I first tried bridging the network on my laptop, but that didn't work. Now I tried plugging the ethernet cable directly into my router, but I still can't access that ip...
Someone please help! Thanks!
On some laptops you have to make sure Wi-fi is turned OFF, then manually set you network router as described here:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/setup-troubleshoot-bitmain-antminer-s1-180ghs-miner-344970
personally, I would not bother with wifi. However, if you need to connect through wifi, then it is better to do it either through wireless router (netgear) or an Airport express (Mac). If you expand your wireless network with Netgear or express, then you can connect your miner directly to wifi router by ethernet cable.