(HELP) I cant connect to router settings (HELP)

I cant get into my router... i have always been able too when i had verizon but now i have SMC Networks Router SMC8014W-G with a Arris Modem... I got to CMD and do ipconfig and my default gateway is 192.168.0.1 and i put that into the browser but it says internet explorer cannot find the page.. when i had verizon it was 192.168.1.1 and it worked fine. but now it doesnt.. i have to get into my routers settings to portforward. my os is running on Windows Vista if that helps at all... but yeah please help.. thanks

 

Hi PeeWee and welcome to MGs.

Here is a link to your support page with a link to your manual in pdf format - http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?event=viewProduct&localeCode=EN_USA&cid=2&scid=19&pid=1584

There are some browser settings you can double check on page 12 of the manual. Here is a copy of that page.

CHAPTER 5 | Configuring the SMC8014WG-SI Gateway

After you have configured TCP/IP on a client computer, use a web browser to configure the SMC8014WG-SI Gateway. The Gateway can be configured by any Java-supported browser including Internet Explorer 5.0 or above, or Netscape Navigator 5.0 or above. Using the web management interface, you can configure the Gateway features and view its settings.
Before you attempt to log into the Gateway’s Web-based Administration, please verify the following:

1. Your browser is configured properly. (see below)
2. Disable any firewall or security software that may be running.
3. Confirm that you have a [link] LED where your computer is plugged into the Gateway. If you don’t have a [link] light, try another cable.
Browser Configuration Confirm your browser is configured for a direct connection to the Internet using the Ethernet cable that is installed in the computer. This is configured through the options/preference section of your browser.
Disable Proxy Connection
You will also need to verify that the “HTTP Proxy” feature of your web browser is disabled. This is so that your web browser will be able to view the web-based configuration pages. The following steps are for Internet Explorer and for Netscape. Determine which browser you use and follow the appropriate steps.

Internet Explorer (5.0 or above)
1. Open Internet Explorer. Click [Tools], and then select [Internet Options].
2. In the [Internet Options] window, click the [Connections] tab.
3. Click the [LAN Settings] button.
4. Clear all the check boxes and click [OK] to save these LAN settings changes.
5. Click [OK] again to close the [Internet Options] window.
NOTE: To ensure proper screen refresh after a command entry, be sure that Internet Explorer 5.0 is configured as follows: Under the menu “Tools/Internet Options/General/Temporary Internet Files/Settings,” the setting for “Check for newer versions of stored pages” should be “Every visit to the page.”

Netscape (5.0 or above)
1. Open Netscape. Click [Edit], and then select [Preferences].
2. In the [Preferences] window, under [Category], double-click [Advanced], then select the [Proxies] option.
3. Check [Direct connection to the Internet].
4. Click the [OK] button to save the changes.

See if that gets you connected to your configuration pages.