How to Setup Linksys Router and Connect Netgear Extender?

WiFi Routers impacts internet networking devices like a rock. Nowadays every person wants to connect a new router to their modem or ISP network.

Here, we will get you through Linksys router setup information and instructions and how to configure it with the help of you computer and mobile phone.

Then you will get to know how to connect your router to the Netgear extender with the help of simple steps.

After setting up all the network devices you will be able to connect with the netgear_ext network instead of Linksys router network.

Set Up Linksys Router First

In this section of the article, you will get to know about how you can connect the Linksys router to the modem through login IP address 192.168.1.1. 

  • You have to connect a computer with the outer network.
  • Search the Login IP address 192.168.1.1 in computer web browser.
  • You will get to the login page of the Linksys interface.
  • Here, enter the login credentials that you will find in the user manual.
  • Type the details and hit Log In button on the computer.
  • The browser will load the interface page, where you can easily setup your device.

Now, have a look at section, which is filled with instructions that help you to manage router settings through you phone.

Access Linksys App Through Phone

There is a simple procedure that you can use to download the Linksys app. we have given steps right down here.

  • You have to connect your phone to the Linksys smart WiFi router by using SSID credentials.
  • Then, find Play Store app in your phone and open it, search the Linksys app in it.
  • You will be taken to the download page of the app and download the app by tapping download icon.
  • Install the app in your phone and log in to it. The next section will help you to access the Linksys app.
  • To log in to the router, you have to use the Linksys router user manual.
  • You will see admin username and password in the manual, just enter it in the app.
  • Tap on the Log In button and you will reach to the router interface where you can easily manage the settings of the router.

After settings up your router, you can connect your new Netgear extender with the help of down written steps.

Let’s Connect Netgear Extender to Router

To connect extender to the router you need a wall socket near to the router on an optimal location and computer to set it up through mywifiext login interface.

  1. Connect the extender to the wall socket first and press the WPS button.
  2. Then, devices will connect automatically to each other.
  3. After that, connect the computer to the extender and open the web browser.
  4. You have to type mywifiext.net in the address bar and hit the Enter button.
  5. You will be taken to the extender login page of the interface.
  6. Enter the user admin credentials which are given in the extender user manual.
  7. You will reach to the interface page, where you can easily adjust the settings.

Ending Note Lines

Here, in this article, you have seen and learned information about how to connect Linksys router to the home modem physically. We also gave simple instructions about how to configure the router with the help of your computer and mobile. After router setup, you have learned how to establish Netgear range extender with router connection by using above provided steps.