User ManualTable of ContentsProduct overview4Package contents4Features4Back view5Bottom view5Setting Up: Basics6How to create a home network6What is a network?6How to set up a home network6Where to find more help6How to set up your router6How to start Cisco Connect7How to install Cisco Connect on another computer8How to improve your wireless connection speed8How to test your Internet connection speed8How to connect devices to your network9How to connect a computer to your network9How to connect a printer11How to connect other devices11How to set up parental controls12How to access parental controls12How to select the computers to have parental controls14How to set parental controls14How to set up guest access to your network15How to change your router’s name and password16Setting Up: Advanced17How to open the browser-based utility17How to manually set up your router17How to manually set up your Internet connection18How to set up the DHCP server on your router18How to set up DHCP reservation19How to find your network on the Internet19How to clone a MAC address20How to connect to your corporate office using a VPN21How to optimize your router for gaming and voice22How to remotely change your router settings23How to enable Voice over IP on your network24How to configure UPnP24How to use a router as an access point25How to put your new router behind an existing router26To add your router to an existing router or gateway26To share an Internet connection26To extend your network28How to expose a device to the Internet28Improving Security30How do I know if my network is secure?30Network security following a manual setup30How to set up wireless security using Wi‑Fi Protected Setup31Wi-Fi Protected Setup activity light31Connecting a device using the Wi-Fi Protected Setup button31How to connect a device using its Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN32How to connect a device using the router’s Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN32How to connect a device manually32How to control access to your wireless network33How to improve security using the built-in firewall34How to configure storage35How to create shared folders35How to manage group and user access to shared folders36How to create a group36How to create a new user37How to grant group access to a share38How to configure your router’s storage for remote access39How to configure the FTP server39How to share folders and set access rights40How to access files remotely41Port Forwarding and Port Triggering42How to set up port forwarding42How to set up port forwarding for a single port42How to set up port forwarding for multiple ports43How to set up port forwarding for a range of ports43How to set up port range triggering for online gaming44How to configure your Xbox for online gaming45Maintaining and Monitoring46How to back up and restore your router configuration46How to restore factory defaults46How to upgrade the router’s firmware47How to check the status of your router48How to disable the Ethernet port status lights50How to test your Internet connection51How to configure and use logs52Specifications53Linksys E155053Browser-based Utility Menu Structure54Linksys E155054Size: 12 MBPages: 55Language: EnglishOpen manual