--- title: Linksys Router or Velop Mesh: Setup on High Desert url: https://hdiss.net/support/router-linksys/ business: High Desert Internet Services (HDISS) phone: 775-575-9593, 775-391-5660 email: info@hdiss.net mailing_address: Home base: 200 S Virginia St, Suite 760, Reno NV 89501 (dispatch office, not a walk-in store). Mail: Billing Dept., PO Box 11353, Reno NV 89510 hours: Office open 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, seven days a week. Network watched around the clock. type: Fixed wireless internet service provider (homes and small businesses), web hosting, customer email, domain registration service_area: Northern Nevada - Washoe, Lyon, Storey, Churchill and Douglas counties and Carson City; availability is checked address by address (line of sight to a tower) plans: Bronze $50/mo up to 500 Mbps down, up to 200 Mbps up; Silver $75/mo up to 800 down, up to 200 up; Gold $99/mo up to 1 Gig down, up to 200 up; ask about the up to 1 Gig / 1 Gig ultra-low-latency service no_online_purchase: true (check your address or call; existing customers pay at https://www2.fernley.net/hdiss/onlinepay/paymentform.cfm) since: 2002 --- - [Home](https://hdiss.net/) - [Help center](https://hdiss.net/support/) - Set up a Linksys router or Velop mesh on your High Desert connection Help center / Routers and Wi-Fi # Set up a Linksys router or Velop mesh on your High Desert connection Plug the High Desert injector cable into the Internet port of the Velop parent node, power it on, join its default Wi-Fi from your phone and run the Linksys app. Linksys says all nodes show a solid purple light when ready. Choose automatic if the app offers a choice, and call 775-575-9593 if the internet check fails. [Call 775-575-9593](tel:7755759593) [Call 775-391-5660](tel:7753915660) [Webmail](https://hdissmail.hdiss.net/mail/) [Pay Online](https://www2.fernley.net/hdiss/onlinepay/paymentform.cfm) A Wi-Fi router on a shelf. Stock photo: Adobe Stock. [Photo credits](https://hdiss.net/photo-credits/) Linksys's support article for Velop setup with temporary Wi-Fi covers the WHW01, MX and MR series. The parent node is the unit wired to your internet line; child nodes spread Wi-Fi. This page follows that article and swaps the modem for the High Desert injector cable. ## Steps - Gather everything in one room Linksys says to bring all nodes, their adapters and one Ethernet cable to the room where the internet line enters. Remove any old router. - Read the label on the parent node The default Wi-Fi name and password are on the bottom. The password is case sensitive. - Connect the injector cable to the Internet port Linksys says to connect the modem to the Internet port of the parent node. You have no modem, so use the cable from the High Desert power injector. On the WHW01 either port works and the one you use becomes the Internet port. - Power on any child nodes nearby Linksys says to place them within ten feet of the parent and leave them unplugged from any cable. - Join the parent node's Wi-Fi and open the Linksys app Start a new network setup and confirm the parent node is connected. - Wait for the solid purple light Linksys says to wait until all nodes show solid purple before continuing. Keep your phone close. - Let the app check the internet If the check fails, Linksys says to follow the modem restart prompts, or enter PPPoE or static settings if your provider needs them. High Desert does not publish either; restart the injector and call 775-575-9593. - Name the Wi-Fi and finish Then move the child nodes to their rooms. Linksys says they are ready when they show solid blue. ## What if Bluetooth setup fails? Linksys's article is itself the fallback: it uses temporary Wi-Fi from the parent node when Bluetooth setup does not work. A separate Linksys page describes a browser route at myrouter.local for the parent node. ## Can I add a child node later? Yes. Linksys says to use the app's menu and choose Set Up a New Product. Velop Cognitive Mesh units cannot be child nodes of an Intelligent Mesh system, per the article. ## My router is a plain Linksys, not Velop. The cable goes the same place, the Internet port. Setup then follows the app or the browser. [Setting up a new router](https://hdiss.net/support/set-up-a-new-router/) covers the general order. ## Do I need to go outside or touch the antenna for this? Work from inside the house only. If the trouble seems to be at the antenna, leave the radio and its cable alone and call; a technician will come. ### Sources - [support.linksys.com/kb/article/56-en/](https://support.linksys.com/kb/article/56-en/) (Linksys, Setting up a Linksys Velop Intelligent Mesh WiFi system using temp WiFi, read 2026-10-15; the browser-route page was read through a search summary on 2026-10-15) ### Talk to a person - Call [775-575-9593](tel:7755759593) [775-391-5660](tel:7753915660) Open 9-5 every day - Email [info@hdiss.net](mailto:info@hdiss.net) [Check my address](https://hdiss.net/check-availability/#check) ### Related help - [Set up a new router](https://hdiss.net/support/set-up-a-new-router/) - [Wi-Fi dead spots](https://hdiss.net/support/wifi-dead-spots/) - [Where to put your router](https://hdiss.net/guides/where-to-put-your-router/) - [Factory reset a router the right way](https://hdiss.net/support/router-factory-reset/) - [Update your router's firmware](https://hdiss.net/support/router-update-firmware/) - [Contact support](https://hdiss.net/support/contact-support/) ## More routers and wi-fi [Set up a Netgear Nighthawk router on your High Desert connection](https://hdiss.net/support/router-netgear-nighthawk/) [Set up Netgear Orbi mesh on your High Desert connection](https://hdiss.net/support/router-netgear-orbi/) [Set up a TP-Link Archer router on your High Desert connection](https://hdiss.net/support/router-tp-link-archer/) [Set up TP-Link Deco mesh on your High Desert connection](https://hdiss.net/support/router-tp-link-deco/) [Set up an ASUS router or ZenWiFi mesh on your High Desert connection](https://hdiss.net/support/router-asus/) [Set up eero on your High Desert connection](https://hdiss.net/support/router-eero/) ## Related questions ### Where is the Internet port? Linksys marks it on the parent node. It is not a LAN port. ### The light is pulsing, not solid. Wait a few minutes before you do anything else. ### Can I put the nodes on a shelf? Check the placement guide. ## Call us. A person answers. 775-575-9593 and 775-391-5660, 9 to 5 every day. Email [info@hdiss.net](mailto:info@hdiss.net). Never climb to the antenna or touch the outdoor radio; that is our job.