How Do I Set Up My Linksys Velop as an Access Point?

When a Linksys Velop connects to the modem through an Ethernet cable, the parent node becomes the router. If you already have a router in your house, you might think to set up Linksys Velop as an access point so that your existing router as well as the Velop router does not create separate networks. This post will shed light on the steps that will help you understand whether it is possible or not.

Can You Set Up Velop as Access Point?

Unlike other mesh systems, you cannot use the Velop mesh as an Access point. The reason being, the router actually does not support this feature. The Velop system generally operates in the Bridge mode except the Router mode (Velop mode). Also, setting up the Velop as access point will create a lot of network chaos. You will end up messing with a few features of Linksys Velop that won’t be accessible any more. Therefore, you should simply perform Linksys Velop setup in general or set it as a bridge so that it will take control of the entire home network.

You can create an Ethernet connection between the primary and secondary nodes of your Linksys Velop mesh system. However, that set up can also be not called as Linksys Velop setup. Adding more nodes will be the solution if you want to improve the network range.

How to Add More Nodes to Linksys Velop | Linksys Velop as Extender

Here are the steps that you should follow to set up more Linksys nodes in an existing mesh system. For that, it is recommended to ensure that the primary or parent node is up and running. It must be online too.

• Connect your phone to the WiFi network of the Linksys mesh router.
• Power on the child node to be installed near the parent node.
• Log in to the Linksys mobile app.

• Tap the Menu icon.
• It is located on the upper-left side of the dashboard.
• Select Set Up a New Product.
• Choose Add a Node to xxx.
• Here, xxx is the network name of your existing wireless network.
• Enable Bluetooth if the app prompts you.
• Follow a few on-screen instructions and confirm whether the Node light is solid or not.
• Wait for some time.
• The child node will get added.
• Tap Next and select Add More nodes if you have more nodes to install.
• Tap Finish once all nodes have been added.

This is how you can add child nodes to extend the existing Velop range. This option is far better that setting up Linksys Velop as access point. The steps will be almost same if you want to add nodes with the help of the Velop’s web interface. For that, you need to access myrouter.local or the default IP address of the router.

The Bottom Line

Hopefully, you have now understood that Velop cannot be set up as an access point. Forcing things will only result in chaos. Thus, add more nodes to the home network with the help of the Linksys Velop app if you wish to have a more reliable and stable network access throughout the house.