Linksys E9450, Installation Manual

Page 1: ...Linksys E9450 WiFi 6 Dual Band router Training Installation ...

Page 2: ...for ONR Bridge Mode as Bridge Set up mode for ONR with Bridge Mode Manual Manual Set up Adding additional nodes of E9450 Mesh Parent mode Adding additional nodes of E9450 Mesh mode Set as standalone mode Non mesh system Parental Controls Factory Reset Router Management Tab Access Control Passwords Router Light Behaviour Overview For support https www linksys com sg support article articleNum 31746...

Page 3: ...0 sq ft Supports parent and child node Four gigabit ethernet ports and one gigabit internet port Parental Controls Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS WPA2 wireless security and WPA3 wireless security Buttons and Switch Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS button Power switch Reset button Ports Power port Four gigabit ethernet ports One gigabit internet port One USB 3 0 port for future use Power Output 12v 2A ...

Page 4: ...ommended to connect RG s Ethernet port to PC via LAN cable wired Else setup wireless using default routers name LinksysXXXXX guest with the passphrase printed on the sticker label is required Without STB connect FTP to either ONR ONT then to Linksys ...

Page 5: ...Physical Set Up With STB To ONT ONR To PC To ONT ONR To PC ONR ONT ...

Page 6: ...Set up via Linksys GUI Recommended ...

Page 7: ...Set up via Linksys GUI Recommended 1 Launch a web browser and enter Router s GUI http 192 168 79 1 2 Enter default Username and Password Username admin Password admin 3 Apply 4 Set up E9450 Click Next ...

Page 8: ... Recommended 5 Create new router Password Include at least 10 characters in length Include at least 1 uppercase letter Include at least 1 lowercase letter Include at least 1 number Include at least 1 special character 6 Next ...

Page 9: ...7 Follow the Setup Wizard to change the default administration password set up a parent node unless adding a child node to an existing Wi Fi system select a transmit region and Name your Wi Fi Only Linksys E9450 child nodes are supported ...

Page 10: ...Set up via Linksys GUI Recommended 8 Follow the Setup Wizard ...

Page 11: ...Set up via Linksys GUI Recommended 9 Choose if you want to set up another node If No I m done go to step 11 If Yes continue to next slide ...

Page 12: ...Set up via Linksys GUI Recommended 10 Click Its Solid Blue and follow the instructions ...

Page 13: ...Set up via Linksys GUI Recommended 11 Connect node to modem and Check for latest firmware ...

Page 14: ...ommended 12 Double check Auto Firmware Upgrade Feature Check Firmware Auto Firmware Upgrade Feature will always keep your device fresh with the latest update Be it security patches features performance improvements bug fixes etc ...

Page 15: ...s GUI Recommended By default the router runs in DHCP WAN mode without VLAN tag This page may appear when E9450 is installed with Singtel ONT that requires VLAN tag Click Go to the Internet settings to continue the setup ...

Page 16: ... full Singtel Home Broadband experience the E9450 can be configured as Residential Gateway RG or Bridge Mode AP depending of the Modem Configuration See the following pages for different configuration with different modem constructs ...

Page 17: ...Set up mode for ONT Optical Network Terminal If you are using a Singtel ONT disconnect and remove your old router ...

Page 18: ...or ONT Singtel Profile as RG Singtel Profile will have DHCP Option 60 IGMP Proxy DNS Forwarding Static Router for Multicast STB and support the MioTV STB to work It also incorporated the multi VLAN on WAN Interface ...

Page 19: ...Set up mode for ONR Bridge Mode as Bridge If you are using a Singtel ONR ONR with bridge mode disconnect and remove your old router access point ...

Page 20: ...tel ONR this mode will allow the MioTV STB to work behind E9450 DHCP Option 60 Passthrough from STB to ONR for the Multicast Streaming feature When applying bridge mode the router will reboot You will lose the connection to the E9450 To re access E9450 GUI you may want to check its IP address from ONR s DHCP list ...

Page 21: ...Set up mode for ONR with Bridge Mode Manual From factory default mode follow setup wizard recommended to avoid any misconfiguration ...

Page 22: ...Set up mode for ONR with Bridge Mode Manual No need to change any setting in this page Click Next ...

Page 23: ...Set up mode for ONR with Bridge Mode Manual Make sure Enable NAT and Enable Firewall is checked Leave the rest as default Click Next ...

Page 24: ...ith Bridge Mode Manual This shows the configuration summary Click Apply Save If needed please reboot the router to ensure configuration is applied properly Default DNS from available WAN Interface should be WAN 1 Click Next ...

Page 25: ...Manual Set Up General Mesh Setup Create a new SSID Wi Fi name and Passphrase Wi Fi Password Click Apply Save once done ...

Page 26: ...t Up Click on Wireless Radio Select your Country from the drop down menu then scroll down and click Apply Go to General Internet Setup Select the preconfigured profile of Singtel and click Apply to save settings ...

Page 27: ...Manual Set Up Now reboot the modem and wait until the INTERNET indicator light on the front panel of the router turns solid blue ...

Page 28: ...dding another Linksys E9450 that has been configured with settings make sure to reset it to factory settings first The Linksys E9450 connected to the modem is called the parent node Other Linksys E9450 routers that you will use to extend the Wi Fi are called child nodes The external WPS button is located at the Linksys E9450 s back panel It is the first button at the top Take note ...

Page 29: ...ng additional nodes of E9450 Mesh Parent mode There are two ways to add E9450 Child Node into a Parent E9450 Through Setup Wizard See slide 6 video From GUI General Internet Setup Mesh Setup Add a new node ...

Page 30: ...Adding additional nodes of E9450 Mesh Parent mode Wait for child node to power up properly Press It s Solid Blue to continue Once the Child Node power up completely press Done 1 2 ...

Page 31: ...al nodes of E9450 Mesh Parent mode The countdown has started Monitor the MESH LED of both Parent and Child Node At this time it should be blinking blue rapidly 3 4 Press WPS button of the Child Node for at least 3 sec ...

Page 32: ...Once pairing is complete the MESH indicator light will turn solid blue and the connected child node will now appear on the table of connected child nodes To rename the child node simply enter your preferred Name in the field then click Update once done ...

Page 33: ...on should be added into Mesh Setup Page N B With current shipping firmware it only allow to add up to 2 child nodes in one system To add more nodes will be for future update Please ensure the firmware upgrade feature is enabled to received the most updated firmware ...

Page 34: ... In this Mode the E9450 will disable the Mesh functionality and work as a standalone traditional router In this Mode the SSID format will be change accordingly 2 4GHz XXXXXX 5GHz XXXXXX_5G When XXXXXX is the SSID name on the SSID input box ...

Page 35: ...Parental Controls Access Time Restriction 1 Log into parent node 2 Advanced setup Parental Control 3 Under the Access Time Restriction section click Add button 4 Enter a user name for the client ...

Page 36: ...ther MAC Address radio button and enter the client s MAC address 6 Choose the days you want to restrict the client from accessing the network NOTE The Browser s MAC Address automatically displays the MAC address of the LAN device where the browser is running ...

Page 37: ...Parental Controls Access Time Restriction 7 Enter the start and end blocking times 8 Click Apply Save Note To delete a client from parental controls just check the Remove box and click the Remove button ...

Page 38: ...Parental Controls URL Filter 1 Log into parent node 2 Advanced setup Parental Control 3 Under the URL Filter section select Exclude and click Add button ...

Page 39: ...Parental Controls URL Filter 4 Enter a URL Address and click Apply Save A URL address will be displayed in the table ...

Page 40: ...Press the Reset Button at least 5 seconds If you encounter any issue you can always start fresh by factory reset the router Please note that all the existing configuration will be wiped out make sure you backup any configuration if needed ...

Page 41: ...Management Tab Access Control Passwords Make sure to use admin as user name ...

Page 42: ...Router Light Behaviour ...