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Contents

Linksys EA-Series
Using an External Drive
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
How to attach a USB drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
How to use secured folder access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
How to set up authorized users and shared folders 42
How to access shared folders 43
How to set up your router as a media server . . . . . . . . . . . .44
How to connect your UPnP device to the media server 45
How to remotely access storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Port Forwarding and Port Triggering
How to set up port forwarding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
How to set up port forwarding for a single port 48
How to set up port forwarding for multiple ports 49
How to set up port forwarding for a range of ports 49
How to set up port range triggering for online gaming . . . . .50
Maintaining and Monitoring
How to back up and restore your router conguration. . . . . .52
How to upgrade the router’s rmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
How to restore factory defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
How to check the status of your router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
How to disable the Ethernet port status lights 55
How to test your Internet connection 55
How to congure and use logs 56
Troubleshooting
During setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Your router was not successfully set up 57
Windows XP Service Pack update 57
Your Internet cable is not plugged in message 58
Cannot access your router message 58
After setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
The Internet appears to be unavailable 60
Cisco Connect Cloud does not open in your web browser 61
You cannot access Cisco Connect Cloud 61
All other troubleshooting has been unsuccessful 61
Specications
Linksys EA2700. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Linksys EA3500. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Linksys EA4500. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64