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Understanding the Home page of the Linksys Now web interface
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The dashboard is the landing page of the Linksys Now web interface after you have logged in to the router. It will provide a quick summary of your current network.

 

Supported models: Linksys LN1600 series (LN1601, LN1602, and LN1603)

 

Linksys Now Home section of the page

 

Feature

Description

Home, Menu, and Support

 

A close up image of Home, Menu, and Support

 

There are three options at the top of the page:

 

  • Home - Select the Home button to return to the main dashboard.
  • Menu - Click to view all the network settings.
  • Support - Click to view FAQs on the router.

 

A screen shot of the FAQs section of the Support page

 

Account icon

The Account An image of the account icon icon is located on the upper-right-hand side. In this section, you can change your language and theme, view additional documentation, and log out of the router.

 

A section that shows the Language, System, Terms of Service, Third Party Licenses, Privacy & security, the version of the interface, and an option to log out

 

Router date/time

On the upper-right-hand side of your dashboard, you will see your router's current date and time. To adjust this setting, click on it or go to Menu > Instant-AdminLearn more

 

An image of the router's date and time

 

Online status

In this section, you will see your online status, model, serial number, and current firmware of the parent router.

 

A section showing the online status, model, serial number, and current firmware of the parent router

 

If the router is offline, you will see the following status with a Troubleshoot option to try some of the steps provided to help you get back online.

 

An image showing the Troubleshoot option when the router is offline

 

An image of the Troubleshoot section where you can "Restart your modem", "Enter ISP settings" (for PPPoE connection), or simply select "Try again".

 

Port

In the tile displaying the port image, you can check the status of the Internet port of the parent router.

 

In this example, we are using the Linksys LN1600, which supports up to 2.5 Gbps. The link speed may vary depending on what device is connected to the port on the router.

 

To run a speed test, click a service (CloudFlare or Fast.com) to run a speed test.

 

A section that shows the connected internet speed of the port, and an option to start a speed test with either CloudFlare or Fast.com

 

My Network

In the My Network tile, you will see a quick summary of your network.

 

  • Displays if the firmware is up to date. If you have a new firmware prompt, click on it to update it.
  • Nodes - Displays the total number of nodes in the network. Clicking on this tile will take you to the Instant-Topology settings.
    • Offline node - A red exclamation mark in the Nodes tile means that a child node is offline. Click on it to see which node is offline.

 

An image of the Nodes section that has a red exclamation mark in the Nodes tile which means that a child node is offline

 

  • Devices - Shows the total number of devices that are currently connected. Click on the Devices tile to learn more.
  • Hierarchy of your nodes, along with the number of clients connected to each node and the signal strength of a wireless node. To view more information, click on a node or go to Menu > Instant-Topology.

 

An image of the "My Network" tile.

 

2.4GHz and 5GHz radio tiles

In this section, you will see your WiFi name for each radio and the total number of devices connected to each radio.

 

To see more information or change the WiFi settings, click on the tile or go to Menu > Incredible-WiFi.

 

For troubleshooting purposes, you can turn OFF either the 2.4 or 5 GHz radio. You will not be allowed to disable them both at the same time. When you deactivate one radio, the other radio will be greyed out to prevent turning it OFF.

 

An image of the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands with hoverable QR code icons, showing their status and device connections.

 

Hover over the QR code icon to show the QR code to scan it with a mobile device.

 

An image of the QR code that displays when you hover over the QR icons for 2.4 or 5 GHz

 

Click on the QR code An image of the QR icon icon to share the WiFi credentials with devices in your home. You can either copy the credentials to the clipboard and scan or download the QR code.

 

An image of the Share WiFi section that appears upon clicking the QR icon, displaying the WiFi name, options to copy the password, scan or download the QR code, and close the page.

 

Guest WiFi

The Guest WiFi is disabled by default. Click the button to enable it or click on the tile to change the Guest WiFi name and password.

 

Share your Guest WiFi with a guest without giving out your main WiFi credentials to prevent access to your main network.

 

An image showing the Guest WiFi tile

 

Instant-Privacy


Night mode

Instant-Privacy

This feature will prevent any new WiFi device from connecting to your network. This feature is disabled by default. 
Learn more

 

Night mode

 

This setting automatically turns OFF the lights on all supported nodes in the network between 8 PM and 8 AM.

 

An image displaying the Instant-Privacy tile with the Night Mode option positioned beneath it.

 

Hover over the information Image of an information icon icon to get a description of the feature.

 

An image of Instant-Privacy section showing the following text: "Enabling instant-Privacy prevents new devices from connecting to your network. To add a new device, disable Instant-Privacy, then re-enable it for enhanced security."

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