Quick Guide – How to find default gateway on iPhone
When you are setting up smart devices and IoT hardware in your office or home and facing difficulties in doing the same, the first thing you look for is “Default Gateway”. You can easily find this on your Windows, MacOS, iPhone, or other Apple devices.
In this article, we are going to discuss how to find the default gateway on iPhone as many people are troubled to do so. It should be noted that the default gateway is pivotal to connecting various devices to your local network like a Wi-Fi router. So, it is advised to read this article carefully to find the default gateway.
What Is A Default Gateway
A default gateway is a network node or hardware that works as a bridge between the user’s home network or device and the rest of the internet. When a device doesn’t have a defined direction for where to send the data packets, it directs the packet to the default gateway.
It is usually a router that serves as your network’s main entry point and exit for traffic flowing from and passing out of all of the linked connections. If you can’t find the default gateway, it is difficult to get connected to the local network (like a home router). This is why you must know how to find the default gateway IP address.
With the help of a gateway, you can easily get access to an outside network (apart from your own device). It allows users to connect with two or more devices and let the traffic flow to different devices with the help of the router. Every router has its own unique IP address which is by default its gateway address also.
How to find the default gateway on the iPhone
The default gateway connects two or more devices with the outside network. It must be noted that in most cases, the default gateway is the private IP address of the router. In iPhone, you can find this by using the following steps –
- Go to your iPhone settings
- Head to the Wi-Fi setting and look at the connected network
- Tap on the small i button adjacent to the connected network
- It will open the specifications of the network
- Now you can see the default gateway and default gateway IP address on your screen
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How to Find Default Gateway Address On Phone
- Open the Wi-Fi setting on your phone
- Select the connected device
- At the adjacent of the connected device, click on the setting icon
- It leads you to the Network details
- Scroll down the page, you can see the “IP Address” and “Gateway” on the screen
- It also tells you the MAC address of the network and transmit link speed
How to Find Default Gateway on Windows
Finding the default gateway on Windows is not as straightforward as discussed above but we are going to tell you the easiest way to do so. You can find it via two methods:
1) using the command prompt and
2) Using the control panel.
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With Window Command –
- Press the Window + R keys to open the command prompt
- Type cmd and hit the enter button
- You can see the black prompt screen with a blinking cursor on the screen
- Type (copy here) ipconfig and hit the enter button again
- Prompt results will appear, scroll down and find your default gateway
Conclusion
This is all about how to find the default gateway on an iPhone by using easy steps. This guide is not only restricted to iPhone users only, we have also discussed finding default gateway IP addresses on Phones and Windows. We hope this quick guide is able to resolve your queries. Stay connected with us for similar tech hacks.
