Log Into a Linksys Router
Logging into your router will connect you to your home network, and, through the internet, into the world around you. The process may seem confusing at first, but keep this in mind - when logging into a Linksys router, 192.168.1.1 is the magic number!
Steps
- Power down your gear. If connected, remove the power plug from both your Linksys router and your cable or DSL modem.
- Connect your computer to the router. Connect one ethernet cable from the computer to the yellow Port 1 on the back of the Linksys router.
- Connect your router to the modem. Connect a second ethernet cable from the single blue Internet port on the router to the ethernet port on the modem.
- Power up your modem. Plug the power back into the modem, and wait for it to complete it's startup process—typically from 30 seconds to a minute.
- Power up your router. Let it complete its own startup process, which will take another minute or so. When all the lights have stabilized (they may blink occasionally), you're ready to continue.
- Open your web browser. Enter "192.168.1.1" into the address bar.
- Press enter or return. This will take you to your Linksys router's built-in web page.
- Provide a password.
- The default username is usually blank, or perhaps "admin". The default password is "admin".
- If you changed the password, you will need to enter your own password instead of the factory default of "admin".
- Repeat if needed. That's all there is to it.
Tips
- Make sure the name and password are lowercase if you are typing in the default.
Warnings
- It is good to change the password on your router because this is such common knowledge. This is especially true for Wi-Fi routers.
Related Websites
- http://www.linksys.com Linksys.com – research source
