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USER GUIDE Simultaneous Dual-Band Wir eless-N Router Model: WRT400N.
About This Guide i Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router About This Guide Icon Descriptions While reading through the User Guide you may see various icons that call attention to specific items.
T able of Contents ii Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router Chapter 1: Product O verview 1 F ront Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Back P anel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
T able of Contents iii Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router Appendix D: Regulat or y Information 30 FCC Sta tement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 FCC Radiation Exposure S tatement .
Chapter 1 Produc t Over view 1 Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router Chapter 1: Pr oduc t O verview Thank you for choosing the Linksys by Cisco Simultaneous Dual-Band Wireless-N Router . The R outer lets you access the I nternet via a wireless connection or through one of its four switched por ts.
Chapter 1 Produc t Over view 2 Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router Horizontal Placement The Rout er has f our rubber f eet on its bottom panel . Place the Router on a level surface near an electr ical outlet. W all-Mounting Placement The Router has two wall-mount slots on its bottom panel.
Chapter 2 Wireless Sec urity C hecklist 3 Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router Chapter 2: W ir eless S ecurity Checklist Wir eless net works are convenien t and easy to install, so homes with high-speed I nternet access are adopting them at a rapid pace.
Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 4 Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router Chapter 3: A dvanced C onfiguration After setting up the Router with the Setup Wizard (located on the CD-ROM), the Router will be ready for use. I f you ’ d like to change its advanc ed settings , use the Router’ s web- based utility .
Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 5 Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router Automatic C onfiguration - DHCP By default, the Router’ s Internet Connection T ype is set to Automa tic Configura tion - DHCP , which should be kept only if your ISP supports DHCP or y ou are connecting through a dynamic IP address.
Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 6 Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router Default G atew ay Y our ISP will provide you with the Gateway A ddress, which is the ISP server ’ s IP address. DNS Y our ISP will provide you with at least one DNS (Domain Name System) Server IP Address .
Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 7 Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router PPP oE: • 1492 PPTP or L2TP: • 1460 Network Setup The Network Setup section changes the settings on the network connected to the Router’ s Ethernet ports. Wireless Setup is per formed through the Wir eless tab.
Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 8 Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router When you finish your changes, click S ave Settings to save your changes. Click Cancel Changes to cancel your changes. T o view the most up -to- date information, click Refresh .
Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 9 Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router Update T o manually trigger an update, click Upda te . Click Save Settings to apply your changes , or click Cancel Changes to cancel y our changes.
Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 10 Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router Routing T able Click Save Settings to apply your changes , or click Cancel Changes to cancel y our changes. Wireless > Basic Wireless Settings The basic settings for wireless networking are set on this screen.
Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 11 Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router Channel Width (5 GHz) F or best per formance in a network using Wireless-A and Wireless-N (5 GH z) devices, keep the default, Auto (20MHz or 40MHz) . For a channel width of 40 MH z, select 40MHz only .
Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 12 Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router Method #3 Use this method if your client device asks for the Router ’ s PIN number . Enter the PIN number listed on this scr een. (It is also 1. listed on the label on the bottom of the Router .
Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 13 Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router Key Renewal Enter a Key Renewal period, which instructs the Router how often it should change the encryption keys.
Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 14 Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router Shared Key Enter the key shared between the Router and the ser ver . Encryption Select a level of WEP encryption, 64 bits 10 hex digits or 128 bits 26 hex digits . The default is 64 bits 10 hex digits .
Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 15 Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router Wireless Client List MA C XX Enter the MA C addresses of the devices whose wireless access y ou want to control . Click Save Settings to apply your changes , or click Cancel Changes to cancel y our changes.
Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 16 Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router Threshold . Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network per formance. Only minor reduction of the default value is rec ommended. In most cases, it should remain at its default v alue of 2346 .
Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 17 Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router Access Restrictions > Internet Access The Access Restrictions > Internet Access screen allows you to deny or allow specific kinds of I nternet usage and traffic, such as Internet access, desig nated services, and w ebsites during specific days and times.
Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 18 Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router Applications and G aming > Single P or t F or warding The Single Port F or warding screen allows you to customize port ser vices for common applications.
Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 19 Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router Applications & Gaming > Port T riggering The Applications & G aming > Port T riggering screen allows the Router to watch outgoing data for specific port numbers.
Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 20 Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router Applications and Gaming > QoS Quality of S ervice (QoS) ensures better ser vice to high-priority types of net work traffic, which may involv e demanding, real-time applications, such as videoconfer encing.
Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 21 Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router Online Games Online Games Games Games Selec t the appropriate game. I f you select Add a New Game , follo w the instructions in the “ Add a New Game section” . Priority Select the appr opriate priority : High , M edium , Normal , or Low .
Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 22 Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router Click Apply to sav e your changes. Y our new entr y will appear in the Summar y list. V oice Device V oice Device Enter a Name Enter a name for your voic e device. MA C Addr ess.
Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 23 Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router Allow ed Remote IP Addr ess Selec t Any IP Address or manually enter an Internet IP address to allow r emote access to the w eb -based utility from the Internet.
Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 24 Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router T raceroute T est T rac eroute T o test the performance of a connection, click Start to T raceroute to open the T r aceroute T est scr een. Enter the address of the computer whose connection you wish to test and click T rac eroute .
Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 25 Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router Internet MA C Address This is the Router ’ s MA C Address, as seen by your ISP . Server Name This is the specific name that will be used for the network storage FTP and Media Ser ver .
Appendix A T roubleshooting 26 Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router Appendix A: T roubleshooting Y our computer c annot connect to the Internet. F ollow these instruc tions until y our computer can connect to the Internet: Make sure that the Router is powered on.
Appendix B Specific ations 27 Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router Appendix B: Specifications Model WRT400N Standards Draft 802.11n, 802.11a, 802.
Appendix C Warranty Inf ormation 28 Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router Appendix C: W arran ty Information Limited Warranty Linksys warrants this Linksys hardw are pr oduc t against defects in m.
Appendix C Warranty Inf ormation 29 Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router rejected. Do not include any other items with the product you are returning to Linksy s. Defective pr oduct cov ered by this limited warranty will be repair ed or replaced and returned to you without charge.
Appendix D Regula tor y Information 30 Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router Appendix D: Regulat or y I nforma tion FCC Sta tement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Appendix D Regula tor y Information 31 Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router Avis d’Industrie Canada Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme aux normes NMB-003 et RSS210 du Canada. L ’utilisation de ce dispositif est autorisée seulement aux conditions suivantes : il ne doit pas produire de br ouillage et 1.
Appendix D Regula tor y Information 32 Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router User Inf ormation for Consumer Pr oduc ts Cov ered by EU Directive 2002/96/EC on W aste Elec tric and Electronic Equipment ( WEEE) This document contains impor tant inf ormation for users with regards to the proper disposal and recycling of Linksys products.
Appendix D Regula tor y Information 33 Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router Eesti (Estonian) - Keskkonnaalane informatsioon Euroopa Liidus asuva tele klientidele Euroopa Liidu direktiivi 2002/96/EÜ nõuete kohaselt on seadmeid, millel on tootel või pakendil k äesolev sümbol , keelatud kõr valdada koos sorteerimata olmejäätmetega.
Appendix D Regula tor y Information 34 Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router Lietuvškai (Lithuanian) - A plinkosaugos inf ormacija, skir ta Europos Sąjungos vartotojams Europos dir ekty va 2002/.
Appendix D Regula tor y Information 35 Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router Português (Portuguese) - Informação ambiental par a clientes da União Eur opeia A Directiva Europeia 2002/96/CE exige que o equipamento que exibe este símbolo no produto e/ou na sua embalagem não seja eliminado junto com os resíduos municipais não separados.
36 Appendix E Sof tware End U ser License Agreement Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router Appendix E: Sof tware End U ser License A greement Cisco Produc ts This product from Cisco Systems, Inc. or its subsidiar y licensing the S oftware instead of Cisco Systems, Inc.
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45 Appendix E Sof tware End U ser License Agreement Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router Thus, it is not the intent of this sec tion to claim rights or contest your rights to work written entirely by you; rather , the intent is to exercise the right to control the distr ibution of derivative or collec tive works based on the Library .
46 Appendix E Sof tware End U ser License Agreement Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router Use a suitable shared librar y mechanism for linking b) with the Librar y .
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48 Appendix E Sof tware End U ser License Agreement Simultaneous Dual-Band W ireless-N Router The OpenSSL toolkit stays under a dual license, i.e. both the c onditions of the OpenSSL License and the original SSLeay license apply to the toolk it. S ee below for the actual license tex ts.
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