A Linksys WiFi Extender, as the name itself describes this device. The range extender collects the signals from the initial network and spreads it to a larger area. The extender also allows us to connect more number of devices. During Linksys re6800 and Linksys re4100w setup you might turn on some kind of unnecessary settings which you don’t want. So let us reset your Linksys extender step by step.
Reset your Linksys WiFi Extender
The mentioned steps will help you to reset your Linksys range extender.
- Detect the rest button at the back of the Linksys WiFi Extender.
- With the help of a pin or any such kind of object press the reset button.
- When the LED light on the extender start blinking release the reset button.
- This means that your extender is reset.
Now, after the reset is done you need to again do the login of the extender.
Login of Linksys WiFi Extender
Read and follow the mentioned steps to login in your Linksys extender.
- Plug in the extender in the power socket, where the network is dead. After turning on the extender wait for the power LED to turn on.
- Connect your device to the extender’s network.
- On your connected device open the web browser and type, extender.linksys.com in the search bar and click on Enter.
- Click on the manual setup link present below.
- Enter the default password and the username. They are mentioned either on the label of the extender or in the user manual.
- Click on Save to save the changes.
After the login you need to change the password as the password is too easy to be guessed out.
Password Change of Linksys WiFi Extender
Go through the following steps to change the password of extender.
- On your connected device open the web browser and in the search bar type, 192.168.1.1 and press Enter.
- Enter your default password and user name, which is mentioned on the user manual or on the label.
- Go to the administration tab and then WiFi settings tab look for the change password option.
- Enter the new password carefully without making any mistake. Click on confirm it.
Your new password is set and you check that by first log out and try to again login in the interface. When your firmware is not update or you can say that your firmware is outdated your interface or the extender doesn’t work properly.
Firmware Update of Extender
You can easily update the firmware by following the steps mentioned below.
- On your connected device open the web browser and type www.extender.linksys.com in the address bar.
- Enter the username and the password on the given space and click on Enter.
- Go the administration tab under it go to the firmware upgrade option.
- The extender will automatically detect the new firmware update.
- If there is a new firmware update download the update by clicking on the update now option.
- Once the update is completed you can restart your extender.
Check the new update carefully. Make sure that the update is not interrupted. Even do not open any new site it could step the updating process.
The Conclusion
We hope by following the steps above you were able to access the extender. Even you were able to the reset and then login and change the password and then update the firmware. If you still have any issue I the following then you need to consult an expert.
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