Cisco Systems EA3500 16, How to connect other devices

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Setting Up: Basics

Linksys EA-Series

3.

Under Select the type of device to add to your network, click USB Printer.

The Add a USB printer screen opens.

4.

Follow the on-screen instructions for downloading and installing the

VUSB (virtual USB) software for your computer.

To connect a wireless printer to your network:

1.

Follow the printer’s instructions to connect it to your network. Use the

connection information available in Cisco Connect Cloud or saved to

your computer desktop.

2.

After that printer connects to your network , log into Cisco Connect

Cloud, then click Device List to confirm that your router recognizes the

new printer.

How to connect other devices

Many other types of wireless network devices can connec t to your home

network, including:

•Game consoles

•Internet-capable TVs and media players

•Digital music players

•Smart phones

Because of the wide variety of devices and methods of connecting, you must

manually enter network information into the devices for a successful network

connection.

TIP

For more instructions on connecting a game console to your

network, see also:

• “How to optimize your router for gaming and voice” on page 32

• “How to set up port forwarding” on page 48

• “How to set up port range triggering for online gaming” on page

50

How to manually connect a network device

To manually connect a device to your network:

1.

Follow the device’s instructions to connect it to your network. Use the

connection information available in Cisco Connect Cloud or saved to

your computer desktop.

2.

After the device connects to your network, log into Cisco Connect Cloud,

then click Device List to confirm that your router recognizes the new

device.

How to connect a network device using Wi-Fi Protected Setup

To connect a device using Wi-Fi Protected Setup™:

1.

Plug in and turn on the network device. If the device does not support

Wi-Fi Protected Setup, follow its instructions for a standard network

installation.

2.

Log into Cisco Connect Cloud. (See “How to configure your router” on

page 11.

3.

Under Wireless, click the Wi-Fi Protected Setup tab.

4.

Use one of the following methods to complete the setup:

Contents

Main i Contents Contents i Product Overview Setting Up: Basics Setting Up: Advanced Using an External Drive Port Forwarding and Port Triggering Maintaining and Monitoring Troubleshooting Specications 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 How to install your router 11 How to configure your router How to connect to Cisco Connect Cloud How to disable remote access 12 How to connect directly to your router How to improve your wireless connection speed 13 How to change your networks name and password How to change your routers local access password 14 How to change your routers time zone How to test your Internet connection speed 15 How to connect devices to your network How to connect a computer to your network How to connect a USB printer 16 How to connect other devices How to manually connect a network device How to connect a network device using Wi-Fi Protected Setup 17 How to view device details 18 How to set up parental controls How to set parental controls How to configure your guest network How to back up your router configuration How to customize Cisco Connect Cloud Setting Up: Advanced 22 How to manually set up your router How to manually set up your Internet connection How to configure basic Internet connection settings How to associate a router with your Cisco Connect Cloud account How to get the most out of your dual- band router Upgrade your wireless clients Split your traffic How to control access to your network Page 27 How to improve security using the built-in firewall Changing firewall settings Changing IPv6 firewall settings How to set up the DHCP server on your router 29 How to set up DHCP reservation How to access 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 How to enable Voice over IP on your network How to configure UPnP How to use a router as an access point 36 How to put your new router behind an existing router To add your router to an existing router or gateway 37 To share an Internet connection Page 39 To extend your network How to expose a device to the Internet Page Using an External Drive Overview How to attach a USB drive 42 How to use secured folder access How to set up authorized users and shared folders 43 How to access shared folders How to set up your router as a media server 45 How to connect your UPnP device to the media server How to remotely access storage Page Port Forwarding and Port Triggering 48 How to set up port forwarding How to set up port forwarding for a single port 49 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 Page Maintaining and Monitoring How to back up and restore your router configuration How to upgrade the routers firmware How to restore factory defaults How to check the status of your router 55 How to disable the Ethernet port status lights How to test your Internet connection 56 How to configure and use logs Troubleshooting 57 During setup Your router was not successfully set up Windows XP Service Pack update 58 Your Internet cable is not plugged in message Cannot access your router message Page 60 After setup The Internet appears to be unavailable Rebooting your router Page 62 Linksys EA2700 Specifications 62 Linksys EA2700 63 Linksys EA3500 Linksys EA3500 64 Linksys EA4500 Linksys EA4500