DrayTek Vigor Router Login and Setup Guide
DrayTek Vigor routers use 192.168.1.1 as the default admin address. Default username is admin with no password. DrayTek is a Taiwanese brand popular among SMBs, ISPs, and power users for dual-WAN and advanced VPN features.
About DrayTek Vigor Routers
DrayTek is a Taiwanese networking manufacturer founded in 1997, specialising in broadband routers, VPN concentrators, and multi-WAN devices. Their Vigor product line is particularly common in the UK, Ireland, Australia, and Taiwan for VDSL/ADSL connections, and is a popular choice among network engineers who need advanced routing features without enterprise pricing.
Official DrayTek support: DrayTek Support
Dual-WAN VDSL routers. Business-grade load balancing, policy routing, central VPN. Popular in UK SMB deployments.
Multi-WAN security routers with firewall, IPS, SSL-VPN, and web content filtering. For offices and demanding home labs.
VDSL routers with integrated Wi-Fi. Common ISP-supplied or self-purchased option in Ireland and the UK.
Standalone access points managed via VigorConnect or the main Vigor router. Centralised Wi-Fi management without a cloud subscription.
How to Log In
Connect via Ethernet to any numbered LAN port, or via Wi-Fi if wireless is set up.
Type http://192.168.1.1 in a browser. The DrayOS web interface loads immediately.
Username: admin. Password: leave empty. DrayTek ships with no default password on the admin account. You are prompted to set a password on first login.
Default Credentials
| All Vigor Models | Admin IP | Username | Password |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vigor 2760, 2762, 2765, 2766 | 192.168.1.1 | admin | blank (empty) |
| Vigor 2860, 2862, 2866 | 192.168.1.1 | admin | blank (empty) |
| Vigor 2926, 2927 | 192.168.1.1 | admin | blank (empty) |
| Vigor 2962, 3910 | 192.168.1.1 | admin | blank (empty) |
| VigorAP 900, 910, 1000C | 192.168.1.2 | admin | blank (empty) |
Troubleshooting
DrayTek default is admin / blank. If blank fails, factory reset: power off, hold Reset during power-on for 5 seconds.
Go to WAN → General Setup. Verify PPPoE credentials exactly - a trailing space causes auth failure. UK BT FTTC typically uses @btbroadband.com suffix.
Community and Support
Official documentation answers most setup questions, but these communities have thousands of solved threads covering every edge case.
FAQ
How do I set up load balancing on a DrayTek dual-WAN router?
Log in to 192.168.1.1, go to WAN → General Setup. Enable both WAN1 and WAN2 interfaces and configure each with your ISP's connection settings. Then go to Routing → Load Balance / Route Policy to configure how traffic is distributed. DrayTek's load balancing supports session-based, IP-based, and protocol-based distribution policies. Set the weight ratio in WAN → Load Balance to control how bandwidth is split between connections.
Not Your Average Home Router
DrayTek Vigor gear sits in an unusual niche: too capable for the average household, too affordable for enterprise, which is exactly why small businesses and technical home users in the UK, Ireland and much of Europe swear by it. A Vigor does things consumer routers can't, dual-WAN failover and load balancing, dozens of site-to-site VPN tunnels, VLANs, genuine firewall control, and it's often the box that gives a small office a static-IP business line its full feature set. The flip side: the admin panel assumes you know networking vocabulary, and the defaults reflect a device meant to be configured deliberately, not plugged in and forgotten.
Default access is 192.168.1.1 with username admin and password admin on most models (older units used a blank password). That combination is fine for the thirty seconds before you change it and reckless for a minute longer, a Vigor is frequently deployed with a public IP and remote management in mind, which is precisely the scenario where a default password becomes somebody else's router.
Keep the Firmware Current, Seriously
DrayTek's capability comes with responsibility, and the company's history makes the point. Vigor routers have been targeted by real, in-the-wild attacks more than once, notably a 2020 campaign exploiting a web-panel vulnerability and a 2024 round of CVEs that prompted urgent patch advisories. DrayTek responds with firmware fixes promptly, but a fix only helps installed. If you run a Vigor, especially with any remote-management or SSL-VPN service exposed, put firmware checks on a calendar. Turn off remote admin access unless you actively need it, and if you do need it, restrict it by source IP and use the SSL VPN rather than opening the raw panel.
This isn't fear-mongering about a bad product, it's the normal cost of running a router powerful enough to be worth attacking. The same features that make a Vigor great make an unpatched one a prize.