Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product EA3500 Cisco Systems
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User Guide Linksys EA - Series.
i Cont ents Linksys EA-Series i Pr oduc t ov er vie w EA2700 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 EA3500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 EA4500 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ii Cont ents Linksys EA-Series Impro ving S ecurity How do I know if my network is secure? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Network security following a manual setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 How to set up wir eless secur ity using Wi-F i Protected Setup .
1 Pr oduc t overview Linksys EA-Series 1 P roduct over view EA2700 P ack age conten ts In addition to your router , your rout er pack age includes: • Network (Ethernet) cable • AC pow er adapter • Setup CD containing router setup software and documentation F eatures Wireless -N technology Built with leading 802.
2 Pr oduc t overview Linksys EA-Series Back view Ethernet ports Wi-F i Protected Setup button Internet port Po wer por t Po wer indicator • Ethernet por ts — 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.
3 Pr oduc t overview Linksys EA-Series EA3500 P ack age conten ts In addition to your router , your rout er pack age includes: • Network (Ethernet) cable • AC pow er adapter • Setup CD containing router setup software and documentation F eatures Wireless -N technology Built with leading 802.
4 Pr oduc t overview Linksys EA-Series Parental c ontrols Limit access time and websit es with parental controls. IPv6 enabled Supports the la test Internet pr otocol technology to future -proof y our network.
5 Pr oduc t overview Linksys EA-Series Bottom view • Reset button —Pr ess and hold this button for 5-15 seconds (until the port lights flash at the same time) to reset the router to its factor y defaults. Y ou can also restore the defaults using the browser-based utility .
6 Pr oduc t overview Linksys EA-Series EA4500 P ack age conten ts In addition to your router , your rout er pack age includes: • Network (Ethernet) cable • AC pow er adapter • Setup CD containing router setup software and documentation F eatures Wireless -N technology Built with leading 802.
7 Pr oduc t overview Linksys EA-Series IPv6 enabled Supports the la test Internet pr otocol technology to future -proof y our network. Easy to manage Cisco Connect software helps you customize your settings and quick ly add multiple devices to your network: Separate guest network Create a separ ate, password-pr otec ted network for guests .
8 Pr oduc t overview Linksys EA-Series • Reset button —Pr ess and hold this button for 5-15 seconds (until the port lights flash at the same time) to reset the router to its factor y defaults. Y ou can also restore the defaults using the browser-based utility .
9 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series 9 How t o create a home network F or ALL What is a netw ork? A network is any group of devices that can communicate with each other . A home network can also include Internet access, which requires a router like this one.
10 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series How to start Cisco C onnec t When you run the setup CD , Cisco Connect (your router ’ s setup software) is automatically installed onto your computer . Y ou can then use Cisco Connect to easily manage your router .
11 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series How t o improv e your wireless c onnec tion speed F or ALL F ollow these tips to improve y our net work’ s wireless connection speed: • Make sure that your .
12 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series How t o connec t devices to y our network F or ALL How to c onnec t a computer to y our network Y ou can connect a computer to your network using an Easy Setup Key (the easiest way) or manually .
13 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series T o use your Easy Setup Key to c onnec t a computer to your netw ork: 1. Run Cisco Connect, then click Add device under Computers and devices. The Computers and other devic es screen opens. 2. Click Computer . 3.
14 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series How to c onnec t a printer When you install a printer that r equires a cable, you can: • F ollow the printer’ s instructions for setting it up , then follo w your computer’ s operating system instruc tions to share the printer with your network.
15 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series Because of the wide variety of devices and methods of connecting, you must manually enter network information into the devices for a successful net work connection. T o manually connect a device to your networ k : 1.
16 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series How to ac cess parental c ontrols The first time you tr y to access parental controls, you are asked to set a password . T o access parental c ontrols for the first time: 1. Run Cisco Connect, then click Change under P arental contr ols .
17 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series How to select the computers t o have paren tal contr ols It ’ s not necessar y to set parental controls over each computer on your home network. Y ou can set the controls on only those computers that children can access.
18 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series How t o set up guest access to y our network F or ALL Y ou can use your router ’ s guest access feature to provide your guests with access to the Internet, while restricting their acc ess to other resourc es on your local net work.
19 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series 4. In the T otal guests allowed drop-down box, select the number of simultaneous guest network users you want to allo w. 5. Click Finish t o apply your changes. TIP The first time your guest tries to ac cess the I nternet through a web browser , they will see the Guest access screen.
20 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series 20 How t o open the brow ser-based utilit y F or ALL T o ac cess some advanced settings , you need t o open the brow ser-based utility . CAUTION If y ou change settings in the browser-based utilit y , y ou might not be able to run Cisco C onnec t later .
21 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series How t o manually set up your rout er F or ALL Although running Cisco Connect is the easiest way to set up and maintain your router , advanced users may w ant to manually configure their r outer . Be careful when changing settings using this method.
22 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series IPv6 Internet connection settings F or ALL IPv6 is a new IP protocol that uses simplified packet headers and requires IPSec. It also has improved suppor t for mobile IP and computing devices. I f your router model supports IPv6, an IPv6 S etup page is a vailable under the Setup tab.
23 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series Split your tr a ffic The best wa y to improv e your multimedia wireless performance is to split your wireless traffic between your router ’ s t wo bands (ranges of radio frequencies). Y our router suppor ts the 2.
24 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series • Y our wireless clients suppor t the 40 MH z mode (sometimes called Bonded mode) in which t wo 20 MHz channels are bonded together for better performance.
25 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series How to set up DHCP r eser vation Wh y would I use it? DHCP reservation allows you to assign a unique, fixed IP address to a specific device on your network. Assigning a fixed IP address is a good way to manage devices such as print servers, web cameras, network printers, and game consoles.
26 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series 5. Complete the fields with information provided by your DDNS provider , then click Save Settings . The Status field tells you what ac tions have been taken. In this example , the domain name r egistered with TZ O.
27 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series How t o connec t to y our corporat e office using a VPN F or ALL What is a VPN, and do I need to change my router settings? A VPN ( Virtual Privat e Net work) is a network that uses a public network , such as the Internet, to provide secure communications bet ween a remote computer and another network.
28 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series T o configure QOS: Applications & Gaming > QoS 1. Log into the bro wser-based utility (see “How to open the brow ser-based utility ” on page 20). 2. Click the Applications & Gaming tab , then click the QoS page.
29 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series 7. Configure Upstr eam Bandwidth . • T o allow the r outer t o det ec t the maximum, selec t Auto (default). Auto sets speeds in multiples of 512 Kbps. • T o specify the maximum, select Manual , then selec t the bandwidth you want it to use .
30 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series How t o enable V oice ov er IP on your network F or ALL Do I need to configure V oice over IP? VoIP ( Voic e over Internet Protocol) is a technology for using the Internet as an inter face for telephone communications.
31 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series How t o use a router as an acc ess point How can I use this new router as an access point? If you have a large area to cover with your wireless signal, or if part of your home has w eak signals due to interference, you can use this router to extend the range of your old router’ s wireless network.
32 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series 2. Open the setup page for the local network (LAN). 3. In the Router IP address field, enter an unused IP address for the LAN network of your new router . F or example, if your new router has an IP address of 192.
33 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series 3. F ollow the on-screen instructions until setup is complete. T o share an Internet connection NOT E This is a complex pr ocess, so this procedure assumes that y ou have some networking k nowledge. T o add another router to share an Internet c onnec tion: This topic cov ers cases one and two above 1.
34 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series 2. Connect an Ethernet network cable t o a LAN/Ethernet por t on your upstream network to the yello w Internet por t on your router . CAUTION Connect the upstream network to your r outer ’ s yellow Internet port, not one of the blue Ethernet por ts.
35 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series T o extend your network or add wireless capabilities: 1. If you wan t to extend your net work, you ma y also follow the instructions above . One example of this might be to provide a separate wireless network for your children to keep their wireless network traffic separate from your wireless net work.
36 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series c. In the Destination section, select MA C Address , then click DHCP Client T able . A separate window opens showing the current DHCP client list. TIP The DHCP Client T able is only available if you select MA C Address .
37 Improving Security Linksys EA-Series 37 How do I know if m y net work is secur e? F or ALL If you configured your router using Cisco Connect, your network is secure.
38 Improving Security Linksys EA-Series T o manually set your router’ s wireless security settings: Wireless > Wir eless S ettings 1. Log into the bro wser-based utility (see “How to open the brow ser-based utility ” on page 20). 2. Click the W ireless tab, then click the W ireless Settings page.
39 Improving Security Linksys EA-Series How to c onnec t a device using its Wi-F i Prot ec ted Setup PIN Use this method if your device has a W i-Fi Pr otec ted Setup PIN (P ersonal Identification Number). T o connect a device using the device ’ s W i-Fi Pr otec ted Setup PIN: Wireless > Wir eless S ettings 1.
40 Improving Security Linksys EA-Series How t o control ac cess to y our wireless network F or ALL Wh y would I need to control acc ess to my wireless network? If you used Cisco Connect to c onfigure your r outer , your wireless network is alr eady secur e.
41 Improving Security Linksys EA-Series 7. Click Save Settings at the bottom of the page . 8. Click Wireless Client List again to check the updated device list.
42 Improving Security Linksys EA-Series IPv6 firewall settings F or ALL On some router models, the IPv6 firewall lets you customize IPv6 por t ser vices for applications. When users send these types of requests to your network via the Internet, the r outer will allow those requests t o the appropriate comput ers.
43 Linksys EA-Series 43 How t o configure stor age F or EA3500 EA4500 Wh y would I need to configure storage? By default, when you connect a storage device to your rout er , the en tire conten ts of the device are available f or read and write access to an yone on your local network (no login credentials ar e required).
44 Linksys EA-Series c. Click S ave S ettings at the bottom of the screen, then repeat the above steps t o add more folders that you want t o share. How to manage g roup and user access to shar ed folders T o manage access to shar ed f olders, you need to disable Anon ymous Disk Access , then create groups and user accounts on your router .
45 Linksys EA-Series 3. Under Group Management , click Crea te New Group . 4. Complete the Group Name and Description fields . 5. F rom the Ac cess drop- down list, select r ead- only to grant read- only rights to the group, or selec t read-and-write to grant read and write rights to the group .
46 Linksys EA-Series 6. F rom the Group Member drop- down list, selec t the group to assign the user to , then click Create . The new user is displayed in the user list. 7. T o change the user name, description, or gr oup membership, or to temporarily disable the account , click Edit .
47 Linksys EA-Series How t o configure y our router ’ s storage for r emote acc ess F or EA3500 EA4500 Wh y would I need to access my router’ s storage remotely? If your router ’ s storage is set up for remote access, you can access your files anywhere you have an I nternet connection.
48 Linksys EA-Series How to shar e folders and set access righ ts Y ou can select which folders to share. Y ou can also selec t which users can access the folders. For more information on managing access rights, see “How to configure st orage” on page 43.
49 Linksys EA-Series How t o access files remot ely F or EA3500 EA4500 T o acc ess files remot ely, you must first attach a USB drive to y our router and set up that storage for remote acc ess. For instructions, see “How to configure your router’ s storage for remote access” on page 47.
50 Linksys EA-Series 4. Enter a name for your media ser ver in the Media S erver Name box. The name must use only alphanumeric characters (letters A to Z and numbers 0 to 9) and can be up to 15 characters long . 5. Click Specify Folder t o S can . A new window opens.
51 Linksys EA-Series How to c onnec t your UPnP de vice to the media ser ver After you set up your router ’ s media ser ver , you need to connect an UPnP - compatible device (such as an UPnP - compatible game console or digital media player) to the network so that y ou can play the media ser ver’ s content.
52 P or t Forwarding and P or t T rigger ing Linksys EA-Series 52 How t o set up por t for warding F or ALL Why would I use por t forwarding? Port forwarding is a feature that for wards inbound traffic from the I nternet on a specific port or ports to a specific device or port on your local network .
53 P or t Forwarding and P or t T rigger ing Linksys EA-Series How to set up port for warding f or multiple por ts Wh y would I set up por t forwarding for multiple ports? Port for warding is a feature that forwards inbound traffic from the Internet on a specific port to a single device on your local network.
54 P or t Forwarding and P or t T rigger ing Linksys EA-Series T o set up por t range forwarding: Applications & Gaming > Port Range F or warding 1. Log into the bro wser-based utility (see “How to open the brow ser-based utility ” on page 20).
55 P or t Forwarding and P or t T rigger ing Linksys EA-Series How t o configure y our Xbox f or online gaming F or ALL Wh y would I set up my Xbox for online gaming? Online gaming adds another dimension to using your Xbox.
56 Maintaining and Monitoring Linksys EA-Series 56 How t o back up and restore y our router configur ation F or ALL Wh y do I need to back up my router configura tion? As with any valuable data, you should back up your router configuration. Y our router might contain many customized settings.
57 Maintaining and Monitoring Linksys EA-Series T o reset your router to factory defaults with the reset button: CAUTION Whenever y ou restar t the router , all logs that are not saved will be lost. 1. With your router connected to power and turned on, press and hold the Reset button on the bottom of your r outer for 5-15 seconds.
58 Maintaining and Monitoring Linksys EA-Series T o upgrade the router’ s firmware: F or ALL Administration > F irmware Upgr ade 1. Log into the bro wser-based utility (see “How to open the brow ser-based utility ” on page 20). 2. Click the Administra tion tab, then click the F irmware Upgrade page .
59 Maintaining and Monitoring Linksys EA-Series 3. Click the Status tab, then click the Local Network page. Y our local network ’ s IP address information and the DHCP ser ver settings are displayed . (S creen from IPv6-enabled router shown.) 4. Click DHCP Client T able to display the currently assigned IP addr esses.
60 Maintaining and Monitoring Linksys EA-Series How to t est your Internet connection What utilities are included in my router to test my Internet connection? Y our router includes t wo diagnostic tests, Ping and T raceroute, that let you check network connec tions, including network devices and your Internet connection.
61 Maintaining and Monitoring Linksys EA-Series A window opens with the test results . How to c onfigure and use logs What kind of logging c apabilities does my router hav e? Y our router can track all traffic for your Internet connection.
62 Brow ser-based Utilit y Menu Structure Linksys EA-Series 62 Bro wser-based Utility M enu Struc tur e EA2700 Setup Basic Setup Language Internet Setup Internet Connection Type Optional Settings Netw.
63 Brow ser-based Utilit y Menu Structure Linksys EA-Series EA3500 Setup Basic Setup Language Internet Setup Internet Connection Type Optional Settings Network Setup Router Address DHCP Server Setting.
64 Brow ser-based Utilit y Menu Structure Linksys EA-Series EA4500 Setup Basic Setup Language Internet Setup Internet Connection Type Network Setup Router Address DHCP Server Setting Time Settings Tim.
65 Specifications Linksys EA2700 65 Linksys EA2700 Model Name Linksys EA2700 Description Dual-Band N600 Router with Gigabit Model Number EA2700 Switch Port Speed 10/100/1000 Mbps (Gigabit Ethernet) Radio Frequency 2.
66 Specifications Linksys EA3500 Linksys EA3500 Model Name Linksys EA3500 Description Dual-Band N750 Router with Gigabit and USB Model Number EA3500 Switch Port Speed 10/100/1000 Mbps (Gigabit Ethernet) Radio Frequency 2.
67 Specifications Linksys EA4500 Linksys EA4500 Model Name Linksys EA4500 Description Dual-Band N900 Router with Gigabit and USB Model Number EA4500 Switch Port Speed 10/100/1000 Mbps (Gigabit Ethernet) Radio Frequency 2.
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