Linksys is a US based company. Which make electronic devices such as extenders router and much more. Linksyssmartwifi also allow you parent control to limit he internet access for the kids, and even for other people. Linksys also make smart WiFi devices which are very beneficial. The Linksys smart WiFi router secures your network. Setup and then login can be difficult so over here we will know how to the setup and login, by chance you have turned on a wrong setting you can reset your device.
Reset
of Linksys Smart WiFi Router
By following the mentioned steps you can reset your router.
1.
Locate the reset button at the back of the
router.
2.
Using a pin or such object press the reset
button.
3.
When all the LED light on the router start to
blink release the button.
4.
Now turn on your router and do the login with
the help of the steps mentioned above.
Now, your router is reset.
Linksys Smart WiFi Setup
So these steps will tell you how to easily setup your
Linksys smart wifi router.
1.
Firstly connect the antennas which came with
your router. The antennas could or could not be there. It could vary from the
device model.
2.
Turn on the power switch if your router has one.
Wait for the LED light to turn solid.
3.
Connect the Ethernet cable from the LAN port of
the modem to the WAN port of the router.
4.
Now you can connect to the secured WiFi.
5.
The WiFi credentials would be mentioned on
either of the two which are; the label present under the router on the user
manual.
The hardware setup is completed now. So let us move to the
software setup or the login process.
Linksys Smart WiFi Login
The mentioned steps will help you for your Linksys
smart wifi login.
1.
Open the web browser on the connected device.
2.
Type myrouter.local in the search bar and press
Enter. You can also type 192.168.1.1 in the search bar.
3.
Click on next after ticking the checkbox which
says that I have read and accepted the terms of using this software. Click on Next to go the next interface.
4.
You can let the smart setup wizard to setup your
Linksys router.
5.
If you want to manually setup the router you can
click on the manual configuration link present below.
6.
Follow the on screen instructions to setup your
Linksys smart WiFi router.
By reading these steps you would have done the setup
successfully. Sometimes due to the outdated version of the router you might
have some kind of issues.
Firmware Update of Linksys Smart WiFi Router
By reading the mentioned steps you can easily update the
firmware.
1.
You need to download the latest firmware and
save it in your system.
2.
Then open the web browser and type myrouter.local in the search bar and press Enter.
3.
Log in your Linksys cloud account. Click on
connectivity.
4.
In the firmware update tab, which is present
under the basic tab, click on chose fie option.
5.
Select the downloaded file and Click open the
file.
6.
Click on the start button.
7.
The update firmware pop up box appears Click on
yes and the updating process will start.
8.
Then the router reboot screen will pop up click
on yes.
9.
On the firmware update completed screen click on
ok.
Your router’s fir ware would be updated now. Check the new
update features carefully
The Conclusion
By the help of these easy steps we hope that you were able
to setup and login in to your Linksys router. Also you were able to do the
firmware update and reset your router.