Actually, if a router allows you to change the third octet, it can be a good idea, because it would be an unexpected subnet for hackers. If somehow they did manage to get in your network, it's better to have addresses in the 192.168.174 range than in the 192.168.1 range which is expected. Although it doesn't matter greatly.
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