The Linksys SPNMX42CTF-UK supports the latest Wi-Fi® 6 (802.11ax) standard to deliver next-level streaming and gaming. It offers faster WiFi performance for lag-free online gaming and simultaneous streaming to any device.

The Linksys SPNMX42CTF-UK is for Connect Fibre ISP subscribers in the UK only.

The router has the following parts:

Ports:

• Three gigabit ethernet ports
• One gigabit internet port
• Power port (12V, 3A)
• One USB 3.0 port for external storage support. 
  • The supported formats are as follows:
    • Mac®: FAT32 and HFS+ (journaled, non-journaled) 
    • Windows®: NTFS and FAT32
  • Supports SMB v2.0
  • UPnP®
  • Supports up to 900mA current draw

Buttons and switch
 

• Reset button
• Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (WPS) button
• One power switch (sliding)

The features of the router are as follows:
 

• IEEE 802.11ax 
• AX4200 Tri-band
• Eight Spatial Streams
• 1.4 GHz quad-core processor
• Intelligent Mesh™
• Easy Setup
• Band Steering
• WiFi security
• Seamless Roaming
• Guest Network
• Parental Controls
• Priority feature
• Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (WPS)
• Backwards compatible with 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
• Supports Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
• Supports Automatic Setup via Auto Configuration Server (ACS)
• Supports Prioritization for video calls for Zoom and Microsoft® Teams
• Supports parent and child modes
• Coverage of up to 2,700 sq ft per node

• The default IP address is https://192.168.1.1.
  • If the upstream device uses the same IP address, the node will automatically use a different LAN IP address to avoid any conflict.
• The default administrator password of an unconfigured node is admin. Once the node detects an internet connection, the default admin password changes to the default WiFi password located on the node’s product label.
• The default WiFi name is Connect_Fibre_xxxx where xxxx represents the last four digits of the node’s MAC address.

• Each node has a unique pre-assigned WiFi password located at the bottom of the node.

• The default Guest WiFi name is Connect_Fibre_xxxx –guest where xxxx represents the last four digits of the node’s MAC address.

• The default Guest WiFi IP address range is 192.168.3.x.

  • The Guest WiFi is disabled by default. It can be enabled using the router's web interface page or the Linksys app.

• The default WAN connection is DHCP out of the box.

You will need the following:
 

• The Linksys SPNMX42CTF-UK must be connected directly to the Connect Fibre equipment
• The latest version of the Linksys app with a Linksys cloud account to manage your network from anywhere
• A mobile device using the latest version of iOS or Android™

The router supports the following WiFi security modes:

• WPA2™/WPA3™ Mixed Personal
• WPA3 Personal Only
• WPA2 Personal
• Open and Enhanced Open
• Open

To learn how to access the dashboard on the Linksys app or the router's web interface, click the links below:

• Log in to the Linksys app dashboard
• Log in to the router's web interface

The External Storage feature allows you to connect an external storage device to its USB port to share an entire hard drive.

It features one USB 3.0 port for a storage drive. If you have more than one node, you can connect a USB hard drive to each node.

The Linksys SPNMX42CTF-UK supports the following file formats:

• Windows: NTFS and FAT32
• Mac: FAT32 and HFS+ (journaled, non-journaled)

To safely remove the storage device safely, click on Eject on the External Storage page on the router's web interface or the Linksys app.

Yes. You can do this by enabling Authentication on the node.

The username should have a minimum of four and a maximum of 12 alphanumeric characters, while the password should have a minimum of four and a maximum of 50 alphanumeric characters. Both can include valid characters such as an underscore ( _ ) or a dash ( - ). 

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To access the storage device connected to your node, you need to first identify its IP address. 

To reset your node to its factory defaults, press and hold the reset button until the light on top of the node turns red, fades, and flashes bright red.

IMPORTANT: Make sure that a bright red flash, followed by three to four quick faded red pulses then another bright red flash occurs before you release the button.

You can recover the admin password through the five-digit recovery code printed on the product label at the bottom of the node.

On the Priority page, a message will appear recommending that the Device Prioritization feature be turned OFF if the internet speed is 200 Mbps or greater since the bandwidth is sufficient for your devices. It is ideal to prioritize internet connection for your devices when the internet speed is slower than 200 Mbps.

The Linksys SPNMX42CTF-UK supports ACS setup, meaning that once the node is plugged into the Connect Fibre equipment, it will automatically detect a connection and configure itself as a parent node. Attempting to set up the node with the app while the router is going through ACS setup will cause the app to not detect your node. Wait until the light is solid blue, meaning that your router has completed setup, and you can then link your router to your Linksys cloud account. 

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The router supports ACS setup, meaning that once the node is plugged into the Connect Fibre equipment, and detects an internet connection, it will automatically configure itself as a parent node with an internet connection. 

If you tried setting up the node using the Linksys app first while the node was going through ACS, the Linksys app will fail to detect it. You may check the status light of your node; it may already be online.

• Solid blue light: This indicates your node is set up and ready to use. Log out or close the Linksys app and connect your mobile device to the default WiFi of the node located on the product label. Launch the Linksys app, and when prompted to add the node, enter your admin password.

• Solid red light: Reset your node and try setting it up through the ACS method. After it’s set up, you can then link your network to your Linksys cloud account using the Linksys app.

The router supports Connect Fibre’s ACS feature for setting up the node, which means that once the node is plugged into Connect Fibre’s equipment and detects an internet connection, it will automatically configure itself as a parent node with an internet connection. Once the light is solid blue, the node is ready to use. 

If the solid purple light (ready for setup mode) does not begin to flash white (ACS in process) after a few minutes from connecting your router to the modem, check the following: 

• Make sure that you have a cable going from the internet port on the Linksys node to the Connect Fibre equipment and make sure they are both powered ON. 
• If the node is connected to an upstream router, this is not supported. The router should be directly connected to your Connect Fibre equipment. 
• If the router did not power on with a solid purple light, try resetting the Linksys SPNMX42CTF-UK.  

First, make sure that the router is connected directly to your Connect Fibre equipment to allow ACS configuration to set up the router.

Connect Fibre requires traffic tagged through a VLAN ID. If the node is not connected directly to the Connect Fibre equipment, it will not detect any traffic due to this VLAN requirement. If the Linksys SPNMX42CTF-UK is connected to an upstream device using 192.168.1.1, the node will not detect this IP address conflict since it’s not detecting the Connect Fibre’s VLAN ID. Make sure that your node is connected directly to your Connect Fibre equipment.

For the Linksys mesh router to work with a 5G router, Connect Fibre must provide a 5G router with an ethernet port for connection to the parent node.