Linksys Gigaclear SPNMX55 User manual

How to install your
Linksys router
Linksys
Installation
guide
Gigaclear Ltd is registered in England and Wales with company number 07476617
Gigaclear and the Gigaclear logo are UK registered trademarks of Gigaclear Limited.

How to set up your ‘Gigaclear
powered by Linksys’ router
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Which Gigaclear fibre box do you have?
Identify which wall-mounted Gigaclear fibre box
you have installed at your property and then go
to the step shown and follow the instructions.
Please call Customer Operations on 01865
591131 and request that your service be
‘bridged’ to complete your router upgrade.
DO NOT proceed until you have called
Customer Operations.
Bridging will take between 5 minutes and
half an hour, the agent will advise you on the
phone. You may see the lights on the wall unit
go off at certain points. Now go to step 3.
Box A Please go to step 2
Box B Please go to step 2
Box C Please go to step 5
Box D Please go to step 4

3Aer waiting 30 minutes ensure the Gigaclear
wall-mounted box A or B (below) is powered
on, displaying lights beside the power symbol
and the connection symbol, and that the WiFi
light is off. Now go to step 5.
WiFi light off
Connection symbol on
Power symbol on
WiFi light off
Connection symbol on
Power symbol on
Box A
Box B
4Using a Phillips head screwdriver, remove the
2 screws in the wall mount enclosure and pull
away the panel. Now go to step 5.
Screws

5With the supplied
ethernet cable,
plug one end into
the Linksys router
in the port labelled
‘internet’, and the
other end into
the correct port in
your wall-mounted
Gigaclear fibre box
(see below).
Box A
SPNMX55/SPNMX42
Connect to
port 1
Box D
For Box D only:
Once you have connected the
ethernet cable, route the wire
around the housing enclosure
so that it comes through the
opening at the boom. Replace
the wall mount enclosure panel
and fasten with the 2 screws.
Now go to Step 6.
Box B
Connect to
port 1
Box C
Connect to
LAN1
Connect to
10GE

7The light in the top corner
of the router should start
flashing blue.
Once the light turns solid
purple, the router will begin
to configure itself. This will
take up to 5 minutes.
Now go to step 8.
6Connect the power cable to the ‘Gigaclear
powered by Linksys’ router and turn the device
on. The power switch is on the underside.
Now go to step 7.
SPNMX42 SPNMX55
Switch on
8Once the router has finished
configuring itself and is
connected to the internet,
the light will turn solid
blue. (If the router does
not configure itself, you can
initiate the setup by either
using the Linksys app and
following the instructions, or
by pressing the RESET buon
5 times in quick succession).
Once the LED is solid blue
(may take 5 minutes) the
router is online and you can
connect your devices using
the WiFi details shown on the
label underneath the device.
Now go to step 9.
Open the Linksys App and create an account.
Once the account has been created, log in and
add the router to your account. The app will
take you through the set-up process.
When prompted for a local administration password,
enter the password found on the boom of the
router, followed immediately by the recovery key.
Congratulations, you are now connected
to full fibre broadband!
Optional
Search for and download the
‘Linksys App’ to your mobile device.
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Reset

If you have any questions or require additional
support, please contact Customer Operations on:
01865 591 131
[e-mail]
gigaclear.com
For more information on seing up your additional
nodes, please go to:
gigaclear.com/additionalnodes
Or visit Linksys.com
Gigaclear Ltd is registered in England and Wales with company number 07476617
Gigaclear and the Gigaclear logo are UK registered trademarks of Gigaclear Limited.
Set up Additional Nodes
Ensure that you are connected to the
WiFi signal of your Linksys router.
Open the Linksys app on your mobile
device or tablet.
Once in the app, open the menu.
If prompted to do so, set a unique
password and password hint.
You will need to select - Add Nodes to
(HOME NETWORK).
If the app prompts you to turn on Bluetooth®,
please enable it. (For iOS devices, you may
need to turn on Bluetooth®manually).
Follow the guidance on your app.
The app will then search for the node.
When the app has found the node,
the purple light will flash.
Wait until the node has been added to
your WiFi setup - do not move your phone,
the router or the node during this time.
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You may upgrade your Smart WiFi service
according to the size of your home and
as part of the upgrade we will provide
additional nodes to extend your WiFi
coverage and help to eliminate WiFi
black-spots in your home.
Please see below for setup instructions
of additional nodes.
8820-03334 RevB00