Cisco Systems WRT610N manual Front Panel, Back Panel

Chapter 1

Product Overview

Chapter 1:

Product Overview

Thank you for choosing the Simultaneous Dual-Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router. The Router lets you access the Internet via a wireless connection or through one of its four switched ports. With the built-in storage link, you can easily add gigabytes of storage space onto your network using USB 2.0 hard drives, or plug in a USB flash disk to access your portable data files. The built-in media server streams music, video and photos from the attached storage device to any UPnP-compatible media adapter. Configuring the Router is easy using the provided browser-based utility.

For more wireless bandwidth, the Router can create two simultaneous yet separate Wireless-N networks, one using the 5 GHz band and one using the 2.4 GHz band. For example, use the Wireless-N 2.4 GHz network to surf, e-mail, and print while keeping the less crowded, Wireless-N 5 GHz network free for time‑sensitive traffic like music, gaming, and high‑definition video. For more information, refer to Simultaneous Networks, page 12.

Front Panel

1, 2, 3, 4  (Green/Blue)  These numbered LEDs, corresponding with the numbered ports on the Router’s back panel, serve two purposes. The LED is continuously lit when the Router is connected to a device through that port. It flashes to indicate network activity over that port. The LED lights up green when the port is connected to a gigabit port or blue when the port is connected to a 10/100 port.

Wi-Fi Protected Setup Button  If you have client devices, such as wireless adapters, that support Wi-Fi Protected Setup, then you can use the Wi-Fi Protected Setup button to automatically configure wireless security for your wireless network(s).

To use Wi-Fi Protected Setup, run the Setup Wizard, or refer to Wi-Fi Protected Setup, page 13.

Wi-Fi Protected Setup LED  (Blue/Amber)  The LED flashes blue for two minutes during theWi-Fi ProtectedSetupprocessandlightsupbluewhen the Wi-Fi Protected Setup process is successful.

The LED lights up amber if there is an error during the Wi‑Fi Protected Setup process. Make sure the client device supports Wi‑Fi Protected Setup.Wait until the LED is off, and then try again.

The LED flashes when a Wi‑Fi Protected Setup session is active. The Router supports one session at a time. Wait until the LED is solidly lit, or off before starting the next Wi-Fi Protected Setup session.

Wireless  (Blue)  The Wireless LED lights up when the wireless feature is enabled. It flashes when the Router sends or receives data over the network.

Internet  (Green/Blue)  The Internet LED lights up when there is a connection made through the Internet port. It flashes to indicate network activity over the Internet port. The LED lights up green when the port is connected to a gigabit port or blue when the port is connected to a 10/100 port.

USB  (Blue) The USB LED lights up when a USB device is attached. It flashes when data is being sent to or received from this device.

Power  (Blue)  The Power LED lights up when the Router is powered on. When the Router goes through its self-diagnostic mode during every boot-up, the LED flashes. When the diagnostic is complete, the LED is continuously lit.

Back Panel

USB Port  The USB port connects to a USB storage device.

Internet  The Internet port is where you connect your cable or DSL Internet connection.

1, 2, 3, 4  Using network cables, these Ethernet ports (1, 2, 3, 4) connect the Router to computers on your wired network and other Ethernet network devices.

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