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Default settings of the Linksys EA6500

Find the default IP address and the password for the user interface of the Linksys EA6500 Dual-Band AC 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 (or http://myrouter.local)
Username:
<blank>
Password:
admin

Preconfigured Wi-Fi settings

SSID:
starts with Cisco
Password:
<blank>

Access to the user interface

Accessing the user interface is necessary when you want to change the router configuration. For the Linksys EA6500, you have to do the following steps for access:

  1. Put router into operation
  2. Connect the device via Wi-Fi* or a network cable with the router
  3. Start web browser
  4. Insert IP address or URL into the address bar and confirm with ‘Enter’ button
  5. Enter 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 EA6500 to its default settings, you have to do the following steps:

  1. Put router into operation
  2. For at least 10 seconds, press the Reset button
  3. Device restarts automatically
  4. Router has been reset to factory settings

Execute software reset

With the Linksys EA6500, 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.