Linksys ea6200 ac900 dual-band Wi-Fi router setup

How can I set up and configure my Linksys EA6200 AC900 dual-band Wi-Fi router?

Setup of Linksys Smart EA6200 AC900, dual-band Wi-Fi router, is as simple as other Linksys routers.

As is the case with other Linksys routers, in the same way, the EA6200 router can be set up using the installation CD that you get along with your router.

The best part is, if you do not have an installation CD with you, then you can download the same from Linksys’s website at www.linksys.com/support.

After that, you can proceed with setup steps which are as given below

Steps for setting up Linksys EA6200 router

Step 1:- Firstly, power on your Linksys router.

Step 2:- Establish the connection between modem and router using Ethernet cable.
For this, at one end, connect Ethernet cable to the port of your modem and, at another end, connect Ethernet cable to the internet port of the router.

Step 3:- Now, you have to wait until the light on the front of the router gets solidified.

Step 4:- Now use any computer. Get connected with the network name as given in the Quick start Guide through this computer.

Step 5:- Open up a web browser on that computer.

Step 6:-You will notice that the installation wizard will be opened up on its own. But if in case setup wizard does not start with its own, then you will be required to enter linksyssmartwifi.com in the address bar of the browser.

Step 7:- Now onwards, follow on-screen instructions to complete the setup process.

Once the installation of the Linksys EA6200 router gets completed, then the next important task is to configure the router in a way that suits your network requirement. So let’s start discussing steps involved in configuring the router.

Configuring Linksys EA6200 router

For configuring the Linksys router, you will require the Linksys Smart Wi-Fi account, which you had created while installing your router.

By using this account, you can perform various tasks associated with configuration such as:

1. Changing the network name and password of your router
2. Configure Parental Control on the network of the router
3. Set up guest access
4. And much more.

In this very article, we will confine our discussion with the above mentioned first two aspects. Still, you can also go on for configuring other aspects, also using the Linksys Smart Wi-Fi account.

Let’s discuss each of them one by one.

Changing the network name and password of Linksys EA6200 router

1. Firstly log in to the Linksys Smart Wi-Fi account. For this, you will be required to open up a web browser on the computer that is connected with your router’s network. Then enter www.linksyssmartwifi.com in the address bar. After that, you will be asked to enter the credentials to log into the account. After entering the same, you will be logged into your smart Wi-Fi account.
2. Then click on Router Settings.
3. After that, click on Edit.
4. Here you will be provided with an option where you will have to enter a new network name and password.
5. At last, click on Ok, and all changed that you had made will get applied.

Configuring Parental Control

Parental Control is mainly used in a scenario where you want to restrict the behavior of your users. Steps involved in doing so are:

1. Log into Linksys Smart Wi-Fi account
2. Then click on Apps, Under it click on Parental Controls.
3. Click on Enable Parental Control. By this, parental Control will be turned to be on.
4. Then choose the device on which you want to enable parental Control under Restrict Internet access on the list.
5. Then under block internet access, click on your required option.
6. In the end, enter the URL of the website which you want to restrict on your network.
7. Then click on Ok. By this, all the changes that you had made will get applied.

These were some of the steps through which you can change the configuration of your Linksys EA6200 router.

I hope all the information provided in this article will serve its purpose. But if in case you encounter any issue while setting up an EA6200 router, then you are requested to contact Linksys’s official website to get technical support.