Linksys Velop Mesh network: How do I add an additional router?

Adding an additional router (child node) to your existing network is quick and easy. We recommend installation via the Linksys app. The video guide below walks you through this process and explains how to get the most from your equipment.

Alternatively, you can use the ‘5-Press' set-up method, which is the fastest way to add a router to your network. Simply follow these instructions:

Step 1: Place the new router/s (child node/s) next to your existing main router (parent node).

Step 2: Power on all the child nodes that are not yet set up. Wait until the light on the top of each node turns solid purple, which may take up to 3 minutes. If you are not seeing a solid purple light on the child node you can reset it by holding down its reset button for 15 seconds.

Step 3: Press the reset button of the main router five times within 5 seconds. Within a minute, the child nodes will start responding – one after another – by flashing purple and then in a sequence of colours (white/purple/red). After approximately 5 minutes the child nodes should display a solid blue light, indicating that they have been added to your network.

Step 4: Once all the lights on the child nodes are solid blue, they are paired and ready to be moved to a different location, which should be either in a central location on each floor or approximately equidistant in a flat.

Step 5: When you unplug and then move the child nodes to your desired location, it is important that you plug them in and power them up one by one, starting first with the child node closest to the parent node. Then once the solid blue light is showing on the first, repeat the process with the second node that will be placed the next furthest away location from the parent node.

Troubleshooting

  • If one of your child nodes is not responding, please try holding its reset button for 20 seconds and go back to Step 3.

  • If a node responds with a blinking purple light and fails to turn solid blue, we recommend Linksys app installation (see above) and using the app to verify if the node has already been added to the network by going to the ‘Velop Administration’ section. If it has, reboot the child node (by turning it off and on again at the mains) and wait 2 minutes for a solid blue light.