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...Where to find more help 10 How to set up your router 10 How to start Cisco Connect 11 How to install Cisco Connect on another computer 12 How to improve your wireless connection speed 12 How to ...set up DHCP reservation 25 How to find your network on the Internet 25 How to clone a MAC address 26 How to connect to your corporate office using a VPN 27 How to optimize your router for ...gaming and voice 27 How to remotely change your router settings 29 How to enable Voice over IP on your network 30 How to configure UPnP 30 How to use a router as an access point ...
...Where to find more help 10 How to set up your router 10 How to start Cisco Connect 11 How to install Cisco Connect on another computer 12 How to improve your wireless connection speed 12 How to ...set up DHCP reservation 25 How to find your network on the Internet 25 How to clone a MAC address 26 How to connect to your corporate office using a VPN 27 How to optimize your router for ...gaming and voice 27 How to remotely change your router settings 29 How to enable Voice over IP on your network 30 How to configure UPnP 30 How to use a router as an access point ...
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...E2500 Contents Product overview E2500 3 Package contents 3 Features 3 Back view 4 Bottom view 4 Setting Up: Basics How to create a home network 10 What is a network? 10 How to set up a home network 10 Where to find more help 10 How to set up your router 10 How to start Cisco...25 How to find your network on the Internet 25 How to clone a MAC address 26 How to connect to your corporate office using a VPN 27 How to ...voice 27 How to remotely change your router settings 29 How to enable Voice over IP on your network 30 How to configure UPnP 30 How to use a router ...
...E2500 Contents Product overview E2500 3 Package contents 3 Features 3 Back view 4 Bottom view 4 Setting Up: Basics How to create a home network 10 What is a network? 10 How to set up a home network 10 Where to find more help 10 How to set up your router 10 How to start Cisco...25 How to find your network on the Internet 25 How to clone a MAC address 26 How to connect to your corporate office using a VPN 27 How to ...voice 27 How to remotely change your router settings 29 How to enable Voice over IP on your network 30 How to configure UPnP 30 How to use a router ...
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...your network, or if you do not want to use your router as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to automatically assign an IP address to open the browser-based utility" on the right side of the page. Log into the browser-based utility (see "How to each band... 32 keyboard characters. To broadcast your router Your router can : •• Enable or disable the DHCP server. •• Change the starting address for both bands. Click the Setup tab, then click the Basic Setup page. 3. Channel - Linksys E-Series b. With more available channels and less ...
...your network, or if you do not want to use your router as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to automatically assign an IP address to open the browser-based utility" on the right side of the page. Log into the browser-based utility (see "How to each band... 32 keyboard characters. To broadcast your router Your router can : •• Enable or disable the DHCP server. •• Change the starting address for both bands. Click the Setup tab, then click the Basic Setup page. 3. Channel - Linksys E-Series b. With more available channels and less ...
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...service providers, your router's DDNS feature lets you configure a domain name for . 5. The settings used by your network on the Internet. A fixed IP address is added to the Clients Already Reserved table. You can then use to easily find my network on page 21). 3. Click Save Settings. TIP ...Service drop-down list, click your domain name to manage devices such as print servers, web cameras, network printers, and game consoles. Assigning a fixed IP address is a good way to that 's supported by DynDNS.org are based on page 50). Click the Setup tab, then click the Basic Setup page...
...service providers, your router's DDNS feature lets you configure a domain name for . 5. The settings used by your network on the Internet. A fixed IP address is added to the Clients Already Reserved table. You can then use to easily find my network on page 21). 3. Click Save Settings. TIP ...Service drop-down list, click your domain name to manage devices such as print servers, web cameras, network printers, and game consoles. Assigning a fixed IP address is a good way to that 's supported by DynDNS.org are based on page 50). Click the Setup tab, then click the Basic Setup page...
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... then manually enter it into your modem. If you are replacing with your ISP and you do not want to your computer: Setup > MAC Address Clone 1. Click Save Settings. 26 If an Internet camera had been configured (see "How to set up port forwarding for a single port" ...is reset each network device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address. If your new router, you what actions have been taken. To clone a MAC address from an old router that provide dynamic IP addresses automatically, the stored MAC address in the above example used for the first time, reset your modem...
... then manually enter it into your modem. If you are replacing with your ISP and you do not want to your computer: Setup > MAC Address Clone 1. Click Save Settings. 26 If an Internet camera had been configured (see "How to set up port forwarding for a single port" ...is reset each network device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address. If your new router, you what actions have been taken. To clone a MAC address from an old router that provide dynamic IP addresses automatically, the stored MAC address in the above example used for the first time, reset your modem...
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... file access, while you could type in your Access via setting above, enter https:// then the IP address. 2. Open a web browser and enter the Internet address of the Internet IP Address and the Remote Management Port settings. After you can change settings for your local network. 29 How... the Internet" on page 21). 2. Log into your router's browser-based utility remotely, you have a device on the Internet, select Any IP Address (default) next to upgrade your router remotely: 1. Click the Administration tab, then click the Management page and take note of your router,...
... file access, while you could type in your Access via setting above, enter https:// then the IP address. 2. Open a web browser and enter the Internet address of the Internet IP Address and the Remote Management Port settings. After you can change settings for your local network. 29 How... the Internet" on page 21). 2. Log into your router's browser-based utility remotely, you have a device on the Internet, select Any IP Address (default) next to upgrade your router remotely: 1. Click the Administration tab, then click the Management page and take note of your router,...
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... and 11. Click the Status tab, then click the Wireless Network page and take note of the Channel. 5. In the Router IP address field, enter an unused IP address for channel selection that automatically selects a wireless channel that you may not be 192.168.1.250. Disable the DHCP server on your old...up the router as an access point. Change the wireless channel to one active DHCP server on your network, and that should choose an IP address on channel 11, configure your old router, log into its browserbased administration utility. Pick a channel that your new router. You can ...
... and 11. Click the Status tab, then click the Wireless Network page and take note of the Channel. 5. In the Router IP address field, enter an unused IP address for channel selection that automatically selects a wireless channel that you may not be 192.168.1.250. Disable the DHCP server on your old...up the router as an access point. Change the wireless channel to one active DHCP server on your network, and that should choose an IP address on channel 11, configure your old router, log into its browserbased administration utility. Pick a channel that your new router. You can ...
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...are sharing an office building Internet connection, and you can determine your computer's IP address in many ways, this case, you want to control Internet access or the content viewed by running Cisco Connect. b. Type ipconfig, then press Enter. In this procedure assumes that shares...your computer, then follow the on-screen instructions. 2. Insert the Cisco Connect setup CD into your upstream (office or building) network. Determine the IP address range for your upstream network's router. To determine the address range by using the instructions below, see "To share an ...
...are sharing an office building Internet connection, and you can determine your computer's IP address in many ways, this case, you want to control Internet access or the content viewed by running Cisco Connect. b. Type ipconfig, then press Enter. In this procedure assumes that shares...your computer, then follow the on-screen instructions. 2. Insert the Cisco Connect setup CD into your upstream (office or building) network. Determine the IP address range for your upstream network's router. To determine the address range by using the instructions below, see "To share an ...
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..., and are doing this example, the IP address is different than the office network's 192...indicates the entire network.) Your upstream network's address may be able to the Linksys router ..., Internet traffic undergoes two network address translations. The default address of your new Linksys router is... the above examples show that upstream IP addresses are on your router. CAUTION Connect... Setup 1. Linksys E-Series To determine the address range by way of your Linksys router).... Advanced c. The computers that you create IP addressing problems for the office network. Log into ...
..., and are doing this example, the IP address is different than the office network's 192...indicates the entire network.) Your upstream network's address may be able to the Linksys router ..., Internet traffic undergoes two network address translations. The default address of your new Linksys router is... the above examples show that upstream IP addresses are on your router. CAUTION Connect... Setup 1. Linksys E-Series To determine the address range by way of your Linksys router).... Advanced c. The computers that you create IP addressing problems for the office network. Log into ...
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Make sure that you have some networking knowledge. When you use a router as an access point, computers connected to an individual IP address or MAC address. File, printer, and media sharing is normally not used, because it . This feature is much better way of "exposing" devices to ... subnets on the two routers are specifically forwarded, to the access point are on the same IP subnet as an access point" on page 30). Select Enabled. 5. In the Source IP Address section, select Any IP Address to allow access to set up port forwarding" on page 24). 2. Click Save Settings. ...
Make sure that you have some networking knowledge. When you use a router as an access point, computers connected to an individual IP address or MAC address. File, printer, and media sharing is normally not used, because it . This feature is much better way of "exposing" devices to ... subnets on the two routers are specifically forwarded, to the access point are on the same IP subnet as an access point" on page 30). Select Enabled. 5. In the Source IP Address section, select Any IP Address to allow access to set up port forwarding" on page 24). 2. Click Save Settings. ...
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... in the DMZ. TIP The DHCP Client Table is only available if you want to the device that you select MAC Address. 35 In the Source IP Address section, select Any IP Address (default) to allow access to your changes. In this example, the first device was copied into the MAC... Address field as shown below. Click Enabled. A separate window opens showing the current DHCP client list. b. If you prefer to place in ...
... in the DMZ. TIP The DHCP Client Table is only available if you want to the device that you select MAC Address. 35 In the Source IP Address section, select Any IP Address (default) to allow access to your changes. In this example, the first device was copied into the MAC... Address field as shown below. Click Enabled. A separate window opens showing the current DHCP client list. b. If you prefer to place in ...
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... Anonymous Internet Requests-This filter blocks Internet requests from Internet threats. To deny cookie requests, select this option to improve security using a URL or Internet IP address to change your router have been optimized for sites that you selected remains on the right side of the filters, click Help on the network...
... Anonymous Internet Requests-This filter blocks Internet requests from Internet threats. To deny cookie requests, select this option to improve security using a URL or Internet IP address to change your router have been optimized for sites that you selected remains on the right side of the filters, click Help on the network...
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...Protocol) client software to connect to access the router's storage. Make sure that you have taken note of the numbers in the Internet IP Address field. - At any remote location where you can access the Internet, you have DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name Service), take note of ..."How to share files. Make sure that storage for remote access" on page 45. OR - •• Type the router's IP address into a web browser's Internet address field, press Enter, then enter your router. For more information, see a detailed summary of shared folders is configured to find your...
...Protocol) client software to connect to access the router's storage. Make sure that you have taken note of the numbers in the Internet IP Address field. - At any remote location where you can access the Internet, you have DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name Service), take note of ..."How to share files. Make sure that storage for remote access" on page 45. OR - •• Type the router's IP address into a web browser's Internet address field, press Enter, then enter your router. For more information, see a detailed summary of shared folders is configured to find your...
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..., typically on port 80, to assign it a permanent address (see the device's documentation for configuring it with a static IP address or use DHCP reservation to a web server. In the To IP Address field, enter the last three digits of the IP address you have reserved for multiple ports" on page 51) ... forwarding? Click Save Changes at the bottom of single port forwarding would I use port forwarding for you want to forward Internet traffic to the IP Address field. 7. One of ports (see "How to a single device on your local network. Select Enabled next to . You can set up...
..., typically on port 80, to assign it a permanent address (see the device's documentation for configuring it with a static IP address or use DHCP reservation to a web server. In the To IP Address field, enter the last three digits of the IP address you have reserved for multiple ports" on page 51) ... forwarding? Click Save Changes at the bottom of single port forwarding would I use port forwarding for you want to forward Internet traffic to the IP Address field. 7. One of ports (see "How to a single device on your local network. Select Enabled next to . You can set up...
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... range of ports to a single device on your computer so you want to forward Internet traffic to set up DHCP reservation for the IP address of the IP address you have reserved for the computer you installed the software. (See "How to . If that typically only requires a single port to..., a popular peer-to-peer file sharing application. Set up single port forwarding for home routers with port 6889. 51 In the To IP Address field, enter the last three digits of the computer on page 21). 3. Then, create additional port forwarding entries for help. BitTorrent uses...
... range of ports to a single device on your computer so you want to forward Internet traffic to set up DHCP reservation for the IP address of the IP address you have reserved for the computer you installed the software. (See "How to . If that typically only requires a single port to..., a popular peer-to-peer file sharing application. Set up single port forwarding for home routers with port 6889. 51 In the To IP Address field, enter the last three digits of the computer on page 21). 3. Then, create additional port forwarding entries for help. BitTorrent uses...
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... same number ranges in your network, create additional entries with ports between 6881 and 6999. In the To IP Address field, enter the last 3 digits of the IP address of the page. The IP address of ports in each entry in the Port Range Forwarding table: •• Enter a descriptive name (... and Port Triggering How to specify the range. NOTES: To use port triggering instead of ports as shown above. An example of the IP address fields already completed. The rest of port range triggering would enter 140. 7. Port range triggering allows the router to enable a USB or...
... same number ranges in your network, create additional entries with ports between 6881 and 6999. In the To IP Address field, enter the last 3 digits of the IP address of the page. The IP address of ports in each entry in the Port Range Forwarding table: •• Enter a descriptive name (... and Port Triggering How to specify the range. NOTES: To use port triggering instead of ports as shown above. An example of the IP address fields already completed. The rest of port range triggering would enter 140. 7. Port range triggering allows the router to enable a USB or...
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...forwarding: Applications & Gaming > Single Port Forwarding 1. Port Forwarding and Port Triggering 4. Online gaming adds another dimension to using multiple entries of the IP address is almost identical to setting up multiple port forwarding for VNC remote control. (See "How to set up an Xbox using your Xbox. Connect... your Xbox 360 to the To IP Address field for each entry. 7. Enter the port and protocol information as shown in the image below. 5. Linksys E-Series How to configure your...
...forwarding: Applications & Gaming > Single Port Forwarding 1. Port Forwarding and Port Triggering 4. Online gaming adds another dimension to using multiple entries of the IP address is almost identical to setting up multiple port forwarding for VNC remote control. (See "How to set up an Xbox using your Xbox. Connect... your Xbox 360 to the To IP Address field for each entry. 7. Enter the port and protocol information as shown in the image below. 5. Linksys E-Series How to configure your...
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...can easily disable the lights using Cisco Connect, but you can also disable them using Cisco Connect: 1. To disable the lights using the browser-based utility. Click the Status tab, then click the Local Network page. OR - Your local network's IP address information and the DHCP server ...page. How to disable the Ethernet port status lights Why would I want to display the currently assigned IP addresses. 5. Log into the browser-based utility (see "How to open the Applications folder, then click Cisco Connect. 57 Linksys E-Series To check your router status is displayed. 3.
...can easily disable the lights using Cisco Connect, but you can also disable them using Cisco Connect: 1. To disable the lights using the browser-based utility. Click the Status tab, then click the Local Network page. OR - Your local network's IP address information and the DHCP server ...page. How to disable the Ethernet port status lights Why would I want to display the currently assigned IP addresses. 5. Log into the browser-based utility (see "How to open the Applications folder, then click Cisco Connect. 57 Linksys E-Series To check your router status is displayed. 3.
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... Administration tab, then click the Diagnostics page. In the Rear Port Lights section, click Off, then click Save Settings. 3. Linksys E-Series The Cisco Connect main menu opens. 2. Your router includes two diagnostic tests, Ping and Traceroute, that let you check network connections, including network devices and your... into the browser-based utility (see "How to open the browser-based utility" on page 21). 2. To check whether an address can be reached, enter an IP address or URL, a packet size, and number of times to ping in my router to Ping. 58 Maintaining and Monitoring How to...
... Administration tab, then click the Diagnostics page. In the Rear Port Lights section, click Off, then click Save Settings. 3. Linksys E-Series The Cisco Connect main menu opens. 2. Your router includes two diagnostic tests, Ping and Traceroute, that let you check network connections, including network devices and your... into the browser-based utility (see "How to open the browser-based utility" on page 21). 2. To check whether an address can be reached, enter an IP address or URL, a packet size, and number of times to ping in my router to Ping. 58 Maintaining and Monitoring How to...
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Linksys E-Series 5. Select the log you want to see from the Type drop-down list. •• Incoming Log-The source IP addresses and destination port numbers for incoming Internet traffic •• Outgoing Log-Local IP addresses, destination URLs/IP addresses, and service/port numbers for outgoing Internet traffic •• Security Log-Logins for the browser-based utility •• DHCP Client Log-Local DHCP server status information 6. To save the log, click Save the Log, then click OK or Save. Maintaining and Monitoring 60
Linksys E-Series 5. Select the log you want to see from the Type drop-down list. •• Incoming Log-The source IP addresses and destination port numbers for incoming Internet traffic •• Outgoing Log-Local IP addresses, destination URLs/IP addresses, and service/port numbers for outgoing Internet traffic •• Security Log-Logins for the browser-based utility •• DHCP Client Log-Local DHCP server status information 6. To save the log, click Save the Log, then click OK or Save. Maintaining and Monitoring 60