There are a few ways to add child nodes to a Linksys Mesh network with a Linksys router that supports the new Linksys Now web interface.
Before you begin:
- Parent router - The parent router is the Linksys Mesh router that will be connected to your modem.
- Supported parent routers: LN1600 series
- Child node - An additional node to extend your WiFi network.
- Unable to add a child node?
- If one method doesn’t work, try another one.
- Bring the child node closer to the parent router, if possible, in the same room.
- Do you have the Instant-Privacy feature turned ON? You must turn it OFF first since it prevents new devices from being added to your network. Once the child is connected, you can turn it back ON.
- If you have the DFS feature turned ON, try to turn it OFF first, then add the child and turn it back ON again.
Before you begin, your parent router must be set up and online.
1. Power ON the new child node near the parent router. You can move the child node after the setup is complete.
2. Wait for the child to show a solid blue light.
Solid Blue - Ready for setup
If the child node has a red light, hold down the reset button for about 20 seconds and wait for it to have a solid blue light.
3. Press the Pair button on the bottom of the parent router connected to your modem for at least 1 second. The router will begin scanning for unconfigured nodes.
4. The child node’s light will turn solid white once it has successfully connected; this may take a few seconds. Once the light is solid white, you can now move your child node.
Solid white light: The child node is connected and ready.
1. Connect your computer or mobile device to the Linksys WiFi network.
2. Power ON the child node near the parent router during setup. After the child has been added, you can move it. Wait for the light to turn solid blue on the new child node.
Red light? Hold down the reset button for about 15 seconds to restore the router to factory defaults.
3. Open a desktop browser, enter www.myrouter.info or myrouter.info in the Address bar, and press [Enter].
The router’s default IP address, https://192.168.1.1, can also be used.
If you get the following browser message, follow these instructions to bypass it.
4. Enter the router password when prompted. The default router password is the same as the default WiFi password of the parent router connected to your modem. Click Log in.
If you have forgotten the password, click on Forgot password to change it.
5. Click on Menu, then click on Setup a New Product in the My Network tile.
You can also go to Instant-Topology > Instant-Actions on the parent router, and then click on Instant Pair. The node will begin to flash a white light and scan for unconfigured nodes.
6. Make sure your new child node has a solid blue light. Click Next.
7. The router will begin to scan for unconfigured nodes. Please wait. This can take a few minutes.
8. Once the child has a solid white light, this means it has successfully been added to your network.
Your new node will be displayed in the list. Click Next.
Not seeing the new child node?
- Click Refresh.
- If the light on the new node is still blinking white, just click Next; sometimes it may take a bit longer to appear in the list. Once the light turns solid white, it is now ready. You can view all your connected nodes on the Home page.
- If the light on the new child node is still solid blue, this means the router did not detect it. Bring the child node closer and click on Try again, or try using the Pair button method.
9. You can now relocate the child node.
