Linksys EA6900 4A Manual De Propietario

Setting Up: Advanced

Linksys EA-Series

6.  To reconfigure the wireless network on your old router:

a.  Open the wireless network setup page. 
b.  Change the network name (SSID) to match the name of your new 

network. Having the same network name and security settings 

enables you to seamlessly roam between your new router and your 

old router.

c.  Change the security mode to match the security mode on your new 

router. 

d.  Change the passphrase (sometimes called the pre-shared key) on 

your old router to match the passphrase on your new router.

e.  Change the wireless channel to a non-conflicting channel. Some 

manufacturers have an “Auto” function for channel selection that 

automatically selects a wireless channel that does not interfere with 

other nearby wireless networks. If your old router supports an Auto 

function, select that. Otherwise, you may need to manually select the 

wireless operating channel on your old router. In the 2.4 GHz wireless 

spectrum, there are only three non-overlapping channels: 1, 6, and 

11. Pick a channel that does not overlap the operating channel of your 

new router. For example, if your new router is operating on channel 

11, configure your old router for either channel 1 or channel 6.

7.  Connect an Ethernet network cable to one of the LAN/Ethernet ports on 

your old router and an Ethernet port on your new router.

Do not connect the cable to the Internet port on your old router. If 

you do, you may not be able to set up the router as an access point 

on the current network.

Why would I put my new router behind an existing router? There are several 

possible scenarios in which you might want to use your new router “behind” 

another router:

1.  You might be in an environment that shares the landlord’s Internet 

connection with all tenants. In this case, you should put your own router 

behind the landlord’s router in order to create your own private network 

and to isolate computers on your network from the rest of the building.

2.  You are sharing an office building Internet connection, and you want to 

control Internet access or the content viewed by your employees.

3.  You already have an existing network and you want to extend the 

network’s range or add wireless capabilities to your network.

4.  You want to separate older, less secure network devices from the rest of 

the network.

In most cases, you can easily add your router to an existing wireless network by 

running Linksys Smart Wi-Fi. If you are unable to set up the additional router 

using the instructions below, see “To share an Internet connection” on page 39 

To add your router to your existing wireless network:
1.  Connect your router’s Internet port to the LAN/Ethernet port on your 

existing (upstream) router or gateway.

2.  Connect to the secure wireless name shown in the Quick Start Guide that 

came with your router. (You can change the network name and password 

later during router setup.) If you need help connecting to the network, 

refer to your device documentation.

 

Note: You will not have Internet 

access until router setup is complete.

3.  Open a web browser and follow the instructions to complete your 

router’s setup. If instructions do not appear in the web browser, enter 

linksyssmartwifi.com in the browser’s address bar.