How to configure Linksys smart wi-fi router?
Linksys smart wi-fi configuration
Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Router configuration allows the setting up of wireless network connection. The configuration is allowed through Linksys smart wi-fi setup or Linksys router setup. Linksys router setup is quite easy with the Smart Setup Wizard via
Linksys router login access from a compatible web browser.
Prior to Linksys smart router setup and Linksys smart wi-fi configuration:-
Few essentials to be considered before beginning the Linksys smart wi-fi configuration;
- A supporting web browser
- Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Router
- the Ethernet (RJ-45) cables for connecting hardware
- A computer for Linksys smart wi-fi login and configuration.
- A stable internet connection.
Linksys router setup and Linksys smart wi-fi configuration:-
- Fix the external antennas to the Linksys router at the specific antenna ports.
- Orient the antennas to align in all directions.
- Plug your Linksys smart wi-fi router to the power outlet and turn it on.
- Keep a check on the power switch; it should be set to ON position.
- The power LED indicator should display solid light.
- Connect the Ethernet cable from your modem at one of its end and to the WAN/Internet port of the Linksys router on the other end.
- Using the Ethernet cable, connect Linksys smart wi-fi router to the computer at any available LAN port.
- Alternatively, you could also connect the computer to the Linksys router with the router’s wi-fi making use of wireless settings.
- The default Wi-Fi credentials could be located from the bottom of the label of Linksys router or found in the Quick Start Guide.
How to configure Linksys smart wi-fi router?
- Launch a web browser window on your computer that must be connected to Linksys smart wifi network.
- Navigate through “http://linksyssmartwifi.com” from the browser’s Address bar to access Linksys smart wifi login.
- On first time Linksys smart wi-fi login, it would directly launch the Smart Setup wizard.
- If wizard fails to auto-launch, try using the default IP address 192.168.1.1 instead to enable Linksys router login or you could also use web address myrouter.local in the browser’s Address bar.
- Select the License Terms and agreement.
- Click Next to allow Login.
- To allow Linksys router setup manually, click on the Manual configuration link which would bypass the Smart Setup Wizard.
- There is an option “I want to skip Setup and configure my router manually”, click on it.
- Click on Next option.
- For Linksys smart wi-fi router setup using the smart setup wizard, select setup.
- The smart setup wizard auto launches.
- The smart setup wizard automatically does the Linksys smart wi-fi router configuration and detects the wireless internet settings.
- For DSL modem, the PPPoE connection would be setup and seeks information regarding the internet settings.
- click on Next,
- Create new Wi-Fi Name SSID along with Wi-Fi Password in the given fields for changing from default settings.
- Click on Next.
- Assign new SSIDs for both the 2.4 GHz band and the 5 GHz Wi-Fi band separately.
- It is also possible to assign one single wireless network name or SSID for both 2.4 and 5 GHz network bands; select “Give all my Wi-Fi bands the same name” as to do so.
- Continue ahead to connect to the new SSIDs configured of the Linksys smart wi-fi router.
- Access the setup wizard screen once again.
- Click on Next.
- You would be prompted to create Linksys smart wi-fi login password a router password field.
- Assign a strong Linksys router login password for linksyssmartwifi.com login with alphanumeric characters.
- Click on Next.
- Your links smart wi-fi router gets set up and configured as well.
- The configured Linksys smart wi-fi settings password would be displayed on the setup completion screen along with the assigned linksyssmartwifi.com login password.
- You could note down the new settings for future reference.
- Click Next.
- You would be prompted to Create Your Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Account page.
- Follow the onscreen steps to create the Linksys smart wi-fi account.
The Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Router setup along with configuration of Linksys smart wi-fi gets completed through the Smart Setup Wizard.