[SOLVED] I can't access my WiFi router login page using the default gateway found in ipconfig.

[Sparkezaa]

I'm trying to port forward my Minecraft server but when I try to access the login by searching up the default gateway, it says the page was unable to connect. The router was from the ISP. I'm not using ethernet, and I'm using my motherboard's WiFi. I've tried the Default gateway, Subnet Mask, and the IPv4 Address but none of them work.

 

[USAFRet]

By default, the router admin is usually not accessible via WiFi.
You need to be connected via ethernet cable.

 

[Sparkezaa]

By default, the router admin is usually not accessible via WiFi.
You need to be connected via ethernet cable.

How can I access the login if I am not connected to ethernet then? Thanks!

 

[USAFRet]

How can I access the login if I am not connected to ethernet then? Thanks!

You can't.
If WiFi admin is disabled (as is usual), you must connect with an ethernet cable.

It is usually disabled by default, to reduce the attack surface.
You don't want some guy sitting in his car outside your house, trying to access your router settings.

 

[volstead]

This is interesting. I'm assuming you're talking about the router login page. I'm using wifi on my laptop and I can connect. Are you talking about something different?

 

[USAFRet]

This is interesting. I'm assuming you're talking about the router login page. I'm using wifi on my laptop and I can connect. Are you talking about something different?

Usually, WiFi administration of the router is OFF by default.
You can enable that function, but it is normally OFF when the router comes out of the box. And the only way to access the router settings is via ethernet cable.

 

[volstead]

Usually, WiFi administration of the router is OFF by default.
You can enable that function, but it is normally OFF when the router comes out of the box. And the only way to access the router settings is via ethernet cable.

How do you turn it off/on?

 

[USAFRet]

How do you turn it off/on?

Somewhere in your router settings, there might be an option for "WiFi administration ON/OFF" (or similar).

 

[Sparkezaa]

You can't.
If WiFi admin is disabled (as is usual), you must connect with an ethernet cable.

It is usually disabled by default, to reduce the attack surface.
You don't want some guy sitting in his car outside your house, trying to access your router settings.

Thanks, USAFRet. I would've been completely lost without your help.