How to Fix Linksys Login in Four Easy Steps?

When you try to use your Linksys router, you might face a Linksys router login error. E.g., if you don’t know the internal IP address of your Linksys router, you cannot log in to it. Also, you may fail to login in if you do not use the correct ID and password. Although you enter the exact password in a different case, the login may not succeed due to technical issues. Thus, you must know the factors that may prevent you from logging in and setting up your Linksys router.

 

Reasons for Why Linksys Router Login Fails

We have listed down the factors which might reason for Linksys login issues.

Troubles with Linksys router’s web-based setup page can avoid you from logging into its admin page.

 

• You cannot log in to Linksys with the wrong username and password.
• Internet connectivity errors or lack of a supported browser can cause this issue.
• If you enter an incorrect IP address for your router, the login can fail.
• The current DNS settings might not support the login of the Linksys router.  
• You may not log in and setup your Linksys router without clearing the DNS resolver cache.

Steps to Login and Setup the Linksys Router

You can fix these errors by acting according to the steps mentioned below.

• Type Your Linksys Router’s IP Address
• Identify the internal IP (LAN IP) address of your router.
• Type the IP address and press ‘Enter.’
• A dialog box pops up and asks you to type your router’s username and password.
• Make sure that you enter the exact username and password. If you can’t remember the password, then contact your service provider and know it.
• You will find the home screen of your Linksys router containing the configurations.

Reset the Linksys Router to Default Settings

Note that if you reset your router, it will modify the username and password of your router and the WiFi connection you are using. If you have changed the firewall’s settings, it will get reverse to its default state after the process finishes. In short, if you reset your Linksys router, then it will change whatever modification you have made to the router’s configuration.

Reset the Linksys router uses the following steps:

 

• First of all, press the reset button located at the back of your router.
• Clutch the reset button until the light's color on the router changes or the light starts blinking.
• Leave the button, and the router automatically gets reverse to its factory settings.

Change the DNS Settings

 

• Unlock a browser on your computer and enter your router’s IP address.
• A Window appears where you must skip the username of your router.
• Type ‘Admin’ as the router’s password if you haven’t changed the password.
• Enter OpenDNS Address in fixed DNS 1 and Static DNS 2 fields.
• Enter your current DNS settings to return to its old settings.
• Tap ‘Save’ to save the changes you have made to your router’s settings.

Flush the DNS and Web Browser Cache

• Choose ‘All Programs’ from the ‘Start’ button.
• Tap on ‘Accessories’ and right-click on ‘Command Prompt.’
• Run as administrator and type the command, ‘ipconfig/flushdns’ to flush your DNS resolver cache.
• Go through ‘History’ and choose ‘Clear recent history.’
• Under the time range, choose the desired range for which you want to clear the cache. Choose ‘Everything’ to delete the entire cache.
• Go through ‘Details’ and choose the element which you want to remove from your history. Choose ‘all items’ to delete your browsing history entirely.
• Tap the ‘Clear Now’ button and exit the browser Window.
• Reopen the browser to confirm that there is no browsing history in the browser.

It is the most suitable way to fix Linksys router setup issues. If you follow the steps carefully, then you can meet your reason with less effort.

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