Setting Up: Advanced
How to manually set up your router
Although running your router’s setup software is the easiest way to set up and maintain your router, advanced users may want to manually configure their router. Be careful when
changing settings using this method.
To manually set up your router:
Plug in your router.
To connect to your router with a cable:
Connect an Ethernet cable to the computer and to an available numbered
Ethernet
(blue) port on the back of your router.
Type linksyssmartwifi.com into a browser.
Disconnect the cable from the router’s
Internet
port.
Click
I have read and accepted the License Terms for using this software
, read the license agreement, then select the checkbox.
Select
I want to skip Setup and configure my router manually
, and click
Next
. (If you do not have an Internet connection, click Login in the bottom-right of the next page
and enter "admin" in the Access Router field.
To connect to your router wirelessly:
Make sure that your computer’s wireless networking is turned on,
Connect to the secure wireless name shown in the Quick Start Guide that came with your router. (You can change the network name and password later.) If you need help
connecting to the network, refer to your device documentation.
Open a web browser on the computer and go to 192.168.1.
If you have a Linksys Smart Wi-Fi account, enter your credentials. Create an account if you haven’t already done so. Click
Sign In
.
Enter your router admin password. The default is "admin". Click
Sign In
and configure your router settings.
After you finish changing settings, click
Save
and close the browser window.
TIP
For descriptions of the settings, click
Help
at the top of the screen.
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