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Default settings of the Netgear WNDR4500

Here you can find the default IP address and the username and password for the user interface of the Netgear WNDR4500 N900 WiFi Dual Band router. 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:
192.168.1.1 (or http://www.routerlogin.net)
Username:
admin
Password:
password

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 Netgear WNDR4500, you have to do the following steps for access:

  1. Put router into operation
  2. Set up a connection between the device and the router via Wi-Fi* or network cable
  3. Open web browser
  4. Insert URL or IP address into the address bar and confirm with ‘Enter’ key
  5. Enter username and password in the open user interface and confirm again
* Make sure that your router’s Wi-Fi is activated.

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 Netgear WNDR4500 to its default settings, you have to do the following steps:

  1. Switch on router
  2. For at least 7 seconds, press the Reset button
  3. Restart of the device is automatically executed
  4. Default settings have been restored

Execute software reset

With the Netgear WNDR4500, you can restore the factory settings with the installed software. Log in to the user interface of the router with your access data and execute the steps that are described in the user handbook.

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.