Most D-Link routers don’t need a password by default, and that’s true for the DI-524 router, too. When logging in to your DI-524, just leave the password field blank. This router does have a default username: admin. The default IP address for the D-Link DI-524 is 192.168.0.1. This is the address that networked computers connect to; it’s also the IP address you should use as a URL to access the DI-524 through a web browser.

If the DI-524 Default Password Doesn’t Work

If the blank default password for your DI-524 router isn’t working, you (or someone else with access) most likely changed it since it was first installed (which is good!). The bad thing about changing the password to anything other than a blank one, of course, is that it’s easier to forget. The solution is to reset the router to its factory default settings. This restores the default password and username. Here’s how to reset the D-Link DI-524 router. The procedure is the same for all four versions.

If You Can’t Access Your DI-524 Router

If you can’t reach the DI-524 router through the default 192.168.0.1 IP address, it probably was changed at some point. Fortunately, unlike with the password, you don’t have to restore the entire router just to find out the IP address. You can use any computer that’s connected to the router to find the router’s IP address. This is called the default gateway. See how to find the default gateway IP Address if you need help doing this in Windows.