Linksys E-4200 User Manual

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Setting Up: Basics
Linksys E-Series
To use your Easy Setup Key to connect a computer to your network:
1.  Run Cisco Connect, then click Add device under Computers and devices. 
The Computers and other devices screen opens 
2.  Click Computer  
3.  Select Yes, I have an Easy Setup Key, then click Next  The Connecting 
another computer screen opens 
4.  Insert the Easy Setup Key into an available USB port on the computer that 
you want to connect to the network  The Connecting another computer 
screen opens 
If you do not see this, use Windows Explorer or Finder to view the Easy 
Setup Key files, then double-click Connect 
5.  Click Connect to your router, then follow the on-screen instructions 
6.  Return to the computer running Cisco Connect, then click Next 
7.  Enter a name for the newly connected computer, then click Finish 
How to connect a computer manually
To connect a computer without using an Easy Setup Key, you will need to print 
or take note of some information 
IMPORTANT
When you manually connect a computer to the network, the 
computer will not have Cisco Connect installed on it 
To manually connect a computer to your network:
1.  Run Cisco Connect, then click Add device under Computers and devices. 
The Computers and other devices screen opens 
2.  Click Computer  
3.  Select I want to connect manually using my wireless settings, then 
click Next  A screen opens that displays network information 
4.  Write  down  the  Network  name  (SSID),  Security  Key,  and  Security Type 
information, or click Print these settings if you have a printer attached 
5.  At  the  computer  you  want  to  connect,  enter  the  network  information 
into your wireless manager 
6.  After that computer connects to your network, return to the computer 
running Cisco Connect, then click Next 
7.  Click  Connect  to  your  Linksys  router,  then  follow  the  on-screen 
instructions 
8.  When  you  are  prompted  to  enter  a  name  for  the  newly  connected 
computer, enter the name, then click Finish