Setting Up: Advanced; How To Manually Set Up Your Router - Linksys EA2750 User Manual

Setting Up: Advanced

How to manually set up your router

Although the Linksys Smart Wi-Fi setup wizard is the easiest way to set up and maintain your router,
advanced users may want to manually configure their router. Be careful when changing settings using
this method.
Manually set up your router with a cable
Plug in your router.
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Connect an Ethernet cable to the computer and to an available numbered Ethernet (blue) port
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on the back of your router.
Type linksyssmartwifi.com into a browser.
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Click I have read and accepted the License Terms for using this software, read the license
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agreement, then select the checkbox.
Select I want to skip Setup and configure my router manually, and click Next. (If you do not
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have an Internet connection, click Login in the bottom-right of the next page and enter
"admin" in the Access Router field.
Manually setup your router wirelessly
Plug in your router and connect to your modem with an Ethernet cable in the yellow INTERNET
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port on the back of the router.
Make sure that your computer's wireless networking is turned on.
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Connect to the secure wireless name shown in the Quick Start Guide that came with your
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router. (You can change the network name and password later.) If you need help connecting to
the network, refer to your device documentation.
Type linksyssmartwifi.com into a browser.
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Click I have read and accepted the License Terms for using this software, read the license
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agreement, then select the checkbox.
Select I want to skip Setup and configure my router manually, and click Next. (If you do not
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have an Internet connection, click Login in the bottom-right of the next page and enter
"admin" in the Access Router field.
If you have a Linksys Smart Wi-Fi account, enter your credentials. Create an account if you
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haven't already done so. Click Sign In.
Enter your router admin password. The default is "admin". Click Login and configure your
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router settings.
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