How to Connect Extender to Arris WiFi Router?

• Troubleshooting Tips, WiFi Extender
• Claudia Holland
• August 31, 2024

There are simple and easy methods to connect an extender to your home router or home network. Here, you will get to see how to connect the Linksys WiFi extender to Arris WiFi router.

We will provide instructions to check the router configuration via your computer and then we will show you how to connect extender and router physically. After that you get to know how to configure the Linksys network via your phone or computer.

How to Check Arris Router Configuration?

• Connect the computer or laptop to the router network.
• Go to the web browser and search the IP address 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1.
• The interface login page will comes on the screen; here you have to enter the username and password.
• The username and password are given on the label or in the user manual of the Arris router.
• Then simply, log in to the interface dashboard, in which you can easily adjust settings and networks.

Now, let’s see how to connect the Linksys WiFi extender to the Arris router in your home.

How to Connect Linksys Extender to Arris Router?

Ethernet Cable Link

You have to place the extender near to the home WiFi router. Then simply, connect your router LAN port to the extender port by using the Ethernet cable.

WPS Method Link

You have to plug the extender in to the power outlet first and power it on.

After that you have to press the WPS button on the router and press the same button on the extender within two minutes. Then, both the devices will connect wirelessly.

Access Linksys Extender via Phone

To download the Linksys app, you just have to use these below written instructions;

• Connect the phone to the Linksys WiFi range extender network.
• Go to Play Store (If you have Android), or App Store (If you have Apple iPhone).
• Here, you have to search the Linksys app in it and download it.

After downloading the app, you have to log in to the extender with the help of app.

• Open the app in your phone, where you have to enter the Email address and password.
• If you don’t have these credentials, then choose the Sign Up option.
• Here, you have to enter the Email ID, name, password, and confirm password.
• You will create an account, which you can use to log in to the app dashboard.

Access Linksys Extender via Computer

• Connect the computer or laptop to the router network.
• Go to the web browser and search the URL extender.linksys.com or IP address 192.168.1.1.
• Login page of the interface will comes on the screen; here you have to enter the username and password.
• The username and password are given on the label or in the user manual of the Linksys extender.
• Then simply, log in to the interface dashboard, in which you can easily adjust settings and networks.

How to Reboot and Reset Linksys Extender?

Reboot

• The first method to reboot is unplugging the Linksys extender power source from the wall socket and plugging it again.
• The second method to the restart the device is finding the power button and presses it twice.

Reset

You have to find the extender RESET button, which will be a pinhole button. You have to use a pin or a sharp object to long press the button. After Linksys extender reset process, you have to set it up again via your computer.

The End Lines

Here, you have seen and learned about how to connect your new Linksys extender to the Arris WiFi router. For that we have shown you how to the check Arris device configuration and how to configure Linksys extender through phone and computer.