How to Find Your Router's IP Address (On Any Device or OS)

Your router's IP address is the gateway to your entire home or office network — it's how you access router settings, troubleshoot connectivity issues, and manage connected devices. Finding it takes less than a minute once you know where to look, though the exact steps vary depending on your operating system and setup.

What Is a Router IP Address, Exactly?

Your router has two IP addresses that serve very different purposes:

• Default gateway (local IP): The private address your devices use to communicate with the router on your local network. This is almost always something like 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1.
• Public IP address: The address your Internet Service Provider (ISP) assigns to your router, visible to the wider internet.

When most people ask how to find their router's IP address, they mean the default gateway — the one used to log into the router's admin panel.

How to Find Your Router IP Address on Windows

On Windows 10 and Windows 11:

1. Press Windows + R, type cmd, and hit Enter
2. In the Command Prompt, type ipconfig and press Enter
3. Look for the line labeled Default Gateway under your active network adapter (usually Wi-Fi or Ethernet)

The number next to Default Gateway is your router's local IP address. It typically looks like 192.168.1.1 or 10.0.0.1.

You can also find it through Settings → Network & Internet → Status → View your network properties, where Default Gateway appears in the list.

How to Find Your Router IP Address on macOS 🖥️

1. Click the Apple menu and open System Settings (or System Preferences on older macOS versions)
2. Go to Network, then select your active connection (Wi-Fi or Ethernet)
3. Click Details (or Advanced on older versions), then open the TCP/IP tab
4. The address listed next to Router is your router's IP

Alternatively, open Terminal and type netstat -nr | grep default — the first result is your router's IP.

How to Find Your Router IP Address on iPhone or iPad

1. Open Settings and tap Wi-Fi
2. Tap the (i) icon next to your connected network
3. Scroll down to find the Router field

That's your router's local IP address. Note that this method only works on iOS/iPadOS 14 and later in a straightforward way — older versions bury the information slightly deeper under the DNS section.

How to Find Your Router IP Address on Android

Android varies more by manufacturer, but the general path is:

1. Open Settings → Network & Internet → Wi-Fi
2. Tap your connected network name
3. Tap Advanced or the pencil/edit icon
4. Look for Gateway under network details

Some Android skins (Samsung One UI, MIUI, OxygenOS) label or arrange these settings differently. If you can't find it through settings, a free network utility app can surface the gateway instantly.

Common Default Router IP Addresses by Brand

Most routers ship with a predictable default gateway. If you haven't changed it, there's a good chance one of these applies:

These are defaults only — if your router was configured by an ISP technician or you've changed settings manually, the actual IP may differ.

How to Find Your Public IP Address

Your public IP is assigned by your ISP and changes periodically unless you've paid for a static IP. The easiest way to find it:

• Open any browser and search "what is my IP" — Google displays it instantly at the top of results
• Visit a site like ipinfo.io for additional details like ISP and general location

Your public IP is not used to access your router's admin panel — that's always the local gateway address.

What to Do If the Default IP Doesn't Work 🔍

If none of the common default IPs load the router login page:

• Check the router label — most routers print the default gateway and admin credentials on a sticker on the bottom or back
• Run ipconfig/netstat — these commands show the actual current gateway, not just common guesses
• Check if your ISP uses a modem-router combo — in these setups, your "router" may be the ISP's gateway device, with its own unique IP range

Some networks use double NAT — a modem and a separate router chained together — which means there are two gateway addresses in play. Your device connects to the inner router, which connects to the modem. Each device has its own IP, and accessing the modem's admin panel requires the outer address, which may not show up in standard ipconfig output.

The Variable That Changes Everything

Every method above works reliably in a standard setup, but what "standard" means shifts based on your environment. A home user with an ISP-provided combo unit, a small office running a mesh network system, and a user behind a corporate VPN are all looking at meaningfully different gateway structures — same question, different answers. The device and OS you're using narrows down which steps apply, but your actual network configuration is what determines which IP address matters and where it lives.