Cisco Systems 247933900, EA2700, EA3500, EA4500

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Contents

Main i Contents Contents i Product overview Setting Up: Basics Setting Up: Advanced Improving Security Using an External Drive Port Forwarding and Port Triggering Maintaining and Monitoring Browser-based Utility Menu Structure Product overview EA2700 2 Port activity indicator Bottom view EA3500 Parental controls IPv6 enabled Port activity indicators Page EA4500 Wireless-N technology The power of dual band SpeedBoost Advanced security 7 IPv6 enabled Easy to manage Separate guest network Parental controls Port activity indicators Setting Up: Basics 9 How to create a home network What is a network? How to set up a home network 10 How to start Cisco Connect How to improve your wireless connection speed How to test your Internet connection speed 12 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 14 How to connect a printer How to connect other devices How to set up parental controls 16 How to access parental controls 17 How to select the computers to have parental controls How to set parental controls How to set up guest access to your How to change your routers name and password Setting Up: Advanced How to open the browser-based utility 21 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 How to set up the DHCP server on your router 25 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 32 How to put your new router behind an existing router To add your router to an existing router or gateway 33 To share an Internet connection 34 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 38 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 Page How to control access to your wireless 41 How to improve security using the built-in firewall General firewall settings IPv6 firewall settings 43 Using an External Drive 43 How to configure storage How to create shared folders 44 How to manage group and user access to shared folders How to disable anonymous disk access How to create a group 45 How to create a new user 46 How to grant group access to a share 47 How to configure your routers storage for remote access How to configure the FTP server 48 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 52 How to set up port forwarding How to set up port forwarding for a single port 53 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 56 How to back up and restore your router configuration How to restore factory defaults How to upgrade the routers firmware How to check the status of your router 59 How to disable the Ethernet port status lights 60 How to test your Internet connection 61 How to configure and use logs Browser-based Utility Menu Structure EA2700 EA3500 Storage EA4500 Storage 65 Linksys EA2700 Specifications 65 Linksys EA2700 66 Linksys EA3500 Linksys EA3500 67 Linksys EA4500 Linksys EA4500