How to Connect Aeotec Smart Home Hub to Linksys Extender?

Smart home hubs are one of the network devices, which you can use to connect other smart devices like lights, ACs, TVs and more others. If you have modern home that is full of electronics, then you can easily control them by linking it to a smart home hub.

One of the smart home hub devices is Aeotec Smart home hub. You can simply connect it with your WiFi network and phone, then add the smart devices in its app to control them.

Here, in this blog, you will go through the full setup process of Aeotec smart home hub. This installation procedure includes connection with your Linksys extender or router and adjusting the settings using your phone. Let’s get start with the setup straight away.

Let’s Install Aeotec Smart Home Hub in Your Home

Here, you will get to know how to power the Aeotec Smart Home Hub, link it with your Linksys extender or router and set it up using your phone.

How to Turn On Aeotec Smart Home Hub?

• To supply power to the smart home hub device, you have to un-box it.
• In the box, you will find a smart hub device, power cord, network cable and user manual guide.
• Place the device near to a electric wall socket and use power cord, insert it in the power port of the Aeotec Smart Home Hub.
• Connect its adaptor to the wall socket and turn it on by pressing the On/Off button.

Now, let’s take a look how to connect the Aeotec Smart Home Hub to your Linksys extender or router with the help of network cable.

How to Connect Aeotec Smart Home Hub to WiFi?

• Make sure you have placed your Smart home device close to the router or extender and a wall socket.
• To connect the hub with the network device, just find the empty LAN port of the Extender or router.
• Use the network cable and insert it to the Ethernet port of the Aeotec Smart Home Hub and network device port.
• Start the router or extender and smart home hub to go to the next installation step that is download Smart Things app in your phone.

You must make sure that you have completed the router or Linksys extender setup before connecting it to the Aeotec smart home hub.

How to Complete Setup And add Smart Devices?

• To download the Smart Things app in your phone, you have to connect the mobile device to your home network.
• Go to the Play Store app and search Smart Things app by typing it in the search bar.
• The Store will take you to the app download page, where you have to touch the download icon.
• The installation process will start. After downloading the app, just open it. Now, you have to create an account on the Smart Things app.

Create an Account on App

• Open the Smart Things app and tap Create Account button.
• Agree all the terms and conditions, terms of services, and privacy policy.
• You will reach information page, where you have to enter your details.
• The details like Email address, password, first and last name, Zip code and date of the birth are includes in this page.
• Now, tap NEXT> DONE and add country> touch continue. Then, add the Aeotec Smart Home Hub in the app.

The creating account process will end here. Let’s see how to add your house smart devices to the Aeotec Smart Hub.

Add Smart Devices

• To add your smart devices like TVs, ACs, smart lights and others, just open the Smart Things app.
• You have to find Add icon (+) on the bottom of the screen, just tap on it.
• Add all the home device that are connected to your phone, router or extender by selecting them.

Now, you can control the added smart devices, like changing lights colors, turn on and off smart TVs and ACs.

The Final Note

You have come at the end of this blog post, in which you have learned how to connect the Aeotec smart home hub to your home Linksys router or extender. We have simplified all the setup process by adding the different sections. We have shared information how to turn on the Aeotec smart home hub, how to connect it to router or extender, and how to add smart devices in it.