This page shows you how to login to the Netgate 5100 router.
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This is the login guide for the Netgate 5100 2.5.1. We also have the following guides for the same router:
Find Your Netgate 5100 Router IP Address
We need to find your Netgate 5100 router's internal IP address before we can log in to it.
| Known 5100 IP Addresses |
|---|
| 192.168.1.1 |
Start with the first IP address in the list and then follow the rest of this guide.
If the IP address you picked does not seem to work, then simply try a different one. I will not hurt anything 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:
- Follow our guide called Find Your Router's Internal IP Address.
- Use our free software called Router Detector.
Now that you have your router's internal IP Address, we are ready to login to it.
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Login to the Netgate 5100 Router
Your Netgate 5100 router has a web interface. The way you manage it is by using a web browser like Firefox, Edge, or Chrome.
Enter Netgate 5100 Internal IP Address
Either copy/paste or type the internal IP address of your Netgate 5100 router into the address bar of your web browser. The address bar looks like this:
Press the Enter key on your keyboard. A window will show asking for your Netgate 5100 password.
Netgate 5100 Default Username and Password
You must know your Netgate 5100 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 Netgate 5100 factory default usernames and passwords below.
| Netgate 5100 Default Usernames and Passwords | |
|---|---|
| Username | Password |
| admin | pfsense |
Put your username and password in the appropriate boxes. You can try them all.
Netgate 5100 Home Screen
If your password is correct then you will be logged in and see the Netgate 5100 home screen, which looks like this:
If you see this screen, then congratulations, you are now logged in to your Netgate 5100. You are now ready to follow one of our other guides.
Solutions To Netgate 5100 Login Problems
If you are having problems getting logged in to your router, here are a few ideas for you to try.
Netgate 5100 Password Doesn't Work
Your router's factory default password might be different than what we have listed here. You can try other Netgate passwords. Here is our list of all Netgate Passwords.
Forgot Password to Netgate 5100 Router
If your Internet Service Provider supplied you with your router, then you might want to try giving them a call and see if they either know what your router's username and password are, or maybe they can reset it for you.
How to Reset the Netgate 5100 Router To Default Settings
Your last option when you are unable to get logged in is to reset your router to factory default settings. You can follow our How To Reset your Router guide for help.
Other Netgate 5100 Guides
Here are some of our other Netgate 5100 info that you might be interested in.
This is the login guide for the Netgate 5100 2.5.1. We also have the following guides for the same router: