Linksys extender as AP Archives • LINKSYS EXTENDER SETUP

For the Linksys extender setup using cellphone, you don’t require a computer all the time. If you have a smartphone which is wifi enabled can help you to setup any Linksys extender device with simple and easy steps.

Steps:

Plugin your Linksys extender to the wall.
wait till the Power light turns to Blinking green.
Open Wifi setting option on your cellphone and look for the wifi name Extender setup.
Once it connected, open the web browser on your cellphone and type the URL Extender.linksys.com or 192.168.1.1.
Once you have the extender setup page, Follow the on-screen instructions and choose the Home wifi network which you want to the extender.
Unplug the extender and plug within the wifi range of your Router.
Your extender is almost setup and ready to use.

Still, have an issue. You can contact on technical Support Toll-Free Number.

Today in this article we will learn a simple method for setting up Extender as Access Point and will answer the question “How to Setup the Linksys Extender as Access Point“.
Firstly, for the people who are not familiar with what Access Point is, a quick intro-

Access Point is a way of setting up your Linksys Extender as an Access point or router which means we can Setup multiple Range Extenders on this one or can connect multiple devices to this unit.

Extender setup as access point — Linksys extender Setup as Access Point

So, the steps are-

1) Firstly, ensure that on the Range Extender, the slider button is not on the side marked as
EXTENDER and towards the side marked as the ACCESS POINT.
2) For example, to set it up as an ACCESS POINT it is mandatory to be towards access points side.

3) Now hard wire your Linksys Range Extender directly to your router’s LAN port.

4) Here in this step, you will just have to login into your extenders default setup page.

Linksys Extender Setup as Access Point — Linksys Extender Setup Access Point

5) Moreover, you can do that by directly typing the “default IP address” of your Linksys Extender into the Address bar of your browser from your PC, laptop or cell phone, etc.

6) Once you are in the smart setup wizard, It will ask for your permission, “How you want to Setup this extender” “as a range extender” or as an “Access point“.

7) Hit on Access Point option.

8) It will ask you to punch-in your Main Router’s password. Once you type that hit NEXT.

9) It takes hardly 60 seconds after that it will secure connection with your router and you will see solid green light on the Extender.

10) Lastly, Your Linksys Range Extender is Setup as an ACCESS POINT.

Linksys extender setup using Cellphone.

How to setup Linksys Extender as an ACCESS POINT?

So, the steps are-