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Setting Up: Basics
Linksys EA-Series
How to install your router
To install your router:
1. Power on your new router. If replacing an existing router, disconnect it.
2. Connect the Internet cable from your modem to the yellow Internet port
on your router. Wait until the power light on the front of the router is
solid.
3. 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 during router setup.) If you need help connecting to the network,
refer to your device documentation.
Note: You will not have Internet
access until router setup is complete.
4. Open a web browser and follow the instructions to complete your
router’s setup. If instructions do not appear in the web browser, enter
linksyssmartwifi.com in the browser’s address bar.
5. At the end of setup, follow the on-screen instructions to set up your
Linksys Smart Wi-Fi account. Use Linksys Smart Wi-Fi to easily manage
your router’s settings, such as:
•
Change your router’s name and password
•
Set up guest access
•
Configure parental controls
•
Connect devices to your network
•
Test your Internet connection speed
NOTE:
As part of the router setup process, you will be sent a verification
e-mail. From your home network, click the link in the e-mail to
associate your router with the Linksys Smart Wi-Fi account. Make
sure that the link opens in a supported web browser, such as
Internet Explorer 8 or higher, Firefox 8 or higher, Google Chrome 10
or higher, and Safari 5 (for Mac) or higher.
If you cannot click the link while behind your new Linksys router, log into
Linksys Smart Wi-Fi while behind the router and add your router there.
For more information, see “How to associate a router with your Linksys
Smart Wi-Fi account” on page 29.
TIP:
Print this page, then record your router and account settings in
the table below as a reference. Store your notes in a safe place.
Setup also saves your setup information as a file to your computer
desktop.
Network Name (SSID)
Network Password
Router Password
Guest Network Name
Guest Network
Password
Linksys Smart Wi-Fi
Username
Linksys Smart Wi-Fi
Password
