Get a new IP address for your router.
The IP address of a router identifies the router on the Internet. Problems can arise if you change Internet service providers but continue to use the same router. Your Internet service provider may use your IP address to locate your account and router when troubleshooting connection problems. If you are using the old IP address, they may not be able to find and test your router remotely. In this case, you should assign a new IP address to your router. There are several things you can do to get your network to assign your router a new IP address.
Instructions
1. Open a Web browser and log into the administrator console for the router. The address for the router's admin console is printed on the documentation that came with your router in the section for router settings or router configurations. It can also be provided by your Internet service provider, if the ISP also provided the router. The link for the admin console may also be called "Router Settings" or "Router Configurations."
Check your bookmarks or favorites. The URL may have been saved after the router was installed. Sign into the admin console with the user name and password you set up when the router was installed. If you didn't set up a user name and password, check the router documentation for the factory defaults, which should help you gain entry.
2. Click on the "Settings" or "Troubleshooting" tab in the admin console. Look for a button or a link that says, "Release IP" or "Renew IP." Click on it. Manufacturers have different methods for renewing the IP address. Check with the router's documentation to see where you need to go to release the IP address.
3. Power down the router and leave it off overnight. Turn it back on in the morning and the IP address will be changed, in most cases. If this technique doesn't work, you will have to ask your Internet service provider to change your IP address.
4. Go through the Windows command prompt if you have the router connected to the computer through an Ethernet cable. Click on "Start" > "All Programs" > "Accessories" > "Command Prompt." Type in "ipconfig/release" in the command prompt, then hit "Enter." Wait for the process to finish and close the window. Turn off the computer and the router. Leave everything powered down overnight and turn back on in the morning.
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