Default settings of the D-Link DIR-842V2
Here you can find the default IP address and the predefined access data for the user interface of the DIR-842V2 AC1200 Wi-Fi Gigabit Router router of D-Link. This site also contains information about the preconfigured Wi-Fi settings of the device. In the bottom part of this website, you will find a manual for accessing the user interface of this router and resetting its factory settings.
Login data for the user interface
- IP address:
- 192.168.0.1 (or http://dlinkrouter.local./)
- Username:
- <blank>
- Password:
- <blank>
Preconfigured Wi-Fi settings
- SSID:
- on a sticker on the router’s case
- Password:
- on a sticker on the router’s case
Access to the user interface
Accessing the user interface is necessary when you want to change the router configuration. For the D-Link DIR-842V2, you have to do the following steps for access:
- Switch on router
- Establish a connection between the device and the router via network cable or Wi-Fi*
- Open browser
- Paste IP address or URL in the address bar and then confirm with ‘Enter’ key
- Enter password in the open user interface and confirm again
Reset default settings
Resetting default settings is especially helpful when you have changed and forgotten the login data for the user interface. Please consider that not only will settings like IP address, username and password be set to factory settings, but all configurations you may have made will as well.
Execute hardware reset
To reset the D-Link DIR-842V2 to its default settings, you have to do the following steps:
- Put router into operation
- For at least 10 seconds, press the Reset button
- Device restarts automatically
- Restoration of standard settings is finished
After you have successfully executed the steps mentioned above, the configuration of the router will be reset to factory settings. If you want to log in to the user interface, you have to use the preset login data.