How to Set Up a Linksys Range Extender?

Want to know how to set up a Linksys Range Extender then go through this article, it will help you.

Steps to Setup Linksys Range Extender

There are two methods for the user which are provided by Linksys, among which you can choose as per your network capability, to set up a Linksys Range Extender. These two methods are:

• Manual method
• WPS method

We will discuss various steps involved in setting up Linksys range extender through both of these methods but before that let’s see on some basic requirements that a user has to confirm before initiating setup wizard.

Basic Requirements:

• Take the extender in the same room as your home router or access point is, at the time of the installation process.
• Make sure your home network is in the up-state.
• Make the network password of your home network handy, because you will require the same during the installation process.
• After confirming the above-stated points, you can move to the new set up a Linksys range extender.

1. Manual Method

In this method, the user needs to operate various steps manually, that is why it is named so. Steps engaged in setting up Linksys range extender using manual method includes:

1. First of all, switch on the extender device. Status of power can be monitored using Power LED.
2. And set up the link within Linksys range extender and with any device like  computer or laptop, through Ethernet cable or WiFi mode.
3. Now, open any web browser such as google chrome, internet explorer, on your computer. Then enter http://extender.linksys.com in the address box. The user can also enter 192.168.1.1 rather http://extender.linksys.com.
4. After that, enter username and password for logging into http://extender.linksys.com webpage. By default, these credentials are:
5. Username: Leave blank
6. Password:  admin
7. After entering the credentials click on Login. It will start Linksys WiFi range extender setup wizard.
8. On this setup page, tap on Wireless. After that select Basic Wireless Settings.
9. After that, the user will be given an option to select among Wi-Fi Protected Setup or Manual setup. Here select Manual setup.
10. Now the user will be asked to enter the Network name. Here you are required to enter your router’s SSID.
11. And enter the password of your home network. Then click on Save setting
12. By this, your Linksys range extender gets installed using http://extedner.linksys.com; login page.
13. At the last, put your router and Linksys extender switched off. Firstly power on your router and only when all lights on the router get stable then put your range extender on power.

2. Wi-Fi Protected Setup

Wi-Fi Protected Setup may be used to set up a Linksys range extender in two ways. That is:

• Through pressing the WPS button present on your extender.
• With the help of web-based web-page i.e. http://extender.linksys.com

It is all based on the user's want by which method they want to install their extender. 

Steps for both methods are as discussed below.

1) Pressing the WPS button manually: -

As the name suggests, under this, the user needs to manually press the WPS button present on the extender. By this extender will attempt for WPS connection. At this time press the WPS button of your router.

Through this WPS LED on your extender will get stabilized, that indicates a successful WPS connection. And you can connect to Linksys extender’s network using any client device.

2) Use web-based web-page i.e. http://extedner.linksys.com

Within this method, the user will be provided with three options. You can choose among them as the need may be. These options are:

Wi-Fi Protected Setup button

To this, the user is required to establish the connection between any client device such as computer and Linksys range extender. You can do this through using either Ethernet cable or through Wi-Fi mode.

And start the setup page. After getting login into the setup page, select Wireless and then Basic Wireless Settings

• In the next step, the user will be asked to select among Manual method or WPS method.
• Now, the user has to press the WPS button and then click on the image shown on right.
• The second option includes entering the PIN number of the client device.
• After entering, the same user needs to click on the register button.

The third option is entering your PIN number as shown on your client device.