Linksys MX4000 Series

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SetUp
IMPORTANT—Meshnodescanbesetupasparentnodesorchildnodes.Aparentnodemustbeconnectedwithan
ethernetcabletoyourmodemormodemrouter.Oncesetupwirelessly,childnodescanbeconnectedtoanother
nodewirelesslyorwithethernetcables.
Ifyouareaddingthisnew
nodeasparentnodetoanexistingLinksyswholehomemeshWiFisystem,factoryresetall
nodesandaddthemtothesystemafterthenewnodeissetupandworking.
DownloadtheLinksysapp.YouneedthisapptosetupyourAtlas6tri‐bandrouter.
Goto
theappstoreforyourdeviceandsearchforLinksys.
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Installtheapp,openitandfollowtheinstructions.
Note—TheappworkswithiOS11.4andlater,andAndroid6andlater.
YouwillcreateaLinksysSmartWiFiaccountsoyoucanusetheapptovieworchangeyourmeshsystemsettingsfrom
anywhereyouhaveaninternetconnection.
AmongthemanythingsyoucandowithLinksysSmartWiFi:
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ChangeyourWiFinameandpassword
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Setupguest
access
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ConnectdevicestoWiFiwithWPS
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Blockinternetwithparentalcontrols
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Testyourinternetconnectionspeed
Note—Duringsetupwe’llsendaverificationemail.Fromyourhomenetwork,clickthelinkintheemail.
Otherthanplugginginthepowerandtheethernetcable,theapp‐based
setupprocessdoestheworkforyou.Once
connected,usetheapptopersonalizeyourWiFibygivingitanameandpassword.Youalsocangivenodesnames
basedonwheretheyaresoyoucanidentifythemintherarecasewherethingsneedattention.