How to Access Linksys Smart Wi-Fi through a Web Browser?
Do you want to access Linksys Smart Wi-Fi through a web browser? Worry not! This blog will discuss the detailed process of accessing the Linksys router interface via a web browser. Go on reading!
What You’ll Need?
You will need a working internet connection and a laptop or computer to access the Linksys Smart WiFi with the help of a web browser. You are also supposed to take notes of your Linksys Cloud account details or the admin credentials of your Linksys smart WiFi router.
Steps to Access Linksys Smart Wi-Fi through a Web Browser
Given below are the steps that you are supposed to follow if you want to successfully access the web interface of your smart router brought in by Linksys. The same kind of approach must be opted for if you ever plan to complete Linksys extender setup with the help of an internet browser.
Connect PC to Linksys Router
The first step you need to follow is to connect your PC to the Linksys router. There are two means of doing it. Either go for a WiFi connection or use an Ethernet cable connection.
- If you prefer going for a WiFi connection, use the Linksys router SSID to connect to the network. Simply, open the Network and Internet Settings on your PC and find the router’s SSID and input the respective WiFi password. However, we do not recommend connecting to the guest WiFi network.
- You are also free to connect your PC to the router using an Ethernet cable. Just make sure to connect the cable to the right ports and the connection should be finger-tight.
Open a Web Browser
The second step involved opening a web browser. Thus, load the default web browser of your PC. It can be Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, or Apple Safari. But, no matter which web browser you pick, it must fulfill the following criteria:
- The browser should be running on the latest software version.
- There should be no cache and cookies accumulated in the web browser.
Go to Linksyssmartwifi.com
Now, you are supposed to access the administrative page of your Linksys smart WiFi router. For that, we suggest you navigate to the address field of the browser chosen by you and follow these instructions:
- Type linksyssmartwifi.com or 192.168.1.1 and press Enter.
- The Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Sign In page will show up.
Input Details and Log In
On the login page of your Linksys smart WiFi router; all you have to do is input the login details. Here’s how to do that:
- The default page that opens will ask for your Linksys Cloud account credentials. Therefore, type the email address and password into their respective fields.
- If you want to use the router admin info, you should select the, For local Access link on the same page. After that, input the password into the Access Router field.
- Select Sign In.
You will successfully get logged in to your Linksys Smart WiFi router. Know that if your router is running on the default admin password, you can find the same on the label of your product.
To Sum Up
Logging in to Linksys Smart Wi-Fi through a web browser is not a difficult task. Just a series of to be followed and you are all done. We hope that after connecting PC to your router, going to linksyssmartwifi.com, entering the Linksys Cloud account or router’s admin password, you will be able to complete the login process. Now, you are free to manage the Linksys Smart WiFi settings from the Basic Home page.