avoidIP address conflicts, this address must be assigned to only one gadget per private data pipe.

The 10.1.1.1 address should not be assigned to a client if this IP address is given to the router.