How do I setup a Linksys router?
July 1, 2008 – 5:24 am | 170 views
LinkSys is a very popular brand of inexpensive home routers manufactured by Cisco.
LinkSys routers include wireless routers, DSL routers, and cable routers.
LinkSys routers are fairly simple to setup, even for inexperienced users.
LinkSys Router Setup
Physical Setup of a LinkSys Router
Each model of LinkSys router will differ slightly, but the general design is similar across all models. Therefore, the setup is similar across all models.
- Attach the antennas to the router (if your LinkSys router support wireless)d
- Plug the Ethernet cable from your broadband Internet provider into the port labeled “Internet”
- Plug another Ethernet cable into one of the available ports
- Plug the other end of that same cable into an Ethernet port on your PC
LinkSys Router Configuration
LinkSys routers now ship with a Setup Wizard which is intended to simplfy basic configuration tasks.
We do not recommend the LinkSys Setup Wizard for two reasons:
- The Setup Wizard is not significantly easier that the regular configuration menus
- If you use the Setup Wizard, you will end up learning two interfaces for your LikSys router instead of just one
Instead, we recommend simply starting your web browser and jumping into the configuration.
Once your web browser is open, go to the URL http://192.168.1.1/. This will take you to a popup box which asks you to enter a username and password.