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E A69 00 User G uide.
i Cont ents Linksys EA-Series i Pr oduc t Overview EA6900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 W all-mounting placement 4 Setting Up: Basics How to cr eate a home network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ii Cont ents Linksys EA-Series How to put y our new router behind an existing r outer . . . . . . 38 T o add your rout er to an existing router or ga teway 38 T o share an Internet connection 39 T o extend your network 41 How to expose a devic e to the Internet .
1 Pr oduct O v er view Linksys EA-Series 1 P r oduc t Over view EA6900 P ackage contents In addition to your router , your router package includes: • Network (Ethernet) cable • AC pow er adapter • 3 external antennas • CD with documentation F eatur es Wireless -A C technology Built with leading 802.
2 Pr oduct O v er view Linksys EA-Series Home theater ready Bring the ultimate entertainment experience to your home by c onnecting computers, Internet-r eady T Vs, game c onsoles, media play ers, and more to your wireless network and the Internet.
3 Pr oduct O v er view Linksys EA-Series Back view Ethernet ports Wi-F i Pr otected Setup button Internet port Po wer port Reset button USB ports • Adjustable An tenna ports — T his router ships with 3 adjustable external antennas, and should be connected to the r outer befor e powering it on.
4 Pr oduct O v er view Linksys EA-Series W all-mounting placement The router has two w all-mount slots on its bottom panel. The distance between the slots is 82 mm. T wo screws are needed t o mount the router . Suggested Mounting Hardwar e 3-5 mm 7-8 mm 1.
5 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series 5 How t o creat e a home network What is a netw ork? A network is any gr oup of devices that can communicate with each other . A home network can also include Internet access, which r equires a router like this one.
6 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series How t o install your r outer T o install your router: 1. P ower on your new r outer . If replacing an existing router , disconnect it. 2. Connect the Internet cable from your modem to the y ellow Internet port on your rout er .
7 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series How t o configur e your r outer Y ou can change router settings to make your network more secur e or to work better with a device or game. Being able t o adjust the settings while you ’ re away fr om home can help make router administra tion easier .
8 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series How to disable r emote acc ess If you want to configur e your rout er only while you are on y our home network, you should disable remot e access. T o disable remote access: 1. Log into Linksy s Smart W i-F i. 2.
9 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series • Many envir onmental variables can affect the router’ s per formanc e, so if your wireless sig nal is weak, place the router in sev eral locations and test the signal strength t o determine the ideal position.
10 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series 3. Click the Basic tab. 4. Under Router Passw ord , type the new passwor d, then click OK . How to change y our rout er ’ s time zone Y our router ’ s time zone should be set to your local time zone . T o set your router’ s time zone: 1.
11 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series NO TE Internet connection speeds are determined by a variety of factors, including ISP account type, local and w orldwide Internet traffic, and number of devices in your home that ar e sharing the Internet connection.
12 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series 3. Under Select the t ype of device to add t o your network , click USB Printer . The Add a U SB printer screen opens. 4. F ollow the on-screen instructions for do wnloading and installing the VUSB (virtual USB) sof tware f or your computer .
13 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series • If the device has a Wi-F i Protected Setup button, press that butt on, then click the W i-Fi P rotected Setup button in Linksys Smart W i-F i or press the button on the back of y our router .
14 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series Information about the device appears on the screen. 4. Click OK . How t o set up parental c ontr ols With y our router , you can use parental c ontrols to: • Set the times that Internet access is allowed . • Block websites that y ou specify or based on their content.
15 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series • Click Edit to change the I nt ernet access schedule. Y ou can click and drag to select or deselect a block of time. 6. T o block specific websites: a. Under Block specific sites , click Add . b. T ype the web addr ess (URL) of the website t o block, then click OK .
16 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series T o set up guest access to y our network: 1. Log into Linksy s Smart W i-F i. (See “ “How to connect to Linksys Smart Wi- F i” on page 7. 2. Under Apps , click Guest Acc ess . Y our guest network , which was set up during your router installa tion, is displayed.
17 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series How t o customize Linksy s Smar t Wi-F i Y ou can customize your Linksys Smart W i-F i home page by adding or remo ving widgets . Widgets ar e miniature v ersions of menus that let you change basic settings or check the status of your network.
18 Linksys EA-Series 18 Over view Y ou can attach most USB drives (including a thumb drive or a high-capacit y external drive) to the USB port on your router . Y ou can then use the drive as networked storage, as a media server (for media-enabled devices such as a networked T V ), and as an FTP (F ile T ransfer Pr otocol) server .
19 Linksys EA-Series How t o use secured f older acc ess Wh y would I need to use secur ed folder acc ess? By default, when you connect a USB drive to your r outer , the entire contents of the driv e are available for read and writ e access to an yone on your local network (no login cr edentials are requir ed).
20 Linksys EA-Series 8. If you need to set up the shared f older: a. Click Creat e new share . The Create New Share dialog box opens. b. Click the button next to the folder that y ou want to share . • T o view subfolders, click the icon next to the folder name .
21 Linksys EA-Series TIPS F ile managers display content in man y way s, but you can usually use these common actions to navigate thr ough folders: • Click or double-click a folder name to open it. • Click, double- click, or right-click a file to open, copy , or view it.
22 Linksys EA-Series 5. Click Add New F older . The Add a new folder dialog box opens . 6. Click the button next to the folder that y ou want to share , then click OK . • T o view subfolders , click the icon next to the folder name. • T o return to a paren t folder , click the icon at the top of the list .
23 Linksys EA-Series 4. Click the setting for Enable FTP Server to turn it on. 5. W e recommend that y ou keep the default settings for FTP P ort and Encoding , unless you ar e an advanced user and hav e reason to change them. 6. Click OK . 7. Click the Status tab .
24 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series 24 How t o manually set up your r outer Although running your rout er ’ s setup soft war e is the easiest way to set up and maintain your rout er , advanced users may want to manually configur e their router .
25 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series 4. Select your ISP ’ s Internet connection t ype fr om the drop-down list. Complete the Optional Settings only if required b y your ISP . TIP F or field descriptions, click Help at the top of the scr een. 5.
26 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series How t o get the most out of your dual- band rout er I bought a dual band router , but I’ m not sure that I’ m getting the most out of it. What should I check? Of the many reasons for owning a dual-band router , the most common is to ensure a vailable bandwidth for str eaming high- definition video.
27 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series d. Network mode — Y our choice depends upon the clients that will connect to your network. If all of your devices are Wireless-N capable, you can select Wir eless-N Only for either or both bands.
28 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series Example : Because each MA C filtering configuration is unique , the following procedur e uses the simplified example of setting up MAC filt ering to allow one wireless device acc ess to the network. TIP Y ou can also use MAC filtering to prev ent specific PCs from accessing your network b y selecting Deny .
29 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series How to impr ov e security using the built-in firewall Wh y would I need to change m y security settings? By default, the firewall settings in your rout er have been optimized f or most home envir onments, so no changes are needed.
30 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series Changing IPv6 firewall settings On some router models , the IPv6 firewall lets you customiz e IPv6 por t services for applications . When users send these types of requests to y our network via the Internet, the router will allow those r equests to the appropriate c omputers.
31 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series 3. Click the Local Network tab . 4. T o disable the DHCP server , deselect the Enabled checkbox. 5. Leav e the Enabled checkbox selected to edit the following.
32 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series 5. Click Edit to change the reservation details, or click Delete to delete the reservation. TIP F or field descriptions, click Help at the top of the scr een.
33 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series How t o clone a MA C address On any home network, each network device has a unique MAC (Media Acc ess Control) addr ess. Some ISP s regist er the MAC addr ess of the device (usually a router or a comput er) connected directly to the modem.
34 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series 3. Enable each setting that you want t o change. • IPSec Passthrough – IPSec (Internet Pr otocol Security) is a suite of protocols used t o implement secure ex change of packets at the IP layer . The VPN clients on the local network can establish an IPSec VPN tunnel through the rout er .
35 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series 5. T o prioritize an application or game, select the name in the drop-down list, then click and drag the icon next to the name to the High Priority list. • If the application name isn ’t listed, click E dit and add the name.
36 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series T o configure the router f or V oIP: 1. Log into Linksy s Smart W i-F i. (See “How to connect to Linksys Smar t Wi- F i” on page 7. 2. Under Router Settings , click Connectivity , then click the Administration tab.
37 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series How t o use a router as an ac c ess point How can I use this new rout er as an access point? If you ha ve a large ar ea to cover with y our wireless signal , or if part of your home has weak signals due to interference, y ou can use this router to e xtend the range of your old router’ s wireless network.
38 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series 6. T o reconfigur e the wireless network on your old r outer: a. Open the wireless network setup page. b. Change the network name (SSID) to match the name of y our new network. Having the same network name and security settings enables you to seamlessly r oam between your new router and y our old router .
39 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series 4. At the end of setup , follow the on-scr een instructions to set up your Linksys Smart W i-F i account. NO TE: As part of the router setup process , you will be sent a verification e -mail .
40 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series 2. Connect an Ethernet network cable to a LAN/Ethernet port on your upstream network to the yello w Internet port on your router . CA UTION Connect the upstream network to your r outer’ s yellow Internet port, not one of the blue Ethernet por ts.
41 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series T o ex t end your network This topic cov ers cases three and four abo ve. NO TE This is a complex pr ocess, so this proc edure assumes that you ha ve some networking k nowledge . T o extend your network or add wir eless capabilities: 1.
42 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series 4. Click the setting for DMZ to turn it on. 5. Select Enabled . 6. In the Source IP Address section, select Any IP A ddress to allow acc ess to your DMZ device fr om the entire Internet, or select the alternate button and enter a range of allow ed source addr esses.
43 P or t F or warding and P or t T riggering Linksys EA-Series 43 How t o set up por t forwarding Wh y would I use port forwarding? Port forwarding is a featur e that forwards inbound traffic from the Internet on a specific port or por ts to a specific devic e or port on your local network .
44 P or t F or warding and P or t T riggering Linksys EA-Series How to set up port for w arding f or multiple por ts Wh y would I set up port forwarding for multiple ports? Port for war ding is a featur e that forwards inbound traffic from the Internet on a specific port to a single device on your local network.
45 P or t F or warding and P or t T riggering Linksys EA-Series T o set up por t range f orwarding: 1. Log into Linksy s Smart W i-F i. (See “How to connect to Linksys Smar t Wi- F i” on page 7. 2. Set up a DHCP reservation for the IP address of the computer on which you installed the software.
46 P or t F or warding and P or t T riggering Linksys EA-Series 3. Under Router Settings, click Security . 4. Click the Apps and Gaming tab. 5. Click Port Range T riggering . The Port Range T riggering screen opens. 6. Click Add a new P or t Range T riggering .
47 Maintaining and Monitoring Linksys EA-Series 47 How t o back up and restor e y our rout er configur ation Wh y do I need to back up my r outer configur ation? As with an y valuable data, you should back up your r outer configura tion. Y our router might contain many customiz ed settings.
48 Maintaining and Monitoring Linksys EA-Series How t o upgrade the r outer’ s firmw are Wh y would I need to upgr ade my rout er’ s firmware? Linksys ma y periodically publish a firmware upg rade either to fix a problem or t o add features t o your router .
49 Maintaining and Monitoring Linksys EA-Series A confirmation screen opens . 5. Click Ye s to confirm. All settings and logs are deleted, and y our router is returned to its factory default settings.
50 Maintaining and Monitoring Linksys EA-Series How to disable the E thernet por t status ligh ts Wh y would I wan t to disable the Ethernet port status lights? Depending on the placement of the rout er in a home, you might find the ligh ts distracting.
51 Maintaining and Monitoring Linksys EA-Series b. Select a number of times to ping from the Number to ping drop- down list. c. Click Start to Ping . A window opens showing the ping test results .
52 T roubleshooting Linksys EA-Series 52 This chapter can help you solv e common setup issues and connect to the Internet. Y ou can find more help from our awar d-winning customer support at linksys .
53 T roubleshooting Linksys EA-Series Y our Internet c able is not plugged in message If you get a “ Y our Internet cable is not plugged in” message when tr ying to set up your rout er , follow these troubleshooting steps . T o fix the problem: 1.
54 T roubleshooting Linksys EA-Series 3. Click your own network name , then click Connect . In the example below , the computer was connected to another wireless network named JimsRouter . The name of the Linksys E-Series net w ork, BronzeEagle in this example , is shown selected.
55 T roubleshooting Linksys EA-Series After setup The Internet appears t o be unavailable If the Internet has difficulty communicating with your router , the problem may appear as a “Cannot find [Internet address]” message in your w eb browser .
56 T roubleshooting Linksys EA-Series Y ou cannot acc ess Linksys Smart W i-F i T o access your r outer directly , see “How to manually set up your r outer ” on page 24: All other troubleshooting .
57 Linksys EA-Series Specifications 57 57 Linksys EA6900 Model Name Linksys EA6900 Description Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Router AC1900 Model Number EA6900 Switch Port Speed 10/100/1000 Mbps (Gigabit Ethernet) Radio Frequency 2.
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