Linksys EA6900 How to connect devices to your network, How to connect a computer to your network

Models: EA6900

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Linksys EA-Series

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Internet connection speeds are determined by a variety of factors, including ISP account type, local and worldwide Internet traffic, and number of devices in your home that are sharing the Internet connection.

4.Click Restart Test to run it again, and click Show History to display the results of past tests.

How to connect devices to your network

Your Linksys router is the nerve center of your home network. Your router safely opens the Internet to your network, and all of your computers and network devices rely on your router to pass files, media, and network commands in an organized, error-free way. Whether connected wirelessly or with cables, each part of your network needs the router in order to work reliably with the other parts of your network.

How to connect a computer to your network

To connect a computer to your network:

1.At the computer you want to connect, enter your network’s connection information into your wireless manager.

2.After that computer connects to your network, log into Linksys Smart Wi- Fi, then click Device List to confirm that your router recognizes the new computer. You can use the Device List to monitor all network-attached devices.

Setting Up: Basics

How to connect a USB printer

When you install a printer that requires a cable, you can:

Follow the printer’s instructions for setting it up, then follow your computer’s operating system instructions to share the printer with your network.

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You can connect a USB printer to the router’s USB port to make the printer available to any networked computer.

When you set up a wireless printer, you need to make sure that:

Your printer has been completely set up except for being connected to the network.

Your printer supports the WPA/WPA2 wireless encryption standard.

If your wireless printer supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup, you should use Wi-Fi Protected Setup to connect the printer to your network. See “How to connect a network device using Wi-Fi Protected Setup” on page 12.

To connect a USB printer to your network through the router’s USB port:

1.Log into Linksys Smart Wi-Fi. (See “How to connect to Linksys Smart Wi- Fi” on page 7.

2.Click Device List, then click Add a Device.

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Linksys EA6900 manual How to connect devices to your network, How to connect a computer to your network