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E1200/E1500 Contents

E1200/E1500 Contents

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 find 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 find your network on the Internet	. . . 30
	How to clone a MAC address	.	31
	How to connect to your corporate office 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 configure 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. . . .

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Cisco Systems manual E1200/E1500 Contents

Contents

User Guide Linksys E-Series E900 Contents Browser-based Utility Menu Structure E1200/E1500 Contents E1200/E1500 Contents E2500 Contents E2500 Contents E3200 Contents Browser-based Utility Menu Structure E4200 Contents Using an External Drive Maintaining and Monitoring Features Package contentsProduct overview E900 Bottom view Port activity indicatorBack view SpeedBoost E1200/E1500 E1200V1/E1500 Canada ICES/NMB003, RSS210 Determining your router’s version E2500 Power of dual band Ethernet ports Wi-Fi Protected Setup button Benefits of gigabit E3200 Port activity indicators Built-in USB port and UPnP media server E4200 Top view Product overview How to create a home network Setting Up BasicsWhere to find more help How to set up your router How to start Cisco Connect To test your Internet connection speed How to improve your wireless connection speedHow to test your Internet connection speed How to connect a computer to your network How to connect devices to your networkHow to connect a computer using an Easy Setup Key To create an Easy Setup Key To manually connect a computer to your network How to connect a computer manually To connect a wireless printer to your network How to connect a printerHow to connect other devices To manually connect a device to your network How to access parental controls How to set up parental controlsTo access parental controls for the first time To access parental controls after the first time To select computers that will have parental controls How to select the computers to have parental controlsTo change the parental controls password How to set parental controls How to set up guest access to your network To set up guest access to your network To change your router’s name and password How to change your router’s name and password How to open the browser-based utility Setting Up AdvancedFor ALL To open the browser-based utility How to manually set up your Internet connection How to manually set up your routerBasic Internet connection settings To manually set up your router IPv6 Internet connection settings How to get the most out of your dual- band routerTo manually configure your router’s IPv6 settings Setup IPv6 Setup Wireless Basic Wireless Settings or Wireless Settings To reconfigure your wireless networkWireless-A Only 802..11a only Wireless-N Only 802..11n only Auto 20 MHz or 40 Mhz MHz Only To configure your router’s Dhcp server settings How to set up the Dhcp server on your routerSetup Basic Setup Dhcp Server Settings Auto 20 MHz or 40Mhz MHz Only How to set up Dhcp reservation How to find your network on the InternetTo configure Dhcp reservation Click Save Settings Setup MAC Address Clone How to clone a MAC addressBronzeEagle953.linksysnet.com1024 To clone a MAC address from your computer How to optimize your router for gaming and voice How to connect to your corporate office using a VPNTo change your VPN passthrough settings Security VPN Passthrough Applications & Gaming QoS To configure QOS Configure Upstream Bandwidth How to remotely change your router settingsAdministration Management To access your router remotely How to configure UPnP How to enable Voice over IP on your networkTo configure the router for VoIP To configure UPnP To view your new router’s settings How to use a router as an access pointFor Internet Connection Type, select Bridge Mode To use your old router as an access point How to put your new router behind an existing router To add your router to an existing router or gateway To add a router to your existing wireless networkTo share an Internet connection To add another router to share an Internet connection To extend your network To extend your network or add wireless capabilitiesTo use their DNS This topic covers cases three and four above Applications & Gaming DMZ How to expose a device to the InternetTo set up a device in the DMZ Setting Up Advanced How do I know if my network is secure? Network security following a manual setupImproving Security Wi-Fi Protected Setup activity light How to set up wireless security using Wi‑Fi Protected SetupConnecting a device using the Wi-Fi Protected Setup button To manually set your router’s wireless security settings Wireless Basic Wireless Settings How to connect a device using its Wi-Fi Protected Setup PINHow to connect a device manually Wireless Wireless MAC Filter How to control access to your wireless network General firewall settings How to improve security using the built-in firewallTo change your firewall settings Security-Firewall Applications & Gaming-IPv6 Firewall IPv6 firewall settingsTo set IPv6 firewall settings How to configure storage Using an External DriveHow to create shared folders To create a shared folder How to create a group How to manage group and user access to shared foldersHow to disable anonymous disk access To disable anonymous disk access To create a new user How to create a new user To grant group access to a share How to grant group access to a share How to configure the FTP server How to configure your router’s storage for remote accessTo set up your router for remote file access, you need to To configure the FTP server To configure FTP and control folder access How to share folders and set access rights How to set up your router as a media server How to access files remotelyTo access files remotely To configure your router as a media server Linksys E-Series To connect an UPnP device to your router’s media server How to connect your UPnP device to the media server How to set up port forwarding for a single port How to set up port forwardingPort Forwarding and Port Triggering Applications & Gaming Single Port Forwarding To 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 To set up port range forwarding How to set up port range triggering for online gamingApplications & Gaming Port Range Forwarding Applications & Gaming Port Range Triggering How to configure your Xbox for online gaming How to restore factory defaults How to back up and restore your router configurationTo back up your router configuration To restore your router configuration Click Restore Factory Defaults How to upgrade the router’s firmwareAdministration Factory Defaults Administration Firmware Upgrade To upgrade the router’s firmware To check your router status using the browser-based utility How to check the status of your router How to disable the Ethernet port status lights Administration Diagnostics How to test your Internet connectionTo disable the lights using the browser-based utility Administration Log How to configure and use logsTo enable and view router logs Maintaining and Monitoring Browser-based Utility Menu Structure Setup Browser-based Utility Menu Structure Wi-Fi Protected Setup Storage Access Restrictions Environmental SpecificationsLinksys E900 Linksys E1200 Specifications Linksys E1500 Linksys E2500 Linksys E3200 Linksys E4200 3425-01486 111216MS