192.168.2.1 is your router's default URL. Only very few people know the meaning behind the numbers.
192.168.2.1: This meaning lies behind the number sequence
If you set up a new router in your apartment, you will be confronted with many different passwords, terms and number sequences. This also includes the number series 192.168.2.1. However, this number combination has a very special meaning for your technical devices.
- The number combination 192.168.2.1 is an IP address that is used by default for routers. This address can be used to quickly identify a device in your in-house network.
- Almost all routers can be reached, regardless of whether they are Fritzbox, D-Link routers, Easybox or Alice routers. So that you as a user don't have to spend a long time searching for the address, you can also use the standard address to get to the router's user interface. You can then use it, for example, to change your WLAN password or specify the encryption method.
- In most cases, the IP address 192.168.2.1 is used for routers. In a few cases, the manufacturers use a different combination of numbers. However, the routers often have the standard IP address so that a connection to routers outside the home network is not possible.