Cisco Systems E4200 Chapter 2: How to Use Cisco Connect

Linksys E4200 Chapter 2: How to Use Cisco Connect

Maximum Performance Wireless-N Router

Chapter 2: How to Use Cisco Connect

Cisco Connect provides an easy way to manage your router

and network. You can connect computers or devices to

your router, give Internet access to guests in your home,

and change the router’s settings.

NOTE: A group of computers or other devices

connected to a router is a local network. The

router allows these devices to communicate.

How to Access Cisco Connect

Windows

Go to Start > All Programs > Cisco Connect.

Mac

Go to Go > Applications > Cisco Connect.

Main Menu

When Cisco Connect starts up, the main menu appears

and offers four options: Computers and Devices, Parental

Controls, Guest Access, and Router Settings.

Main Menu

Status information is displayed in the upper right corner:

• online secure

Your local network is secure, and your Internet

connection is available.

• offline secure

Your local network is secure; however, your Internet

connection is not available. To repair your Internet

connection, follow the on-screen instructions.

NOTE: For more information, click Need help?

Local Access versus Guest Access

You can connect computers or devices to your router by

giving them local access (Computers and Devices option)

or guest access (Guest Access option).

Computers and devices with local access have access to

the Internet and to other devices on your local network,

including shared computers and printers connected to

the router. Local access can be given to a wired or wireless

device. Refer to “Computers and Other Devices” on page

4 for more information.

Guest access gives Internet access to guests in your home

but does not let them access your computers or personal

data. You provide the guest network name and password,

and your guests will use them to wirelessly connec t to

your router. Refer to “Main Menu – Guest Access” on page

4 and “Guest Access” on page 8 for more information.

For example, in the diagram (“Local Access and Guest

Access Diagram” on page 3), the local network includes

the wired network and the local wireless network, which

is represented by yellow waves between the router and

the wireless printer in the office and the notebook in the

bedroom. The Guest Access feature is represented by the

purple waves between the router and the notebook in the

living room.

web browser - guest access login - Linksys E4200

http://mynetwork/guest/login

Enter the Guest Password

for Internet Access:

Done

File Edit View Go Shortcuts Options Help

http://mynetwork/guest/login

Enter the Guest Password

for Internet Access:

Office Bedroom Living Room

Modem

Router

Internet

Wireless

Printer

Network

Storage

Notebook Notebook

Guest Network

Local Network

Local Access and Guest Access Diagram