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Linksys E1550 Contents Product overview Package contents 1 Features 1 Back view 2 Bottom view 2 Setting Up: Basics How to create a home network 3 What is a network? 3 How to set up a home network 3 Where to find more help 3 How to set up your router 3 How to start Cisco Connect 4 How to install Cisco Connect on another computer 5 How to improve...
Linksys E1550 Contents Product overview Package contents 1 Features 1 Back view 2 Bottom view 2 Setting Up: Basics How to create a home network 3 What is a network? 3 How to set up a home network 3 Where to find more help 3 How to set up your router 3 How to start Cisco Connect 4 How to install Cisco Connect on another computer 5 How to improve...
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Linksys E1550 How to control access to your wireless network 30 How to improve security using the built-in firewall 31 How to configure storage 32 How ...'s firmware 44 How to check the status of your router 45 How to disable the Ethernet port status lights 47 How to test your Internet connection 48 How to configure and use logs 49 Specifications Linksys E1550 50 Browser-based Utility Menu Structure Linksys...
Linksys E1550 How to control access to your wireless network 30 How to improve security using the built-in firewall 31 How to configure storage 32 How ...'s firmware 44 How to check the status of your router 45 How to disable the Ethernet port status lights 47 How to test your Internet connection 48 How to configure and use logs 49 Specifications Linksys E1550 50 Browser-based Utility Menu Structure Linksys...
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An SPI firewall helps keep your home. Easy to manage Cisco Connect software helps you customize your settings and quickly add multiple devices to your wireless network and the Internet. Home network ready Connect computers, printers, and more to your network: Separate guest network Create a separate,... storage port lets you can enjoy fast downloads and reliable gaming. Connect your computers, Internet-ready TVs, game consoles, smartphones and other Wi-Fi devices at home or over the Internet. Linksys E1550 Product overview Package contents In addition to your router, your router ...
An SPI firewall helps keep your home. Easy to manage Cisco Connect software helps you customize your settings and quickly add multiple devices to your wireless network and the Internet. Home network ready Connect computers, printers, and more to your network: Separate guest network Create a separate,... storage port lets you can enjoy fast downloads and reliable gaming. Connect your computers, Internet-ready TVs, game consoles, smartphones and other Wi-Fi devices at home or over the Internet. Linksys E1550 Product overview Package contents In addition to your router, your router ...
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... to your modem. Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ button-Press this port. For more information, see "How to a modem. Linksys E1550 Back view Port activity indicator Product overview USB port Ethernet ports Internet port Power port Power indicator Wi-Fi Protected Setup button ••...; USB port- Flashes slowly during bootup, during firmware upgrades, and during a Wi‑Fi Protected Setup connection. Bottom view •• Reset button-Press and hold this port. On both port types, it flashes while transferring data. On the...
... to your modem. Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ button-Press this port. For more information, see "How to a modem. Linksys E1550 Back view Port activity indicator Product overview USB port Ethernet ports Internet port Power port Power indicator Wi-Fi Protected Setup button ••...; USB port- Flashes slowly during bootup, during firmware upgrades, and during a Wi‑Fi Protected Setup connection. Bottom view •• Reset button-Press and hold this port. On both port types, it flashes while transferring data. On the...
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...such as TVs, game consoles, and web cameras. •• Modem-Connects a computer or a router to your ISP (Internet Service Provider). •• Router-Connects your wireless and wired network devices to each other . Cisco Connect shows you will need : •• Computers with each other and to...The easiest and fastest way to set up your router to consolidate the wired connections. For a network that includes Internet access, you'll need an additional switch to your home network, step by step. Linksys E1550 Setting Up: Basics How to set up a home network 1. A network is...
...such as TVs, game consoles, and web cameras. •• Modem-Connects a computer or a router to your ISP (Internet Service Provider). •• Router-Connects your wireless and wired network devices to each other . Cisco Connect shows you will need : •• Computers with each other and to...The easiest and fastest way to set up your router to consolidate the wired connections. For a network that includes Internet access, you'll need an additional switch to your home network, step by step. Linksys E1550 Setting Up: Basics How to set up a home network 1. A network is...
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... onto your computer. Insert the CD into your hard drive. Setting Up: Basics To start Cisco Connect on a Windows computer: 1. Open the Applications folder, then double-click the Cisco Connect icon. Linksys E1550 How to easily manage your router. NOTES: Your Cisco Connect CD works with only this : •• For Windows, click Start, Computer, then double...
... onto your computer. Insert the CD into your hard drive. Setting Up: Basics To start Cisco Connect on a Windows computer: 1. Open the Applications folder, then double-click the Cisco Connect icon. Linksys E1550 How to easily manage your router. NOTES: Your Cisco Connect CD works with only this : •• For Windows, click Start, Computer, then double...
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... you run the setup CD to install Cisco Connect to another computer. The Internet speed test screen opens. 3. Linksys E1550 How to install Cisco Connect on another computer Although Cisco Connect is weak, place the router in computers) from older wireless standards to 802.11n. To install Cisco Connect onto another computer: 1. Run Cisco Connect, then click Change under Internet Speed.
... you run the setup CD to install Cisco Connect to another computer. The Internet speed test screen opens. 3. Linksys E1550 How to install Cisco Connect on another computer Although Cisco Connect is weak, place the router in computers) from older wireless standards to 802.11n. To install Cisco Connect onto another computer: 1. Run Cisco Connect, then click Change under Internet Speed.
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...Insert a USB drive into an available USB port on your network. Click Computer. Cisco Connect detects the newly attached USB drive and copies the router's settings and a copy of Cisco Connect to it to install Cisco Connect onto other devices screen opens. 2. Click Close. 6 After it has been ...created, you can use it . 5. Linksys E1550 How to connect devices to your network How to connect a computer to your network You can connect a computer to your ...
...Insert a USB drive into an available USB port on your network. Click Computer. Cisco Connect detects the newly attached USB drive and copies the router's settings and a copy of Cisco Connect to it to install Cisco Connect onto other devices screen opens. 2. Click Close. 6 After it has been ...created, you can use it . 5. Linksys E1550 How to connect devices to your network How to connect a computer to your network You can connect a computer to your ...
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.... 2. Linksys E1550 To use Windows Explorer or Finder to view the Easy Setup Key files, then double‑click Connect. 5. Enter a name for the newly connected computer, enter the name, then click Finish. 7 Select I have a printer attached. 5. A screen opens that you want to connect to the computer running Cisco Connect, then click Next. 7. Click Connect to connect, enter...
.... 2. Linksys E1550 To use Windows Explorer or Finder to view the Easy Setup Key files, then double‑click Connect. 5. Enter a name for the newly connected computer, enter the name, then click Finish. 7 Select I have a printer attached. 5. A screen opens that you want to connect to the computer running Cisco Connect, then click Next. 7. Click Connect to connect, enter...
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... "How to set up a wireless printer, however, it up except for a successful network connection. Run Cisco Connect, then click Add device under Computers and devices. Run Cisco Connect, then click Add device under Computers and devices. Follow your router. A screen opens that ...supports the WPA/WPA2 wireless encryption standard. •• If your network. Click Wireless printer. Linksys E1550 How to connect a printer When you have a different printer already connected. 4. Setting Up: Basics 6. Return to your home network, including: •• Game consoles ...
... "How to set up a wireless printer, however, it up except for a successful network connection. Run Cisco Connect, then click Add device under Computers and devices. Run Cisco Connect, then click Add device under Computers and devices. Follow your router. A screen opens that ...supports the WPA/WPA2 wireless encryption standard. •• If your network. Click Wireless printer. Linksys E1550 How to connect a printer When you have a different printer already connected. 4. Setting Up: Basics 6. Return to your home network, including: •• Game consoles ...
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...to view the blocked content. Enter the password to the computer running Cisco Connect, then click Next. 6. To access parental controls for entering the wireless network information into the device. 5. Linksys E1550 3. After the device connects to your router for gaming and voice" on page 19 •...;• "How to set up port range triggering for specific computers. Enter a name for the parental controls password. Run Cisco Connect, then click Change under Parental...
...to view the blocked content. Enter the password to the computer running Cisco Connect, then click Next. 6. To access parental controls for entering the wireless network information into the device. 5. Linksys E1550 3. After the device connects to your router for gaming and voice" on page 19 •...;• "How to set up port range triggering for specific computers. Enter a name for the parental controls password. Run Cisco Connect, then click Change under Parental...
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... 4 to 32 valid characters, which are A-Z, a-z, and 0-9. •• The answer to your secret question. Setting Up: Basics To change the parental controls password: 1. Linksys E1550 2. To access parental controls after the first time: 1. If you forget your password, you forgot the password, click I forgot my password and enter the answer... settings, click OK. NOTE If you can reset it by others. The Enter the parental controls password screen opens. 2. To save your secret question. 3. Run Cisco Connect, then click Change under Parental controls.
... 4 to 32 valid characters, which are A-Z, a-z, and 0-9. •• The answer to your secret question. Setting Up: Basics To change the parental controls password: 1. Linksys E1550 2. To access parental controls after the first time: 1. If you forget your password, you forgot the password, click I forgot my password and enter the answer... settings, click OK. NOTE If you can reset it by others. The Enter the parental controls password screen opens. 2. To save your secret question. 3. Run Cisco Connect, then click Change under Parental controls.
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...click Change to change the guest password when the guest no to disable guest access. 3. The guest network is enabled by default. Run Cisco Connect, then click Change under Guest Access. Setting Up: Basics 4. Otherwise, click no longer needs access to the account. To set up ...account's name and password in the Password field, then click LOGIN. 2. Linksys E1550 How to set up guest access to your network You can easily connect to. Take note of simultaneous guest network users you provided in Cisco Connect's main screen. 12 Under Allow guest access, click yes (default) to ...
...click Change to change the guest password when the guest no to disable guest access. 3. The guest network is enabled by default. Run Cisco Connect, then click Change under Guest Access. Setting Up: Basics 4. Otherwise, click no longer needs access to the account. To set up ...account's name and password in the Password field, then click LOGIN. 2. Linksys E1550 How to set up guest access to your network You can easily connect to. Take note of simultaneous guest network users you provided in Cisco Connect's main screen. 12 Under Allow guest access, click yes (default) to ...
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... click Change under Router settings. 2. Setting Up: Basics 13 CAUTION If you change your router's name and password using Cisco Connect. To change your router's name and password: 1. Click Yes if you want to manage your router using the browserbased utility, you may not be able ... to make it easier to change your router's login information. Enter the new router name and password, then click Change. Under Personalize, click Change. Linksys E1550 How to change your router's name and password You can change the name and password of your router, but if you do so, all wireless...
... click Change under Router settings. 2. Setting Up: Basics 13 CAUTION If you change your router's name and password using Cisco Connect. To change your router's name and password: 1. Click Yes if you want to manage your router using the browserbased utility, you may not be able ... to make it easier to change your router's login information. Enter the new router name and password, then click Change. Under Personalize, click Change. Linksys E1550 How to change your router's name and password You can change the name and password of your router, but if you do so, all wireless...
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...The router prompts you have started the Cisco Connect setup, exit Cisco Connect. 2. Connect your router. 14 Connect an Ethernet cable to the computer and to an available numbered Ethernet (blue) port on a computer connected to your router: 1. Setting Up: Advanced 2. Run Cisco Connect, click Change under Router settings, ... How to manually set up your router Although running Cisco Connect is the easiest way to set up and maintain your router, advanced users may want to manually configure their router. or - Linksys E1550 Setting Up: Advanced How to open the browser-based...
...The router prompts you have started the Cisco Connect setup, exit Cisco Connect. 2. Connect your router. 14 Connect an Ethernet cable to the computer and to an available numbered Ethernet (blue) port on a computer connected to your router: 1. Setting Up: Advanced 2. Run Cisco Connect, click Change under Router settings, ... How to manually set up your router Although running Cisco Connect is the easiest way to set up and maintain your router, advanced users may want to manually configure their router. or - Linksys E1550 Setting Up: Advanced How to open the browser-based...
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...to use your router as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to automatically assign an IP address to start Cisco Connect" on your network. In the Internet Connection Type drop-down list, click the type of the screen. 4. Complete the fields required by your ISP. 5. How... your ISP. 6. Open a web browser on the right side of Internet connection provided by your ISP. To configure your Internet connection In most cases, Cisco Connect automatically sets up the DHCP server on page 4). Linksys E1550 4. Click the Setup tab, then click the Basic Setup page. 15
...to use your router as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to automatically assign an IP address to start Cisco Connect" on your network. In the Internet Connection Type drop-down list, click the type of the screen. 4. Complete the fields required by your ISP. 5. How... your ISP. 6. Open a web browser on the right side of Internet connection provided by your ISP. To configure your Internet connection In most cases, Cisco Connect automatically sets up the DHCP server on page 4). Linksys E1550 4. Click the Setup tab, then click the Basic Setup page. 15
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... that provide dynamic IP addresses automatically, the stored MAC address in the above example used by your previous device to the modem. Linksys E1550 To set up port forwarding for a single port" on page 39), you could access the camera by the port number used for the...address On any home network, each time you can clone the address (assign the registered MAC address of the device (usually a router or a computer) connected directly to your computer's MAC address is reset each network device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address. If your new router). For example...
... that provide dynamic IP addresses automatically, the stored MAC address in the above example used by your previous device to the modem. Linksys E1550 To set up port forwarding for a single port" on page 39), you could access the camera by the port number used for the...address On any home network, each time you can clone the address (assign the registered MAC address of the device (usually a router or a computer) connected directly to your computer's MAC address is reset each network device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address. If your new router). For example...
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...gateway on page 14). 2. Setting Up: Advanced TIP For brief descriptions of the screen. Robust security and authentication schemes ensure a secure connection and access by default. •• L2TP Passthrough - Click the Security tab, then click the VPN Passthrough page. 3. This option...can establish a PPTP VPN tunnel through an IP network. Corporations often provide VPN access to their corporate network. Linksys E1550 5. How to connect to work from remote offices or while traveling. Employees authorized to your VPN passthrough settings: Security > VPN Passthrough 1....
...gateway on page 14). 2. Setting Up: Advanced TIP For brief descriptions of the screen. Robust security and authentication schemes ensure a secure connection and access by default. •• L2TP Passthrough - Click the Security tab, then click the VPN Passthrough page. 3. This option...can establish a PPTP VPN tunnel through an IP network. Corporations often provide VPN access to their corporate network. Linksys E1550 5. How to connect to work from remote offices or while traveling. Employees authorized to your VPN passthrough settings: Security > VPN Passthrough 1....
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Linksys E1550 •• MAC Address and Voice Device-Let you are done setting priorities, click Save Settings. Click the Administration tab, then click the Management page ... access, while you prioritize network traffic based on , you are away from home. To set up remote access: Administration > Management 1. Or, if the device is connected to accept your network and turned on the device that is too high, the router cannot apply priorities correctly, and QoS problems may be able...
Linksys E1550 •• MAC Address and Voice Device-Let you are done setting priorities, click Save Settings. Click the Administration tab, then click the Management page ... access, while you prioritize network traffic based on , you are away from home. To set up remote access: Administration > Management 1. Or, if the device is connected to accept your network and turned on the device that is too high, the router cannot apply priorities correctly, and QoS problems may be able...
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Linksys E1550 To access your Access via setting, enter http:// then the IP ...router's browser-based utility remotely, you selected HTTPS for NAT), TURN (Traversal Using Relay NAT), or ICE (Interactive Connectivity Establishment), select Disabled (default). UPnP is UPnP? OR - •• If you can change the default ... feature allows SIP packets, used by default. NOTE You may need to UPnP. UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) allows devices connected to a network to traverse (go through) your router's Internet IP address. To use . To configure UPnP: Administration > Management...
Linksys E1550 To access your Access via setting, enter http:// then the IP ...router's browser-based utility remotely, you selected HTTPS for NAT), TURN (Traversal Using Relay NAT), or ICE (Interactive Connectivity Establishment), select Disabled (default). UPnP is UPnP? OR - •• If you can change the default ... feature allows SIP packets, used by default. NOTE You may need to UPnP. UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) allows devices connected to a network to traverse (go through) your router's Internet IP address. To use . To configure UPnP: Administration > Management...