Cisco Systems E1200, Linksys E1200 E1200/E1500 Contents

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E1200/E1500 Contents

Linksys E-Series

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Product overview

E1200/E1500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Package contents 3

Features 3

Back view 4

Bottom view 5

Determining your router’s version 5

Setting Up: Basics

How to create a home network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

What is a network? 13

How to set up a home network 13

Where to nd more help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

How to set up your router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

How to start Cisco Connect 14

How to improve your wireless connection speed . . . . . . . . . 15

How to test your Internet connection speed . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

How to connect devices to your network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

How to connect a computer to your network 16

How to connect a printer 18

How to connect other devices 18

How to change your router’s name and password. . . . . . . . . 24

Setting Up: Advanced

How to open the browser-based utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

How to manually set up your router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

How to manually set up your Internet connection 26

How to set up the DHCP server on your router. . . . . . . . . . . 29

How to set up DHCP reservation 30

How to nd your network on the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

How to clone a MAC address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

How to connect to your corporate oce using a VPN . . . . . . 32

How to optimize your router for gaming and voice . . . . . . . . 32

How to remotely change your router settings . . . . . . . . . . . 34

How to enable Voice over IP on your network . . . . . . . . . . . 35

How to congure UPnP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

How to use a router as an access point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

How to put your new router behind an existing router. . . . . . 37

To add your router to an existing router or gateway 38

To share an Internet connection 38

To extend your network 39

How to expose a device to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

E1200/E1500 Contents

Contents

Main Page i E900 Contents i E900 Contents ii E900 Contents iii E1200/E1500 Contents E1200/E1500 Contents iii iv E1200/E1500 Contents v E2500 Contents v E2500 Contents Page vii E3200 Contents vii E3200 Contents viii E3200 Contents Using an External Drive ix E4200 Contents E4200 Contents ix x E4200 Contents Using an External Drive Product overview E900 Wireless-N technology Advanced security Benefits of Fast Ethernet Page E1200/E1500 Page Page E2500 Page E3200 Port activity indicators E4200 Wireless-N technology The power of dual band SpeedBoost Advanced security 11 IPv6 enabled Easy to manage Separate guest network Parental controls Page Setting Up: Basics 13 How to create a home network What is a network? How to set up a home network 14 How to start Cisco Connect How to improve your wireless connection speed How to test your Internet connection speed 16 How to connect devices to your network How to connect a computer to your network How to connect a computer using an Easy Setup Key How to connect a computer manually 18 How to connect a printer How to connect other devices Page 20 How to set up parental controls How to access parental controls Page 22 How to set parental controls How to set up guest access to your Page How to change your routers name and password Setting Up: Advanced How to open the browser-based utility 26 How to manually set up your router How to manually set up your Internet connection Basic Internet connection settings IPv6 Internet connection settings How to get the most out of your dual- band router Upgrade your wireless clients Split your traffic Page How to set up the DHCP server on your router 30 How to set up DHCP reservation How to find your network on the Internet How to clone a MAC address How to connect to your corporate office using a VPN How to optimize your router for gaming and voice Page How to remotely change your router settings How to enable Voice over IP on your How to configure UPnP How to use a router as an access point How to put your new router behind an existing router 38 To add your router to an existing router or gateway To share an Internet connection 39 To extend your network How to expose a device to the Internet Page Improving Security How do I know if my network is secure? Network security following a manual setup 43 How to set up wireless security using Wi-Fi Protected Setup Wi-Fi Protected Setup activity light Connecting a device using the Wi-Fi Protected Setup button 44 How to connect a device using its Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN How to connect a device using the routers Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN How to connect a device manually How to control access to your wireless 46 How to improve security using the built-in firewall General firewall settings IPv6 firewall settings Using an External Drive 48 How to configure storage How to create shared folders 49 How to manage group and user access to shared folders How to disable anonymous disk access How to create a group 50 How to create a new user 51 How to grant group access to a share 52 How to configure your routers storage for remote access How to configure the FTP server 53 How to share folders and set access rights How to access files remotely How to set up your router as a media server Page Page Port Forwarding and Port Triggering 57 How to set up port forwarding How to set up port forwarding for a single port 58 How to set up port forwarding for multiple ports How to set up port forwarding for a range of ports How to set up port range triggering for online gaming How to configure your Xbox for online gaming Maintaining and Monitoring 61 How to back up and restore your router configuration How to restore factory defaults How to upgrade the routers firmware Page How to check the status of your router 65 How to disable the Ethernet port status lights 66 How to test your Internet connection 67 How to configure and use logs Page Browser-based Utility Menu Structure E900 E1200/E1500 E2500 E3200 Storage E4200 Storage Access Restrictions 74 Linksys E900 Specifications 74 Linksys E900 75 Linksys E1200 Linksys E1200 76 Linksys E1500 Linksys E1500 77 Linksys E2500 Linksys E2500 78 Linksys E3200 Linksys E3200 79 Linksys E4200 Linksys E4200