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Product Overview
EA6900	. .1
Wall-mounting placement	4
Setting Up: Basics
How to create a home network	5
What is a network?	5
How to set up a home network	5
Where to find more help	5
How to install your router	.6
How to configure your router	7
How to connect to Linksys Smart Wi-Fi	7
How to connect directly to your router	8
How to improve your wireless connection speed	8
How to change your network’s name and password	9
How to change your router’s local access password	9
How to change your router’s time zone	10
How to test your Internet connection speed	10
How to connect devices to your network	11
How to connect a computer to your network	11
How to connect a USB printer	11
How to connect other devices	12
How to view device details	13
How to set up parental controls	14
How to set parental controls	14
How to configure your guest network	. 15
How to back up your router configuration	. 16
How to customize Linksys Smart Wi-Fi	. 17
Using widgets	17
Customizing the Device List	17

Using an External Drive

Overview				18
How to attach a USB drive				18
How to use secured folder access	.	. .	. .	. 19
How to set up authorized users and shared folders				19
How to access shared folders				20
How to set up your router as a media server . .	. .	. .	. .	21
How to connect your UPnP device to the media server				22
How to remotely access storage	.	. .	. .	22

Setting Up: Advanced

How to manually set up your router	24
How to manually set up your Internet connection	24
How to associate a router with your
Linksys Smart Wi-Fi account	25

How to get the most out of your dual-band router . . . . . 26

How to control access to your network		27
How to improve security using the built-in firewall		29
How to set up the DHCP server on your router		30
How to set up DHCP reservation		31
How to access your network on the Internet	. .	32
How to clone a MAC address	. .	. 33
How to connect to your corporate office using a VPN . .	. .	33

How to optimize your router for gaming and voice		34
How to enable Voice over IP on your network	.	35
How to configure UPnP		. 36
How to use a router as an access point		37

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User Guide Contents Specifications Product Overview Package contentsFeatures EA6900Top view Home theater readyPort activity indicators Back viewWall-mounting placement Wall-mounting templateWhere to find more help Setting Up BasicsHow to create a home network What is a network?How to install your router To install your routerTo connect to Linksys Smart Wi-Fi How to configure your routerHow to connect to Linksys Smart Wi-Fi How to disable remote access How to connect directly to your routerHow to improve your wireless connection speed To disable remote accessTo change your router’s name and password How to change your network’s name and passwordHow to change your router’s local access password Under Router Settings, click WirelessTo set your router’s time zone How to test your Internet connection speedHow to change your router’s time zone To test your Internet connection speedHow to connect a USB printer How to connect devices to your networkHow to connect a computer to your network To connect a computer to your networkHow to connect a network device using Wi-Fi Protected Setup How to connect other devicesHow to manually connect a network device How to view device details To view network device detailsTo set parental controls How to set up parental controlsHow to set parental controls How to configure your guest network Under Block specific sites, click AddHow to back up your router configuration To set up guest access to your networkCustomizing the Device List How to customize Linksys Smart Wi-FiUsing widgets Overview Using an External DriveHow to attach a USB drive To enable access to shared folders How to use secured folder accessHow to set up authorized users and shared folders Click Add User How to access shared foldersTo access shared folders while on your network How to set up your router as a media server To configure your router as a media serverTo connect an UPnP device to your router’s media server How to remotely access storageTo set up the FTP server Linksys EA-Series How to manually set up your Internet connection Setting Up AdvancedHow to manually set up your router How to configure basic Internet connection settingsIPv6 Internet connection settings To manually configure your router’s IPv6 settingsHow to get the most out of your dual- band router To reconfigure your wireless networkWireless-N Only 802.11n only Wireless-AC Only How to control access to your networkMixed Wireless-N Only Wireless-G Only Auto 20 MHz or 40 Mhz MHz OnlySetting Up Advanced To change your firewall settings How to improve security using the built-in firewallChanging firewall settings VPN PassthroughTo set IPv6 firewall settings How to set up the Dhcp server on your routerChanging IPv6 firewall settings To configure your router’s Dhcp server settingsHow to set up Dhcp reservation To configure Dhcp reservationHappyBunny.linksysnet.com1024 How to access your network on the InternetTo set up Ddns Click the Internet Settings tab How to clone a MAC addressHow to connect to your corporate office using a VPN To change your VPN passthrough settingsHow to optimize your router for gaming and voice To configure media prioritizationHow to enable Voice over IP on your network Set the maximum Upstream BandwidthTo configure UPnP How to configure UPnPTo configure the router for VoIP How to use a router as an access point To view your new router’s settingsTo add your router to an existing router or gateway How to put your new router behind an existing routerTo add your router to your existing wireless network To share an Internet connection To add another router to share an Internet connectionTo use their DNS To set up a device in the DMZ How to expose a device to the InternetTo extend your network or add wireless capabilities To extend your networkSetting Up Advanced To set up single port forwarding How to set up port forwardingHow to set up port forwarding for a single port Port Forwarding and Port TriggeringTo set up single port forwarding for multiple ports How to set up port forwarding for multiple portsHow to set up port forwarding for a range of ports Click Add a new Port Range Forwarding How to set up port range triggering for online gamingTo set up port range forwarding Click Add a new Port Range Triggering Under Router Settings, click Troubleshooting How to back up and restore your router configurationTo back up your router configuration To restore your router configurationHow to upgrade the router’s firmware How to restore factory defaultsHow to check the status of your router To disable the lights How to disable the Ethernet port status lightsHow to test your Internet connection How to configure and use logs To enable and view logsWindows XP Service Pack update TroubleshootingYour router was not successfully set up To install Service PackMessage To fix the problemTo fix the problem on Windows computers Linksys EA-Series Rebooting your router After setupLinksys Smart Wi-Fi does not open in your web browser Internet appears to be unavailableYou cannot access Linksys Smart Wi-Fi All other troubleshooting has been unsuccessfulEnvironmental SpecificationsLinksys EA6900 8220-01617A00

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