Cisco Systems EA3500 manual Back view, Bottom view, Port activity indicator

Linksys EA-Series

Back view

Product Overview

Port activity indicator

	Power port
Internet port	Power indicator
Ethernet ports	Wi-Fi Protected Setup button

•• Ethernet ports—Connect Ethernet cables (also called network cables) to these Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) ports, color coded blue, and to wired Ethernet network devices on your network.

Note

For best performance, use CAT5E or higher rated cables on the Ethernet ports.

•• Internet port—Connect an Ethernet cable (also called a network or Internet cable) to this port, color coded yellow, and to your modem.

••Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ button—Press this button to easily configure wireless security on Wi-Fi Protected Setup-enabled network devices. For more information, see “How to connect a network device using Wi-Fi Protected Setup” on page 16.

•• Power indicator—Stays on steadily while power is connected and following a successful Wi-Fi Protected Setup connection. Flashes slowly during bootup, firmware upgrades, factory reset, and Wi‑Fi Protected Setup. Flashes quickly when there is a Wi‑Fi Protected Setup error.

•• Power port—Connect the included AC power adapter to this port.

Caution

Use only the adapter that came with your router.

Yellow network	Green connectivity
activity indicator	indicator

Network or Internet port

•• Green connectivity indicator—On Ethernet ports, turns on when a cable connects the port to another Gigabit Ethernet port. On the Internet port, turns on while connected to a modem.

•• Yellow activity indicator—Flashes to indicate network activity over that port.

Bottom view

•• Reset button—Press and hold this button for 15 seconds (until the port lights flash at the same time) to reset the router to its factory defaults. You can also restore the defaults using the browser-based utility. For more information, see “How to restore factory defaults” on page 53.

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