How to Connect Paleoer WiFi Extender to Linksys Router?

Are you planning to connect Paleoer WiFi extender to Linksys router? Well, that is a great option to consider because by adding the range extender in your house, you will be able to extend the internet range up to a great extent. Now, walk through the below-given information to understand the connection process between your extender and the Linksys router. The process is quite similar to Linksys extender setup. So, you will be able to learn without any problem.

What’s Important Before Connecting Extender to Linksys Router?

If you want to successfully connect your Paleoer WiFi range extender to the Linksys router, be very sure about the thing that your extender is running on the default settings. Because there are chances that you have replaced your existing router with one brought in by Linksys. The steps to reset a Paleoer WiFi extender are mentioned below to make the connection process seamless for you:

• Ensure that your Paleoer WiFi extender is disconnected from everything except power.
• Now, find the Reset button.
• Press the button using a sharp object.
• Your extender will reset and start working on the default settings.

In this manner, you can perform a factory default reset of the extender from Paleoer. However, there’s one more thing to remember while connecting it to the Linksys router and that is you have to keep both devices in the same room.

How to Connect Paleoer WiFi Extender to Linksys Router?

There are two methods to connect your WiFi extender with a Linksys router – WPS method and the web GUI method. You are required to walk through the following sections to learn the connection process according to the method that suits you:

1. WPS Method

The steps given below will help you create a WPS connection between your devices. Go ahead with this method if your Linksys router supports the WPS approach which it does in major cases.

• Switch on your Linksys router.
• Just in case, you have replaced your existing WiFi extender with Paleoer extender, reboot the Linksys router.
• Now, find and press the WPS button on your Paleoer extender.
• Within 2 minutes, move to you router and push its WPS button.
• If your extender and router supports dual-band frequency, you are required follow the above two steps once again.
• The connection between your devices will be created.

2. Web GUI Method

This method must be followed if you somehow fail to connect your extender with the Linksys router using the WPS method. This method will also require you to use the SSID and password of the Linksys router. Therefore, make sure that you have completed the Linksys router setup using the myrouter.local login address. After that, follow the given steps:

• Switch on your Paleoer extender followed by the Linksys WiFi router.
• Be very sure that both devices are not far than 7-10 ft.
• Now, switch on your computer and open WiFi settings.
• Here, look for the SSID named “Paleoer-xxxx”.
• Connect to the network using the password provided on the extender’s label.
• Once done, open a web browser and access 192.168.10.1 IP.
• On the next window, enter “admin” into the password field. Be sure to enter every letter in lowercase only.
• Select Login after that.
• Now, click Scan and let the Paleoer WiFi extender scan for networks in its range.
• Look for the Linksys router network name (SSID) and select it.
• Enter the Linksys router WiFi password and select Save.
• Follow the on-screen prompts after that to finalize the setup process.

The Final Words

This was all about how to connect Paleoer WiFi extender to Linksys router. Hopefully, using any of the aforementioned methods, you will be able to connect your devices without any hassle. Once the setup is completed, you can connect your wireless devices to the Paleoer extender network. The SSID of your extender will have _EXT as suffix to your Linksys router name. Let us say, if your Linksys router SSID is LinksysABC, then the Paleoer extender SSID will be LinksysABC_EXT. The WiFi password will be as same as the Linksys router.