How to Setup a Linksys Router

LinkSys is a very popular brand of home routers manufactured by Cisco. These may be 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: Even though the different models of LinkSys routers may differ, the general design for setup is very similar for all of them. Attach the antennas to the router (for wireless routers). Plug the Ethernet cable from your broadband Internet providers modem into the port labeled Internet or WAN on the Router. (Note: The Internet and other ports are usually located at the back of the Router) Plug another Ethernet cable into one of the available ports (usually numbered 1,2,3,4, etc.). Then plug the other end of this 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 than the regular configuration menus If you use the Setup Wizard, you will end up learning two interfaces for your LinkSys router instead of just one The best course of action would be to open your web browser (Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, etc.) and enter the following URL: http://192.168.1.1/ You will now be prompted to enter your Username and Password. Logging in to a LinkSys Router Logging in to a Linksys Router Leave the Username field blank and enter your Routers password (the default password is "admin"). Once you are past the login screen, you have access to (and can change) a plethora of configuration options for your router. Don't be worried by the enormous number and variety of options, your LinkSys router ships with default settings that enable it to work right out of the box in most environments. From here the configuration options that you choose are largely up to your own personal preference. If this is a wireless router, we recommend that you consider setting an SSID to identify the router

as your own and configuring WEP to encrypt your wireless traffic. Setting-Up a DSL ISP on a Linksys Router After youve entered the URL 192.168.1.1 in your web browser and the web-based setup page appears, follow these steps: Look for Local IP Address and change it to 192.168.2.1 (usually under Setup Basic Setup) Click Save Settings. Renew your computers IP Address as follows: i. Go to MS-DOS or Command Prompt, by clicking on Start Run (Enter cmd) (Press Enter) ii. Type in ipconfig/release and press Enter on your keyboard. iii. Your IP Address will consist of 0s , i.e. 0.0.0.0 iv. Now type in ipconfig/renew and press Enter on your keyboard. v. Your IP Address will now be displayed, e.g. 192.168.10.10 Access the Routers web-based setup page by typing the 192.168.2.1 in the URL of your web browser. Once the web page appears, click on Status and check whether the IP Address field has a series of numbers or 0s. If the IP Address has numbers, you can now connect to the Internet. However, if the IP Address has 0s, first click either on DHCP Release or IP Address Release and then click on DHCP Renew or IP Address Renew accordingly. If the IP Address still comprises only of 0s, enable PPPoE on the router as follows: i. Click Setup on the Routers web-based setup page. ii. Go to Internet Connection Type and change the option to PPPoE. iii. Enter the Username and Password as provided by your ISP , along with the domain in the username if necessary. iv. Click Save Settings. Now click Status and see if the Login Status displays Connected. If not, click on Connect. You should now be able to connect to the internet using your LinkSys Router.