Linksys AX1800 Range Extender to Enhance Home Networks

Linksys AX1800 WiFi range extender use to increase and enhance the scope of your current network. It uses the latest WiFi 6 standard. It is more efficient than the previous WiFi standards and it offers high-speed internet and improves the performance in settings. Now, proceeds towards the installation Linksys AX1800 Range extender to extend the network of house.

How to Install Linksys AX1800 Range Extender?

You can use the range extender by two ways, one as wireless range extender and the other one as wired range extender.

Wireless range extender is used to repeat the existing WiFi signals.

Wired range extender creates a new WiFi network, when it is configured with the router using Ethernet cable via Linksys extender login.

Steps to Setup Wireless Range Extender

In wireless range extender; you can setup the range extender using WPS button. First you need to check on your router for WPS button and ensure that your router is compatible with range extender. If it is compatible then follow the below steps:

• The range extender should be plugged into an electrical outlet near your router. Lately, you may change the range extender to the best spot. The front light will flicker blue for up to a minute once the range extender is plugged in.
• Before continuing, wait for the range extender’s front light to blink orange. This could take a minute or more.
• Press your router’s WPS button. Press the WPS button on the side of your range extender throughout the following two minutes.



• Move your extender to the halfway between your router and the extender.
• At the end after the setup, you can connect your devices with new extended network as its shares the same WiFi SSID and password. As you move around your home, connected devices will choose between the main and extended networks.

Steps to Setup Wired Range Extender

In wireless range extender; you can setup the range extender using Ethernet cable.

• First place the range extender next to the router and secure the both ends of Ethernet cable by inserting into a router and extender. Plug in the extender to a working outlet. Wait for the light on Linksys range extender to blink orange.



• Connect your device like, PC or laptop with extender default network. Go to WiFi settings on your device and look Linksys extender network, connect to that network and there is no password yet.
• Open a web browser and type extender.linksys.com and hit enter.

Note: You will receive a page warning you that you have not connected to your range extender if you are not on the setup network. The screen will ask if you want to access settings on a range extender you have previously set up or set up a new one. Occasionally, a 404 not found error page will appear. Try again after clearing the cache in your browser if that occurs.

• You are directed to the login page; here you need to login by typing default credentials. Default credentials are admin/admin or admin/password. To know the exact, check the label of your Linksys extender.
• Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup. You can customize the settings of range extender at this step, as per your need such as, changing SSID and password, adding guest network and so on.

Here your Linksys AX1800 Range extender setup is completed.

Connect your WiFi Devices to extended Network, You Just Created:

Your expanded WiFi network will have the same network name and password if you have your range extender set up with a router that supports seamless roaming. As you travel around your home, connected devices will choose between the main and extended networks.

Use the WiFi management on your device to choose an extended network if your router does not support seamless roaming. “_Ext” is appended to the end of your primary network names to identify extended networks. The passwords for your primary networks will be same.

Conclusion

In summary, we conclude that you can setup the Linksys AX1800 Range extender easily in few steps and that too with two methods. One is using WPS button which is located at the side of extender and the second one is connecting both ends of router and extender via Ethernet cable.