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ALFA Network Default Usernames & Passwords
The default credentials needed to login to your ALFA Network router

Info updated June 7, 2024

The majority of ALFA Network routers have a default username of admin, a default password of admin, and the default IP address of 192.168.2.1.

These ALFA Network credentials are needed when doing a login to the ALFA Network router's web interface to change any settings.
Since some of the models don't follow the standards, you can see those in the table below.

Below the table are also instructions on what to do incase you forget your ALFA Network router password, need to reset your ALFA Network router to its factory default password, or the password reset doesn't work.

Tip: Press ctrl+f (or cmd+f on Mac) to quickly search for your model number.

ALFA Network default Password List (Valid June 2024)

Model Default Username Default Password Default IP address
AIP-W411 v2.1.0
AIP-W411 v2.1.0 default factory settings 		admin admin 192.168.1.1
AIP-W502U
AIP-W502U default factory settings 		admin admin 192.168.2.1
AIP-W505
AIP-W505 default factory settings 		admin admin 192.168.2.1
AP51
AP51 default factory settings 		admin admin 10.0.0.1
MatrixPro2
MatrixPro2 default factory settings 		root admin 192.168.1.1
R36
R36 default factory settings 		admin admin 192.168.2.1


Instructions and common questions

Forgot your ALFA Network router password?

Have you changed the username and/or password of your ALFA Network router and forgotten what you changed it to?
Don't worry: all ALFA Network routers come with a default factory set password that you can revert to by following the instructions below.

Reset ALFA Network router to default password

If you decide to revert your ALFA Network router to it's factory defaults, you should do the 30-30-30 reset as follows:

  1. When your ALFA Network router is powered on, press and hold the reset button for 30 seconds.
  2. While still holding the reset button pressed, unplug the power of the router and hold the reset button for another 30 seconds
  3. While still holding the reset button down, turn on the power to the unit again and hold for another 30 seconds.

Your ALFA Network router should now be reset to its brand new factory settings, Check the table to see what those are (Most likely admin/admin).
If the factory reset didn't work, check out the ALFA Network 30 30 30 factory reset guide .


Important: Remember to change the default username and password to increase the security of your router after the factory reset, as the default passwords are available all over the web (like here).

I still can't access my ALFA Network router with the default password

Make sure that you have followed the reset instructions correctly as the ALFA Network routers should always rever to their factory default settings when reset.
Otherwise, there is always the risk that your router is damaged and might need to be repaired or replaced.