Cisco Systems EA3500 manual How to connect directly to your router

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3.Click the Administration tab, then deselect Allow remote access to Cisco Connect Cloud.

4.Click OK.

How to connect directly to your router

You can configure your router by directly accessing it on your home network instead of through the Internet-based Cisco Connect Cloud.

To connect to your router while you are on your home network:

1.Disconnect the cable from the yellow Internet port on the back of your router. If you do not have Internet access, this step is not necessary.

2.Open your computer’s web browser.

3.Go to www.ciscoconnectcloud.com and log into your router using the router password you created when you installed your router. (When there is no Internet connection, this address re-routes directly to your router.)

4.After you finish configuring your router, reconnect the cable to the router’s Internet port.

Setting Up: Basics

How to improve your wireless connection speed

Follow these tips to improve your network’s wireless connection speed:

•• Make sure that your router is in a good location:

•• For the widest coverage area, install your router near the center of your home, and near the ceiling, if possible.

•• Avoid placing the router on or near metal objects (such as file cabinets and metal furniture), reflective surfaces (such as glass or mirrors), or masonry walls.

•• Any obstruction can weaken the wireless signal (even non-metallic objects), so the fewer obstructions between the router and the wireless device, the better.

•• Place the router in a location away from other electronics, motors, and fluorescent lighting.

•• Many environmental variables can affect the router’s performance, so if your wireless signal is weak, place the router in several locations and test the signal strength to determine the ideal position.

•• If possible, upgrade wireless network interfaces (such as wireless network cards in computers) from older wireless standards to 802.11n. If a wirelessly networked device uses an older standard, the performance of the entire wireless network may be slower.

•• If your router is a dual-band router, split your network traffic so the high- bandwidth traffic uses the 5 GHz band. For more information, see “How to get the most out of your dual-band router” on page 24.

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