About Octet
Octet Router Handbook is a small, independent reference for one very common problem: getting into a home router's settings page. For most people that page lives at 192.168.1.1, and the sticker, the manual and the provider's help desk rarely explain it the same way twice.
The name comes from networking itself. An IPv4 address is four octets, four numbers between 0 and 255, and 192.168.1.1 is probably the most typed set of four in any home.
Topics on this site
- Signing in to a router's admin page and finding the right username and password.
- Working out which address your own router uses when it isn't 192.168.1.1.
- Changing the settings most households actually need: Wi-Fi name, Wi-Fi password, admin password and firmware.
- Fixing an admin page that won't load, times out or rejects a login.
How the guides are put together
Every page starts from primary material: router makers' manuals and support articles, provider help pages and the networking standards behind private addresses. When a brand's menus differ between models, we say so rather than pretend there is one universal path. Our editorial policy explains the process in full, including how corrections work.
Menus and defaults change with model and firmware, so each guide points to the place where you can check yours.
Things Octet refuses to publish
- Publish ways to get into a router or network that isn't yours.
- Invent default passwords. If a brand prints a unique password on each unit, we tell you to read the label.
- Accept payment to rank a brand, or sell routers ourselves.
Not tied to any router brand
This site isn't connected to any router maker, internet provider or the organisations that manage IP addresses. Product and company names are used only to identify hardware, and they belong to their owners. See the disclaimer for the details.
Talk to us
Spotted a menu that moved in a firmware update, or a login that no longer matches? The contact page reaches the desk directly, and we update guides when a report checks out.