Linksys E8450, User Manual

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Basic Wi-Fi Settings
EasyMesh Settings
If one router isn’t providing whole-home Wi-Fi coverage, you can turn on the EasyMesh feature and
add more E8450 routers to your network. Once the feature is turned on by checking the box for
EasyMesh Parent Node, the router connected to your modem becomes the parent node in your mesh
network. Add child nodes by clicking ‘‘Add a new node.’’ Then, press the WPS button on your child node
for 3 seconds. Connecting a child node should take between 70~80 seconds in most cases. You can
check the progress on the parent node’s setting screen.
Once the child node is added, click Mesh information to see node and the devices connected to them
for the entire mesh network.
If a child node fails to join your network, move the child node closer to the parent node. Follow the
prompts on the parent node’s settings screen to try again.
Once you add a child node wirelessly, you can connect it with an ethernet cable to ensure a consistent
signal. This is called wired backhaul. Make sure the cable comes from one of the ports labeled
Ethernet on the parent node and into the port labeled Internet on the child node.
You can turn off Easy Mesh Parent Mode at any time and use the parent node as a traditional router.
Any child nodes will be disconnected from your Wi-Fi.
Note —You can’t add an E8450 router to an EasyMesh system if the router has already been set up.
If you have used the router before, reset it to factory settings. Press and hold the reset button on the
back of the router for 10 seconds or reset it in the Administration tab of the router’s settings.
If you don’t see the EasyMesh option in your router settings, make sure to upgrade to the latest
firmware. Firmware version needs to be 1.1.00 or above to support EasyMesh.
If a child node is too far away from another working node, the power light on the front of the child
node will be solid yellow. Move the child node closer to a working node until the child node's power