![][1] ## PRODUCT INFORMATION What is the Linksys app? The [_Linksys app_][2] allows you to monitor and manage your Linksys systems. With the Linksys app, you can access and control your home network anywhere and anytime to check the connection status of your devices, set up WiFi access for guests, or restrict you...
The **Advanced Settings** feature allows you to configure the **Internet Settings**, **Port Settings**, **Wi-Fi MAC Filters**, and **Local Network Settings** of your Linksys Intelligent Mesh network using the Linksys app. This article provides an overview of this feature. To access this feature from the dashboard, ...
**Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (WPS)** securely adds devices to your WiFi without having to enter a network name and password. With the **Linksys app**, you can easily connect your devices to the network using WPS. **Before you begin: ** * The device that you want to connect must also support WPS. * WPS is NOT avail...
_**Scenario: I have a wired network where the parent and child nodes are wired to a managed switch. Why can’t I connect to the child node’s WiFi?**__** **_ See the workarounds below if either one will work: **Workaround 1:** When the node is set up with a managed switch as pictured below, your devices will not ...
The** Linksys Smart Wi-Fi** is a free feature available for **Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Routers**. This feature allows you to access and configure your home network wherever you are. In order to use the Linksys cloud account, your computer must comply with the system requirements of the Linksys Smart Wi-Fi. See the tab...
If your internet service provider (ISP) provided a static internet IP address, the following instructions will show you how you can manually enter these settings through the Linksys app. **Requirements:** * The latest version of the Linksys app downloaded from the App Store® or Google Play™ installed on your mob...
The **Safe Browsing** feature of the Linksys app allows you to block content on devices connected to the network using Domain Name System (DNS) security. * * * **Directions** 1. [_Log in to your Linksys app dashboard_][1]. 2. Tap on the **menu **icon at the upper left corner of the screen. **iOS** **An...
The **WiFi MAC Filters** option of the Linksys app is a security feature that either allows or blocks specific MAC addresses from connecting to your WiFi. To configure the **WiFi MAC Filters **feature, follow the steps below. 1. Connect your mobile device to your router's WiFi then open the Linksys app. 2. [_Log ...
[_How MAC randomization affects the way Linksys sees my devices_][1] [_Disabling the private or random MAC address on your device_][2] [_Keeping MAC randomization ON while using the Linksys app_][3] **How MAC randomization affects the way Linksys sees my devices** Linksys uses a consistent MAC address to id...
If you are setting up your Linksys Velop Mesh™ network or are adding child nodes and have received the **Incompatible nodes found** message, it is important to know that due to differences in Wi-Fi® technology, Cognitive Mesh technology products are not backward compatible with Intelligent Mesh technology products. ...