You often see questions like this: "how to enter the settings of the router if there is no Internet connection", or "how to configure the router without the Internet". In this short article, I will try to answer these questions in detail. Let's figure out what to do if there is no Internet connection, and because of this it is impossible to enter the settings of the router, well, and configure it.
If you are interested, I advise you to immediately read what a router is. In short and simple, this is a device that combines different devices that are connected via Wi-Fi and cable into one network, with Internet access (if it is connected). We connect the Internet to the router, and it distributes it to many devices. If it weren't for the router, we could only connect one device to the Internet at home. However, depending on the connection method.
A router is a stand-alone device. It can work without connecting to a computer and without an Internet connection. And the most important, to enter the router settings, you do not need an Internet connection... Indeed, in most cases, we go to the web-interface of the router in order to configure the connection to the provider on it. Therefore, when you first connect to the router (before setting up), of course, you may not have access to the Internet, but we can go into the settings.
Login to the web interface and configure the router without connecting to the Internet
Most likely, you are having problems with entering the router settings. Since if you have already entered the control panel, you can configure it without any problems. I can say with confidence that the absence of the Internet on the computer can in no way interfere with the access to the settings page. After all, we go to the IP address of the router, and the computer (or other device) is directly connected to the router via cable, or via a Wi-Fi network.
Therefore, we connect to the router, look at the device itself, the address at which you can go to the web interface (192.168.1.1, or 192.168.0.1 should definitely fit), enter this address in any browser, and go to it. Most likely an authorization page will appear. We enter the username and password (the factory ones are also indicated on the device itself), and we get into the settings.
Moreover, it does not matter which company you have a router: TP-LINK, ASUS, D-LINK, ZyXEL, etc.
If it does not work, then see the detailed instructions for entering the router settings, or an article with solutions for the most popular reasons: https://help-wifi.com/oshibki-i-polomki/chto-delat-esli-ne-zaxodit-v- nastrojki-routera-na-192-168-0-1-ili-192-168-1-1 /
If you have the Internet (cable from the provider) and the computer is connected to the router, and you are worried about the lack of an Internet connection, then most likely it should be so. Because, you need to go to the control panel of the router and configure the connection to the provider there. I already wrote about this in the article: when setting up the router, it writes "No Internet access", or "Limited" and there is no Internet connection.
This is normal. The Internet can immediately start working only if the router is already configured, or your Internet provider uses the "Dynamic IP" connection technology. In all other cases, you will have to configure. You can see the instructions for your router on our website. Use the site search.
Conclusions
In order to enter the router settings, you do not need an Internet connection. In most cases, we go to the control panel to configure the Internet. You don't have to connect the Internet to your router at all. Then all devices will simply be on the local network without Internet access.
I think I was able to fully answer the question posed, and this information is useful to you. Good luck!
