Linksys EA-Series

Contents

Contents

Product Overview

EA2700

1

EA3500

3

EA4500

6

Setting Up: Basics

How to create a home network

 

9

What is a network?

 

9

How to set up a home network

 

9

Where to find more help

 

9

How to install your router

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10

How to configure your router

 

11

How to connect to Cisco Connect Cloud

 

11

How to connect directly to your router

 

12

How to improve your wireless connection speed

 

12

How to change your network’s name and password

 

13

How to change your router’s local access password

 

13

How to change your router’s time zone

 

14

How to test your Internet connection speed

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14

How to connect devices to your network

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15

How to connect a computer to your network

 

15

How to connect a USB printer

 

15

How to connect other devices

 

16

How to view device details

 

17

How to set up parental controls

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18

How to set parental controls

 

18

How to configure your guest network

 

. 19

How to back up your router configuration

 

. 20

How to customize Cisco Connect Cloud . . . .

. . . . . . 21

Using widgets

21

Customizing the Device List

21

Setting Up: Advanced

How to manually set up your router

22

How to manually set up your Internet connection

22

How to associate a router with your

 

Cisco Connect Cloud account

23

How to get the most out of your dual-band router . . . . . 24

How to control access to your network

 

25

How to improve security using the built-in firewall

 

27

How to set up the DHCP server on your router

 

28

How to set up DHCP reservation

 

29

How to access your network on the Internet

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30

How to clone a MAC address

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. 31

How to connect to your corporate office using a VPN . .

. .

31

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

How to enable Voice over IP on your network

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33

How to configure UPnP

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. 34

How to use a router as an access point

 

 

35

How to put your new router behind an existing router

 

 

36

To add your router to an existing router or gateway

 

 

36

To share an Internet connection

 

 

37

To extend your network

 

 

39

How to expose a device to the Internet

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