RT-AC86U Default IP Address

[rjih]

Every piece of documentation I have been able to review lists the default IP address for the AC86U as 192.168.1.1. I recently took delivery on a AC86U and the default IP address is 192.168.50.1. I have reset the router to factory defaults and the 192.168.50.1 address remains. I know the default IP address is simple to change, but I was wondering if this particular router is not conforming to normal specifications. Will someone who has a AC86U confirm their default IP address.

 

[Pierino]

It is 192.168.50.1

 

[RMerlin]

It varies between models. Newer models will usually print the default IP on their label.

 

[rjih]

It is 192.168.50.1

Thanks.

 

[unsynaps]

And this is annoying as sin. Bouncing back and forth between IP groups to set the dumb thing up and revert it back to the normal 192.168.1.1.

 

[MarkyPancake]

I got a UK AC86U this week and its default address is .1.1, like the AC68U it has replaced.

 

[curlysir]

Just received and set up a new RT-AC86U and its default address is 192.168.50.1. The http://router.asus.com address would not work for me and of course 192.1.168.1.1 like every router I have owned wouldn't work either. If the default address is on the router I can't find it. If I had not read about this change of the default address on this forum I would not have known how to access the router. I can see why some of the reviews about setting up this router are negative. After I got into the router everything else went fairly smoothly. Had to change the static address of 2 devices I had from .1 to .50 which caused a small delay.

 

[Easy Limits]

I noticed this too when I got my new 86U a week ago. Instead of changing the static addresses of my existing equipment I just changed the address of the router to 1.1

 

[DaveMishSr]

Every piece of documentation I have been able to review lists the default IP address for the AC86U as 192.168.1.1. I recently took delivery on a AC86U and the default IP address is 192.168.50.1. I have reset the router to factory defaults and the 192.168.50.1 address remains. I know the default IP address is simple to change, but I was wondering if this particular router is not conforming to normal specifications. Will someone who has a AC86U confirm their default IP address.

Mine is 192.168.50.1 and I set it to 192.168.1.1. It's a pain in the butt.

 

[Shazb0t]

I just left mine at 192.168.50.1. Is there a reason I'm unaware of that leaving it would cause some sort of issue?

 

[curlysir]

I just left mine at 192.168.50.1. Is there a reason I'm unaware of that leaving it would cause some sort of issue?

No issue after it is up and running, I left mine a 168.50.1 also. Biggest problem was not knowing it was this address at the beginning. Once setup no real difference.

 

[bbunge]

And this is annoying as sin. Bouncing back and forth between IP groups to set the dumb thing up and revert it back to the normal 192.168.1.1.

My RT-AC66U_B1 also had a default IP address of 192.168.50.1 so that is what my LAN has run for several years. 192.168.1.1 is not "normal" but is commonly used. Some routers use 192.168.0.1.

I manage a couple of remote networks via OpenVPN on Asus routers. I find it easier to manage devices on the remote LAN if the network IP address range is different.

 

[DaveMishSr]

I just left mine at 192.168.50.1. Is there a reason I'm unaware of that leaving it would cause some sort of issue?

My LAN has used 192.168.1.1 as its IP for eons. So I have to remember to set the default IP any time I reset my router. It's not really a pain in the butt.

I'm just getting grumpy...

as I become...

less youthful.