Nokia Beacon 2 Setup, Review And Troubleshooting

Nokia Beacon 2 and Nokia Beacon 1.1 an intelligent wifi network extender mesh systems for your home and office internet. There are many model numbers Nokia Beacon series from Nokia Beacon 1 to Nokia Beacon 6 with different features and hardware versions.

Nokia Wifi beacon smart wifi5 Mesh whole home WiFi system comes with single multiple and combo units that you can buy as per your area. Nokia Beacon 2 and Nokia Beacon 1.1 is a dual-band Ac1200 WiFi mesh routers that works with any brand WIFi router using LAN cable in router mode.

Nokia beacon Mesh router is easy to configure using the Nokia Wifi mobile App available for Android and iOS that makes simple configuration. Although the Nokia Wifi beacon router can be setup using manual methods from a PC/computer using Wired and wireless connection but Nokia WiFi mobile app makes it more fast and easy configurations. Before starting the Nokia Beacon 2 Setup we need to understand and review some best features that make the Nokia WIFI beacon mesh the best wifi mesh router.

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Nokia Beacon whole home mesh wifi is the best and smartest way to extend your wifi coverage without connecting any physical cable from your internet modem or fiber modem.

If you facing wifi problem and do not agree to physical connection one room to another then the Nokia wifi beacon mesh fixes your problem you can add single and multiple devices that are wireless connected with 5G backhaul without any physical cable and give you seamless connectivity and extend network in every area.

Nokia wifi mesh supports dual-band 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz wifi with a combined speed of 1200mbps in both bands and 1 Gbps Ethernet port for WAN and LANs. However, if you looking for 2.5Ghz Ethernet then you can go with the Nokia Beacon 6 and higher model that is also compatible with your Nokia ONT device.

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Nokia Beacon Login and Setup using Mobile App

Nokia mobile app is available for Android and iOS and it’s a simple way to setup a Nokia beacon wifi mesh router without connecting any physical wire connections. Follow the steps of connection and other configuration steps.

Unbox Nokia Beacon first and take the Ethernet cable, and DC adapter included with the device.
Connect DC adapter and power ON your Beacon first Device near your internet modem.
Connect the LAN cable one side to the Beacon WAN port and the second side to your Internet fiber modem or broadband router LAN port.
Now follow the steps to download the Nokia WIFI App and configure your wireless.

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Download and install the Nokia WIFI Mobile App

Open the Nokia beacon device and scan the QR code from the mobile to download the Mobile WIFI app.
Or open the Google Play store on Android and the App store on an iPhone to download the Nokia WiFi App.
Register a new Nokia account for first-time setup Nokia WiFi Beacon or if already have a Nokia account just log in it.

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Setup Nokia Beacon 2 from Mobile using the Nokia App

Open WIFI in mobile/laptop/Tablet and connect to the Nokia beacon default SSID name or password printed on the sticker. If the internet is not connected just click continue without the internet option.
If you are already connected to your wifi network open the Nokia mobile App and the process starts “looking for your wifi points”
Scan the QR code – Scan the code bottom side Beacon device and wait until showing preparing your wifi points.
Add a Wi-Fi point click and you will get your beacon device’s default SSID and password settings.
Click the Pencil icon to the Edit option to change the SSID and password for your Nokia WIFI network.
Finish setup and your first Nokia Beacon Root device configured.
To add Nokia Extender second, third, or fourth Nokia beacon device to the same network using Mesh just power on the second, and third Nokia devices just go to the mobile app and under device add more wifi devices.
Scan the device and follow the steps for one more Nokia beacon mesh wifi router.

How to Login to Nokia Beacon WIFI Router Web Interface?

Login Nokia Beacon web interface using the default admin login password from a computer or Laptop without using app. You can also change Nokia beacon Password and WIFI name directly from a PC/Laptop using the default Nokia Login IP address.

Connect LAN cable from Nokia Beacon router LAN port to PC/Laptop.
Keep PC/Laptop LAN settings to Automatic mode to get an IP address from the Nokia Router.
Open the web browser and access the Nokia Beacon Login IP address http://192.168.18.1 and use the default Noka login username password printed on the sticker.
Once you log in to Nokia Beacon now you can go to the Network- WAN option to configure WAN settings, Network- Wireless 2.4G or Wireless 5.8Ghz Wireless tab for Wireless settings, and configure more security features.
Once you configure all settings also change the Default admin login password.

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How to Change Nokia Beacon Admin Password?

Changing the default login password possible with a mobile app as well as from web interface.

To change the Login password from the mobile App go to Advanced Settings and maintenance-Password.

Change the Login password from the web interface by following the steps.

Go to the maintenance tab from top menu.

Maintenance – Password.

Original password-provide default login password.

New password- create a new login password.

Confirm new password- confirm new password.

Save settings and keep your new login password for the next time log in.

What is Best Place for Nokia Beacon?

Facing signal problems in different rooms or locations where connecting physical cable is not feasible needs a perfect placement for your Nokia Beacon.

The First Nokia beacon device will be connected to the Internet modem using a LAN cable that works as a Master Mesh device for Nokia beacon devices that wirelessly connect from 2^nd, and fourth Nokia beacon devices.

Place the Nokia root device that is connected to the internet modem using LAN cable to a place from your Nokia beacon other device is properly feasible and can get at least 50% signal to extend your wifi network.

Same if you place the Nokia beacon 2 extender 2^nd and the Nokia Extender 3^rd device in different rooms then also consider a proper open place so the Host beacon device can strongly connect with other Mesh devices to avoid weak Mesh connections.

Fix Nokia Beacon 2 Red Light?

If you facing a red light on the Nokia Beacon 2 or Nokia Beacon 6 that means there is a connection issue with the backhaul from the extender device.

Make sure your root beacon device is properly connected to the internet modem.
Check Extender device is power On and getting at least 50% signal from the root Nokia beacon device.
You can remove the extender device and connect again from the Nokia app to fix red light problems.

You can also connect the Extender device WAN port to the Nokia beacon root device LAN port for re-establishing connection.
Once the extender device is connected and the Red light issue fix you can remove the LAN cable and relocate the extender device to the desired place.

This is a simple configuration manual for the Nokia Beacon 7 as well as the Nokia Beacon 1 , Beacon 3 or any other model from the Beacon series.