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Default settings of the Linksys EA4500

Here you can find the default IP address and the username and password for the user interface of the Linksys EA4500 Dual-Band N900 Gigabit router. This site also contains information about the preconfigured Wi-Fi settings of the device. In the bottom part of this website, you will find a manual for accessing the user interface of this router and resetting its factory settings.

Login data for the user interface

IP address:
192.168.1.1
Username:
admin
Password:
admin

Preconfigured Wi-Fi settings

SSID:
starts with Cisco
Password:
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Access to the user interface

Accessing the user interface is necessary when you want to change the router configuration. For the Linksys EA4500, you have to do the following steps for access:

  1. Put router into operation
  2. Establish a connection between the device and the router via network cable or Wi-Fi*
  3. Start web browser
  4. Insert IP address in the address bar and confirm with ‘Enter’ button
  5. Enter username and password in the open user interface and confirm again

This router can also be configured with the provided software.

* Make sure that your router’s Wi-Fi is activated.

Reset default settings

Resetting default settings is especially helpful when you have changed and forgotten the login data for the user interface. Please consider that not only will settings like IP address, username and password be set to factory settings, but all configurations you may have made will as well.

Execute hardware reset

To reset the Linksys EA4500 to its default settings, you have to do the following steps:

  1. Switch on router
  2. Press Reset button for at least 15 seconds
  3. Device is automatically restarted
  4. Restoration of standard settings is finished

Execute software reset

With the Linksys EA4500, you can restore the factory settings with the installed software. Log in to the user interface of the router with your access data and execute the steps that are described in the user handbook.

After you have successfully executed the steps mentioned above, the configuration of the router will be reset to factory settings. If you want to log in to the user interface, you have to use the preset login data.