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... overview EA2700 1 EA3500 3 EA4500 6 Setting Up: Basics How to create a home network 9 What is a network? 9 How to set up a home network 9 Where to find more help 9 How to set up your router 9 How to start Cisco Connect 10 How to improve your wireless connection speed 11 How to test your Internet connection speed... 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 31 How to put your new router behind an existing router 32 To add your router to an existing router or gateway 32 To...
... overview EA2700 1 EA3500 3 EA4500 6 Setting Up: Basics How to create a home network 9 What is a network? 9 How to set up a home network 9 Where to find more help 9 How to set up your router 9 How to start Cisco Connect 10 How to improve your wireless connection speed 11 How to test your Internet connection speed... 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 31 How to put your new router behind an existing router 32 To add your router to an existing router or gateway 32 To...
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...Fi Protected Setup PIN 39 How to connect a device manually 39 How to control access to your wireless network 40 How to improve security using the built-in firewall 41... folders 43 How to manage group and user access to shared folders 44 How to create a group 44 How to create a ...access to a share 46 How to configure your router's storage for remote access . . . 47 How to configure the FTP server 47 How to share folders and set access rights 48 How to access...59 How to test your Internet connection 60 How to configure and use logs 61 Browser-based Utility Menu Structure...
...Fi Protected Setup PIN 39 How to connect a device manually 39 How to control access to your wireless network 40 How to improve security using the built-in firewall 41... folders 43 How to manage group and user access to shared folders 44 How to create a group 44 How to create a ...access to a share 46 How to configure your router's storage for remote access . . . 47 How to configure the FTP server 47 How to share folders and set access rights 48 How to access...59 How to test your Internet connection 60 How to configure and use logs 61 Browser-based Utility Menu Structure...
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... Create a separate, password-protected network for an unrivaled experience. Easy to manage Cisco Connect software helps you can enjoy fast downloads and reliable VoIP. IPv6 enabled Supports the latest Internet protocol technology to help keep your network. 1 Parental controls Limit access time and websites with WPA2 encryption and SPI firewall to future-proof...
... Create a separate, password-protected network for an unrivaled experience. Easy to manage Cisco Connect software helps you can enjoy fast downloads and reliable VoIP. IPv6 enabled Supports the latest Internet protocol technology to help keep your network. 1 Parental controls Limit access time and websites with WPA2 encryption and SPI firewall to future-proof...
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...Fi Protected Setup connection. On the Internet port, turns on when a cable connects the port to future-proof your network. Linksys EA-Series Parental controls Limit access time and websites with your router. IPv6 enabled Supports the latest Internet protocol technology to another Gigabit Ethernet... port. Caution Use only the adapter that port. 4 Back view USB port Ethernet ports Internet port Power port Power ...
...Fi Protected Setup connection. On the Internet port, turns on when a cable connects the port to future-proof your network. Linksys EA-Series Parental controls Limit access time and websites with your router. IPv6 enabled Supports the latest Internet protocol technology to another Gigabit Ethernet... port. Caution Use only the adapter that port. 4 Back view USB port Ethernet ports Internet port Power port Power ...
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...-enabled network devices. For more information, see "Using an External Drive" on the Internet, connect a USB drive to easily configure wireless security on your network. Easy to manage Cisco Connect software helps you customize your settings and quickly add multiple devices to future-proof ...-protected network for guests. Flashes quickly when there is connected and following a successful Wi-Fi Protected Setup connection. Parental controls Limit access time and websites with other users on your network. For more information, see "How to set up wireless security using Wi‑...
...-enabled network devices. For more information, see "Using an External Drive" on the Internet, connect a USB drive to easily configure wireless security on your network. Easy to manage Cisco Connect software helps you customize your settings and quickly add multiple devices to future-proof ...-protected network for guests. Flashes quickly when there is connected and following a successful Wi-Fi Protected Setup connection. Parental controls Limit access time and websites with other users on your network. For more information, see "How to set up wireless security using Wi‑...
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...your ISP). •• Switch-Allows you 'll need an additional switch to run the Cisco Connect setup software. If you have a switch, additional routers, access points, and many Internet-capable media devices such as TVs, game consoles, and web cameras. •• Modem-... home, provided by step. Make sure that includes Internet access, you to connect several wired network devices to your home network, step by an ISP (Internet Service Provider) Setting Up: Basics 2. Cisco Connect shows you can also include Internet access, which requires a router like this User Guide, ...
...your ISP). •• Switch-Allows you 'll need an additional switch to run the Cisco Connect setup software. If you have a switch, additional routers, access points, and many Internet-capable media devices such as TVs, game consoles, and web cameras. •• Modem-... home, provided by step. Make sure that includes Internet access, you to connect several wired network devices to your home network, step by an ISP (Internet Service Provider) Setting Up: Basics 2. Cisco Connect shows you can also include Internet access, which requires a router like this User Guide, ...
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... to your network: 1. After the device connects to your router, you can use parental controls to: •• Set the times that Internet access is allowed. •• Block websites that displays network information. 3. Linksys EA-Series Because of the wide variety of devices and methods of... connecting, you must manually enter network information into the device. 5. Run Cisco Connect, then click Add device under Computers and devices. Click Other wireless devices. Tips • You can also set up parental controls ...
... to your network: 1. After the device connects to your router, you can use parental controls to: •• Set the times that Internet access is allowed. •• Block websites that displays network information. 3. Linksys EA-Series Because of the wide variety of devices and methods of... connecting, you must manually enter network information into the device. 5. Run Cisco Connect, then click Add device under Computers and devices. Click Other wireless devices. Tips • You can also set up parental controls ...
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... To save the list and return to Block specific sites. In the Parental controls main screen, click + (add) under the Restrict Internet access on box, then click - (remove). The Block these sites screen opens. 2. The computer is added to the list of specific ...8226;• Never does not block Internet access. •• Always blocks Internet access at all times. To remove parental controls from a computer, click the computer name in the Restrict Internet access on box. Setting Up: Basics •• Specific times blocks Internet access only during specific times. How to...
... To save the list and return to Block specific sites. In the Parental controls main screen, click + (add) under the Restrict Internet access on box, then click - (remove). The Block these sites screen opens. 2. The computer is added to the list of specific ...8226;• Never does not block Internet access. •• Always blocks Internet access at all times. To remove parental controls from a computer, click the computer name in the Restrict Internet access on box. Setting Up: Basics •• Specific times blocks Internet access only during specific times. How to...
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... Setting Up: Basics To set up guest access to your network: 1. Take note of the Guest account's network name and password. To prevent unauthorized users from using your Internet access, your guest network requires that your network For ALL You can view the Guest account's name and password in Cisco Connect's main screen. 18
... Setting Up: Basics To set up guest access to your network: 1. Take note of the Guest account's network name and password. To prevent unauthorized users from using your Internet access, your guest network requires that your network For ALL You can view the Guest account's name and password in Cisco Connect's main screen. 18
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... make it easier to reconnect all wireless devices connected to continue. 4. Run Cisco Connect, then click Change under Router settings. 2. Under Personalize, click Change. Tip The first time your guest tries to access the Internet through a web browser, they must enter the password you want to your changes...-down box, select the number of the other computers on the network. 19 To continue, they will lose their Internet connection until you reconnect them using Cisco Connect. Click Yes if you do so, all of simultaneous guest network users you provided in the Password field, ...
... make it easier to reconnect all wireless devices connected to continue. 4. Run Cisco Connect, then click Change under Router settings. 2. Under Personalize, click Change. Tip The first time your guest tries to access the Internet through a web browser, they must enter the password you want to your changes...-down box, select the number of the other computers on the network. 19 To continue, they will lose their Internet connection until you reconnect them using Cisco Connect. Click Yes if you do so, all of simultaneous guest network users you provided in the Password field, ...
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... to make sure that I'm getting the most out of the page. For the best performance, all network addressing. 4. 6rd Tunnel-Allows your ISP (Internet service provider) is available under the Setup tab. To manually configure your ISP. Select Manual Configuration to change your dualband router For ALL I bought a... dual band router, but I check? To get the most out of your network settings to Mixed to provide access to send IPv6 IP addresses over IPv4 networks. If your Network Mode below. Note To use IPv6 for mobile IP and computing devices. To let...
... to make sure that I'm getting the most out of the page. For the best performance, all network addressing. 4. 6rd Tunnel-Allows your ISP (Internet service provider) is available under the Setup tab. To manually configure your ISP. Select Manual Configuration to change your dualband router For ALL I bought a... dual band router, but I check? To get the most out of your network settings to Mixed to provide access to send IPv6 IP addresses over IPv4 networks. If your Network Mode below. Note To use IPv6 for mobile IP and computing devices. To let...
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You can then use it? If you want to remotely access a USB drive attached to your router or view a web ...DHCP reservation. 6. Click Save Settings. Sign up DDNS: Setup > DDNS 1. Tip For field descriptions, click Help on the Internet. A fixed IP address is also recommended if you can also manually enter a client name, IP address, and MAC address of...Click Select next to the client you must sign up for devices that need to find your network on the Internet For ALL Why would I need to receive inbound traffic from a DDNS service provider that address. Click Add Clients...
You can then use it? If you want to remotely access a USB drive attached to your router or view a web ...DHCP reservation. 6. Click Save Settings. Sign up DDNS: Setup > DDNS 1. Tip For field descriptions, click Help on the Internet. A fixed IP address is also recommended if you can also manually enter a client name, IP address, and MAC address of...Click Select next to the client you must sign up for devices that need to find your network on the Internet For ALL Why would I need to receive inbound traffic from a DDNS service provider that address. Click Add Clients...
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...address from your modem, disconnect power for about one minute, then reconnect power. If an Internet camera had been configured (see "How to clone a MAC address For ALL On any home network, each time you could access the camera by your old router. 5. Log into the address bar of your previous ... reset the modem. Click Save Settings. 26 For example, if the camera in the modem is reset each network device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address. Click the Setup tab, then click the MAC Address Clone page. 3. If you are replacing with your ISP and you can clone the...
...address from your modem, disconnect power for about one minute, then reconnect power. If an Internet camera had been configured (see "How to clone a MAC address For ALL On any home network, each time you could access the camera by your old router. 5. Log into the address bar of your previous ... reset the modem. Click Save Settings. 26 For example, if the camera in the modem is reset each network device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address. Click the Setup tab, then click the MAC Address Clone page. 3. If you are replacing with your ISP and you can clone the...
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... by default. 4. L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol) enables pointto-point sessions using VPN software and security methods provided by configuring Internet access priorities. Click Save Settings to save your router for gaming and voice For ALL How does my router prioritize traffic to pass...on page 52. 27 A VPN (Virtual Private Network) is uploaded to their corporate network. Corporations often provide VPN access to the Internet. Most corporate VPNs use the Internet to be improved by their employers. PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) allows the PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol...
... by default. 4. L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol) enables pointto-point sessions using VPN software and security methods provided by configuring Internet access priorities. Click Save Settings to save your router for gaming and voice For ALL How does my router prioritize traffic to pass...on page 52. 27 A VPN (Virtual Private Network) is uploaded to their corporate network. Corporations often provide VPN access to the Internet. Most corporate VPNs use the Internet to be improved by their employers. PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) allows the PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol...
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... > QoS 1. To set all priorities to High, because all items will have the same priority, and it would be easier to disable Internet Access Priority for the same result. •• Applications and Online Games-Let you want to know its MAC address. Otherwise, select Disabled.... Tip WMM (Wi-Fi MultiMedia) Support is connected to Internet Access Priority. 6. a) Select the application or online game that support WMM, select Enabled under No Acknowledgement. Tip You can assign a higher ...
... > QoS 1. To set all priorities to High, because all items will have the same priority, and it would be easier to disable Internet Access Priority for the same result. •• Applications and Online Games-Let you want to know its MAC address. Otherwise, select Disabled.... Tip WMM (Wi-Fi MultiMedia) Support is connected to Internet Access Priority. 6. a) Select the application or online game that support WMM, select Enabled under No Acknowledgement. Tip You can assign a higher ...
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...on page 20). 2. Log into the browser-based utility (see "How to Configure. To allow changing router settings while using the Internet as STUN (Session Traversal Utilities for NAT), TURN (Traversal Using Relay NAT), or ICE (Interactive Connectivity Establishment), select Disabled (default)....telephone adapter (TA) that connects to configure UPnP For ALL What is UPnP? To use UPnP, select Enabled (default) next to Disable Internet Access. To configure the router for telephone communications. Click the Administration tab, then click the Management page. 3. OR - To use VoIP, you...
...on page 20). 2. Log into the browser-based utility (see "How to Configure. To allow changing router settings while using the Internet as STUN (Session Traversal Utilities for NAT), TURN (Traversal Using Relay NAT), or ICE (Interactive Connectivity Establishment), select Disabled (default)....telephone adapter (TA) that connects to configure UPnP For ALL What is UPnP? To use UPnP, select Enabled (default) next to Disable Internet Access. To configure the router for telephone communications. Click the Administration tab, then click the Management page. 3. OR - To use VoIP, you...
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... router to an existing router or gateway In most cases, you want to an existing wireless network by your router to control Internet access or the content viewed by running Cisco Connect. When you may not be 192.168.1.250. Open the setup page for either channel 1 or channel 6. 7. A safe choice... to the LAN/ Ethernet port on your modem, connect your router's Internet port to the LAN/Ethernet port on your old router. (Because your old router will be operating as an access point on your network. 4. To add a router to 192.168.1.254. Linksys EA-Series 2. For example, if your...
... router to an existing router or gateway In most cases, you want to an existing wireless network by your router to control Internet access or the content viewed by running Cisco Connect. When you may not be 192.168.1.250. Open the setup page for either channel 1 or channel 6. 7. A safe choice... to the LAN/ Ethernet port on your modem, connect your router's Internet port to the LAN/Ethernet port on your old router. (Because your old router will be operating as an access point on your network. 4. To add a router to 192.168.1.254. Linksys EA-Series 2. For example, if your...
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... GHz Wireless Settings 2.4 GHz Wireless Settings Guest Access Wireless MAC Filter Wireless MAC Filter Access Restriction MAC Address Filter List Security Firewall Firewall Internet Filter Web Filter VPN Passthrough VPN Passthrough Access Restriction Parental Controls Target Devices Schedule Block Specific ... IPv6 Firewall QoS QoS (Quality of Service) Wireless Internet Access Priority Upstream Bandwidth Category Summary Browser-based Utility Menu Structure Administration Management Router Access Local Management Access Remote Management Access Advanced features UPnP Back Up and Restore Log Log ...
... GHz Wireless Settings 2.4 GHz Wireless Settings Guest Access Wireless MAC Filter Wireless MAC Filter Access Restriction MAC Address Filter List Security Firewall Firewall Internet Filter Web Filter VPN Passthrough VPN Passthrough Access Restriction Parental Controls Target Devices Schedule Block Specific ... IPv6 Firewall QoS QoS (Quality of Service) Wireless Internet Access Priority Upstream Bandwidth Category Summary Browser-based Utility Menu Structure Administration Management Router Access Local Management Access Remote Management Access Advanced features UPnP Back Up and Restore Log Log ...
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Linksys EA-Series EA3500 Setup Basic Setup Language Internet Setup Internet Connection Type Optional Settings Network Setup Router Address DHCP Server Setting Time Settings Time Zone Reboot IPv6 Setup Internet Setup Internet Connection Type Network Setup 6rd Tunnel DDNS DDNS Service MAC ... DMZ IPv6 Firewall QoS QoS (Quality of Service) Wireless Internet Access Priority Upstream Bandwidth Category Summary Browser-based Utility Menu Structure Administration Management Router Access Local Management Access Remote Management Access Advanced features UPnP Back Up and Restore Log Diagnostics Ping...
Linksys EA-Series EA3500 Setup Basic Setup Language Internet Setup Internet Connection Type Optional Settings Network Setup Router Address DHCP Server Setting Time Settings Time Zone Reboot IPv6 Setup Internet Setup Internet Connection Type Network Setup 6rd Tunnel DDNS DDNS Service MAC ... DMZ IPv6 Firewall QoS QoS (Quality of Service) Wireless Internet Access Priority Upstream Bandwidth Category Summary Browser-based Utility Menu Structure Administration Management Router Access Local Management Access Remote Management Access Advanced features UPnP Back Up and Restore Log Diagnostics Ping...
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... Range Forwarding Application Name Port Range Triggering DMZ IPv6 Firewall QoS QoS (Quality of Service) Wireless Internet Access Priority Upstream Bandwidth Category Summary Browser-based Utility Menu Structure Administration Management Router Access Local Management Access Remote Management Access ALG UPnP Back Up and Restore Log Diagnostics Ping Test Traceroute Test Factory Defaults Firmware Upgrade Status...
... Range Forwarding Application Name Port Range Triggering DMZ IPv6 Firewall QoS QoS (Quality of Service) Wireless Internet Access Priority Upstream Bandwidth Category Summary Browser-based Utility Menu Structure Administration Management Router Access Local Management Access Remote Management Access ALG UPnP Back Up and Restore Log Diagnostics Ping Test Traceroute Test Factory Defaults Firmware Upgrade Status...