The invention of network extender has revolutionised the digital world and Linksys has become on the top position in this field because of its ultimate range of routers and extenders. You can have seamless connectivity experience with Linksys. To get the Linksys setting access you have to accomplish its setup and Linksys extender login. Only after Linksys login you will be able to alter its advanced settings. With the help of this blog delve into the Advanced Linksys extender world and unveil its features.
For Linksys extender login process, you must first connect your device to the extender’s network, then open the web interface and put extender’s IP address into it, the Linksys home page will get appear on the screen, fill the login details to comprehend Linksys login. You can use default details and in case they are changed and you have forgotten the details then do factory reset so that you can use default login specifics to complete the login. Then you will get the access of extender settings, where using the setup wizard you can also connect to the main router network.
Dual band operation and band steering
The advance extenders of Linksys support the dual band optimization that is 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz. Band steering is a feature that helps your device to get the optimal frequency, this feature helps in balancing the load between the bands and you will not face any network congestion. The band steering can be adjusted according to your need so that you can get better network performance.
QoS settings
If there is network traffic then this helpful feature allows your device to prioritize certain network to have the smooth network access. So, if you are streaming or gaming then you can prioritize that network to get the smooth experience whereas the other task will automatically be shifted to lower priority. This feature will also be helpful when there are multiple users for the same network.
Enhanced security features
Protect your network with Linksys extenders advance safety feature. It uses the latest security protocol WPA3 encryption for protecting your network and its access from unofficial access. To make it more secure you can create a guest network so that if it is necessary to share the network so you can still save your access without making any compromise.
Updates and optimization
Your extender’s firmware must be updated from time to time and that is really crucial for its performance, with the advance update setting you can easily check the updates and set it to an automatic update mode so that without any interruption the updates can be placed. Some of the extenders has optimization feature that analyse its network performance and automatically made configuration changes to get the optimal result.
DHCP control
To control the IP addresses for the different devices that you are using and to lessen the network congestion you can use DHCP control. This feature is also helpful in allocating specific IP addresses to different devices and also helps in managing the device performance including network.
Parental control
This feature is the most advantageous as it allows to setup content filtering, set access schedule and can even restrict the connection for devices according to your preferences. You can manage the screen time and ensure the safe environment for your children.
Conclusion
We hope that this blog has been helpful enough to make you aware of the advanced settings including their advantages about Linksys extender.