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Login to the FRITZ 6490 Cable

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Here are instructions for logging in to the FRITZ 6490 Cable router.

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This is the login guide for the FRITZ 6490 Cable 07.01 (DE). We also have the following guides for the same router:

Find Your FRITZ 6490 Cable Router IP Address

In order to login to the FRITZ 6490 Cable router, we need to know it's internal IP address.

Known 6490 Cable IP Addresses
192.168.178.1
169.254.1.1
http://fritz.box/

Choose an IP address from the list above and then follow the rest of this guide.

If you do not find your router's interface later in this guide, then try a different IP address. Keep trying different IP addresses until you find your router. It should be completely harmless to try different IP addresses.

If you try all of the above IP addresses and still cannot find your router, then you have the following options:

Choose an internal IP Address using one of the above methods and then try to login to your router.

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Login to the FRITZ 6490 Cable Router

The FRITZ 6490 Cable router has a web-based interface. In order to log in to it, you need to use a web browser, such as Chrome, Firefox, or Edge.

Enter FRITZ 6490 Cable Internal IP Address

Find the address bar in your web browser and type in the internal IP address of your FRITZ 6490 Cable router. The address bar will look like this:

Press the Enter key on your keyboard. You should see a window pop up asking you for your FRITZ 6490 Cable password.

FRITZ 6490 Cable Default Username and Password

You must know your FRITZ 6490 Cable username and password in order to log in. If you are not sure what the username and password are, then perhaps they are still set to the factory defaults. Try all of the FRITZ 6490 Cable factory default usernames and passwords below.

FRITZ 6490 Cable Default Usernames and Passwords
UsernamePassword
noneprinted on router

Enter your username and password in the window that pops up. Keep trying them all until you get logged in.

login
This is the login page from your FRITZ 6490 Cable router.

FRITZ 6490 Cable Home Screen

You should now see the FRITZ 6490 Cable home Screen, which looks similar to this:

home
This is the home page from your FRITZ 6490 Cable router.

If you see this screen, then you know that you are logged in to your FRITZ 6490 Cable router. Now you can follow any of our other guides for this router.

Solutions To FRITZ 6490 Cable Login Problems

If you cannot get logged in to your router, here a few possible solutions you can try.

FRITZ 6490 Cable Password Doesn't Work

Your router's factory default password might be different than what we have listed here. You can try other FRITZ passwords. Here is our list of all FRITZ Passwords.

Forgot Password to FRITZ 6490 Cable Router

If you are using an ISP provided router, then you may need to call their support desk and ask for your login information. Most of the time they will have it on file for you.

How to Reset the FRITZ 6490 Cable Router To Default Settings

As a last resort, you can reset your router to factory defaults. If all else fails and you are unable to login to your router, then you may have to reset it to its factory default settings.

Other FRITZ 6490 Cable Guides

Here are some of our other FRITZ 6490 Cable info that you might be interested in.

This is the login guide for the FRITZ 6490 Cable 07.01 (DE). We also have the following guides for the same router: