169.254.1.1 Login — Admin Username & Password

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You changed your FRITZ!Box address once, and now nothing opens — not 192.168.178.1, not fritz.box,…

You changed your FRITZ!Box address once, and now nothing opens — not 192.168.178.1, not fritz.box, nothing at all. There is still a way in. AVM built an emergency address into the FRITZ!Box: 169.254.1.1. It only works over a cable, but it gets you back to the login page and your settings.

Plug your computer into the FRITZ!Box with a cable, open 169.254.1.1 in your browser, and sign in with the password on the sticker under the router — there is no username.

The fastest way in: tap the button below, then sign in with the details in the box.

🔐 169.254.1.1 Admin Login

IP Address: 169.254.1.1

Username: None

Password: On the sticker

Login to Admin Panel →

This button opens the FRITZ!Box emergency address. It works only when your computer is connected to the FRITZ!Box by cable.

169.254.1.1 Default Login Details

I have seen this done wrong more than once, so I keep it simple here.

This is not a normal login address. It is the back door AVM left for the day the normal address fails. For the full brand walkthrough, see the FRITZ!Box login guide.

Brand / DeviceLogin AddressUsernamePassword
FRITZ!Box (emergency address)169.254.1.1NoneOn the sticker

The normal FRITZ!Box address is 192.168.178.1 — see the 192.168.178.1 login guide — or the name fritz.box. Use 169.254.1.1 only when the normal address will not open.

How to Log In to 169.254.1.1

I use a cable for this one, every time. WiFi will not reach the emergency address.

Follow these steps:

  1. Plug your computer into the FRITZ!Box with a network cable.
  2. Open a browser and type 169.254.1.1 in the address bar.
  3. Leave the username empty. If the page asks for a username, your model uses the name on the sticker instead.
  4. Enter the password from the sticker under the router.
  5. Click Log In. The FRITZ!Box settings page opens, and you can fix the address from there.

Change the WiFi Password on 169.254.1.1

Once you are in through the emergency address, the WiFi password is a normal setting.

  1. Log in at 169.254.1.1 with the sticker password.
  2. Open Wi-Fi, then Security.
  3. Type a new WiFi password and save.
  4. Reconnect your devices with the new password.

169.254.1.1 Not Opening?

The emergency address has one hard rule: cable only. Almost every failure here breaks that rule.

  • Use a cable. The emergency address does not answer over WiFi. Plug in first, then try again.
  • Check the sticker. The password is printed under the router. If it is worn off, you will need a factory reset.
  • Wait for the lights. If the FRITZ!Box is still starting up, the page will not answer. Give it a minute after power-on.
  • Still nothing? Press the reset button and set the box up again. See how to reset a router first so you know what a reset wipes.

FAQs About 169.254.1.1 Login

It is the FRITZ!Box emergency address. When the normal address will not open, this address still reaches the login page over a cable.

AVM built it as a recovery path for a wired computer. It does not answer over WiFi, so plug in first.

There is no shared default password. It is printed on the sticker under your router, and on the service card in the box.

Log in through 169.254.1.1, open the network settings, and set the address back to 192.168.178.1. Then use fritz.box or 192.168.178.1 as normal.

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Published November 14, 2026

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