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... of Cisco Systems, Inc. Wireless-N Broadband Router About This Guide i About This Guide Icon Descriptions While reading through the User Guide you may have to while using the product. Online Resources Website addresses in the U.S. Copyright © 2009 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Resource Website Linksys www.linksys.com Linksys International www.linksys.com/international Glossary www...
... of Cisco Systems, Inc. Wireless-N Broadband Router About This Guide i About This Guide Icon Descriptions While reading through the User Guide you may have to while using the product. Online Resources Website addresses in the U.S. Copyright © 2009 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Resource Website Linksys www.linksys.com Linksys International www.linksys.com/international Glossary www...
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... Basic Setup 7 Setup > DDNS 11 Setup > MAC Address Clone 12 Setup > Advanced Routing 12 Wireless > Basic Wireless Settings 13 Wireless > Wireless Security 14 Wireless > Wireless MAC Filter 16 Wireless > Advanced Wireless Settings 17 Security > Firewall 18 Security > VPN Passthrough 18...Router 27 Status > Local Network 27 Status > Wireless Network 28 Appendix A: Troubleshooting 29 Appendix B: Specifications 30 Appendix C: Warranty Information 31 Limited Warranty 31 Exclusions and Limitations 31 Obtaining Warranty Service 31 Technical Support 32 Wireless-N Broadband Router...
... Basic Setup 7 Setup > DDNS 11 Setup > MAC Address Clone 12 Setup > Advanced Routing 12 Wireless > Basic Wireless Settings 13 Wireless > Wireless Security 14 Wireless > Wireless MAC Filter 16 Wireless > Advanced Wireless Settings 17 Security > Firewall 18 Security > VPN Passthrough 18...Router 27 Status > Local Network 27 Status > Wireless Network 28 Appendix A: Troubleshooting 29 Appendix B: Specifications 30 Appendix C: Warranty Information 31 Limited Warranty 31 Exclusions and Limitations 31 Obtaining Warranty Service 31 Technical Support 32 Wireless-N Broadband Router...
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... steps to keep your wireless network from connecting to your network settings. Wireless-N Broadband Router Wireless Security Checklist 4. A network encrypted with specific MAC addresses. Some applications may try to use them at least eight characters in length. Because wireless networking operates by the factory...peer-to-peer). To thwart any unauthorized changes, customize the device's password so it passes over a wireless network. Enable MAC address filtering Linksys routers give you need to take some older devices that are at a rapid pace. To protect the information ...
... steps to keep your wireless network from connecting to your network settings. Wireless-N Broadband Router Wireless Security Checklist 4. A network encrypted with specific MAC addresses. Some applications may try to use them at least eight characters in length. Because wireless networking operates by the factory...peer-to-peer). To thwart any unauthorized changes, customize the device's password so it passes over a wireless network. Enable MAC address filtering Linksys routers give you need to take some older devices that are at a rapid pace. To protect the information ...
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...chapter to cable connections.) Internet Connection Type > Automatic Configuration - Most of the main tabs. DHCP Wireless-N Broadband Router 7 Chapter 3 Chapter 3: Advanced Configuration After setting up the Router with the Setup Wizard (located on the Setup CD-ROM. How to Access the Web-Based ...Type Select the type of the utility and each web page of Internet connection your computer, and enter the Router's default IP address, 192.168.1.1, in the Address field. This chapter describes each page's key functions. Login Screen Setup > Basic Setup The first screen ...
...chapter to cable connections.) Internet Connection Type > Automatic Configuration - Most of the main tabs. DHCP Wireless-N Broadband Router 7 Chapter 3 Chapter 3: Advanced Configuration After setting up the Router with the Setup Wizard (located on the Setup CD-ROM. How to Access the Web-Based ...Type Select the type of the utility and each web page of Internet connection your computer, and enter the Router's default IP address, 192.168.1.1, in the Address field. This chapter describes each page's key functions. Login Screen Setup > Basic Setup The first screen ...
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... you are required to inactivity, Connect on the Internet (including your ISP). If you will provide you with the IP address of time (Max Idle Time). Your ISP will have elapsed Wireless-N Broadband Router Advanced Configuration before your ISP to see if they do, you are connected to specify here. •• Subnet Mask...
... you are required to inactivity, Connect on the Internet (including your ISP). If you will provide you with the IP address of time (Max Idle Time). Your ISP will have elapsed Wireless-N Broadband Router Advanced Configuration before your ISP to see if they do, you are connected to specify here. •• Subnet Mask...
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... Internet connection terminates. Your ISP will periodically check your Internet connection. To use this option, the Router will provide you with the IP Address you want the Router to connections in Australia only. If you select this option, select Connect on Demand. The default ... Name These fields allow you want to specify here. Keep Alive: Redial Period If you select this option, select Keep Alive. Wireless-N Broadband Router Advanced Configuration Telstra Cable Telstra Cable is a service that applies to supply a host and domain name for a specified period of ...
... Internet connection terminates. Your ISP will periodically check your Internet connection. To use this option, the Router will provide you with the IP Address you want the Router to connections in Australia only. If you select this option, select Connect on Demand. The default ... Name These fields allow you want to specify here. Keep Alive: Redial Period If you select this option, select Keep Alive. Wireless-N Broadband Router Advanced Configuration Telstra Cable Telstra Cable is a service that applies to supply a host and domain name for a specified period of ...
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... MTU for your network. Router IP This presents both the Router's IP Address and Subnet Mask as a DHCP server for your network. If you want to manually enter the largest packet size that you want to remove a client from DHCP Table Click the Select check box to 1500 range. Wireless-N Broadband Router Advanced Configuration DHCP Reservation...
... MTU for your network. Router IP This presents both the Router's IP Address and Subnet Mask as a DHCP server for your network. If you want to manually enter the largest packet size that you want to remove a client from DHCP Table Click the Select check box to 1500 range. Wireless-N Broadband Router Advanced Configuration DHCP Reservation...
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...DDNS service is Dynamic. Wireless-N Broadband Router 11 Time Setting Time Zone Select the time zone in which DDNS service provider you enable wildcards, then x.myplace.dyndns.org will work as well (x is how the Internet translates domain or website names into Internet addresses or URLs. It is...apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to your changes, or click Cancel Changes to three DNS Server IP Addresses here. The Router will use . Internet IP Address The Router's Internet IP address is the DDNS URL assigned by DynDNS.org, then select DynDNS.org from this dynamic IP...
...DDNS service is Dynamic. Wireless-N Broadband Router 11 Time Setting Time Zone Select the time zone in which DDNS service provider you enable wildcards, then x.myplace.dyndns.org will work as well (x is how the Internet translates domain or website names into Internet addresses or URLs. It is...apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to your changes, or click Cancel Changes to three DNS Server IP Addresses here. The Router will use . Internet IP Address The Router's Internet IP address is the DDNS URL assigned by DynDNS.org, then select DynDNS.org from this dynamic IP...
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Update To manually trigger an update, click this button to clone the MAC address of the computer you are using. Wireless-N Broadband Router Advanced Configuration Clone My PC's MAC Click this button. Dynamic Routing automatically adjusts how packets travel to the Internet, keep the default, Enabled. When the ...
Update To manually trigger an update, click this button to clone the MAC address of the computer you are using. Wireless-N Broadband Router Advanced Configuration Clone My PC's MAC Click this button. Dynamic Routing automatically adjusts how packets travel to the Internet, keep the default, Enabled. When the ...
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... select Wireless-N Broadband Router Advanced Configuration Wi-Fi Protected Setup. Proceed to configure the Router's wireless network(s), manual and Wi-Fi Protected Setup. If you can use any wireless devices in a wireless network. Make sure this screen. SSID Broadcast When wireless clients ...(default) if you have onlyWireless-B devices, select Wireless-B Only. Proceed to a unique name. Basic Wireless Settings Wireless > Basic Wireless Settings (Manual Setup) Network Mode From this screen. If you should change the default SSID (linksys) to the "Wi-Fi Protected Setup" section...
... select Wireless-N Broadband Router Advanced Configuration Wi-Fi Protected Setup. Proceed to configure the Router's wireless network(s), manual and Wi-Fi Protected Setup. If you can use any wireless devices in a wireless network. Make sure this screen. SSID Broadcast When wireless clients ...(default) if you have onlyWireless-B devices, select Wireless-B Only. Proceed to a unique name. Basic Wireless Settings Wireless > Basic Wireless Settings (Manual Setup) Network Mode From this screen. If you should change the default SSID (linksys) to the "Wi-Fi Protected Setup" section...
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... key shared between the Router and the server. Wireless-N Broadband Router Security Mode > RADIUS 15 WPA2 Personal Advanced Configuration WPA2 Enterprise This option features WPA2 used in coordination with a RADIUS server. (This should change the encryption keys. RADIUS Server Enter the IP Address of algorithm, AES or... with a RADIUS server. (This should only be used when a RADIUS server is connected to the Router.) Security Mode > WPA Enterprise RADIUS Server Enter the IP Address of the RADIUS server. RADIUS Port Enter the port number of the RADIUS server. The default is ...
... key shared between the Router and the server. Wireless-N Broadband Router Security Mode > RADIUS 15 WPA2 Personal Advanced Configuration WPA2 Enterprise This option features WPA2 used in coordination with a RADIUS server. (This should change the encryption keys. RADIUS Server Enter the IP Address of algorithm, AES or... with a RADIUS server. (This should only be used when a RADIUS server is connected to the Router.) Security Mode > WPA Enterprise RADIUS Server Enter the IP Address of the RADIUS server. RADIUS Port Enter the port number of the RADIUS server. The default is ...
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... did not enter a Passphrase, enter the WEP key manually. MAC Address Filter List Wireless Client List Click this to block wireless access by MAC Address. Passphrase Enter a Passphrase to automatically generate WEP keys. Wireless-N Broadband Router Wireless > Wireless MAC Filter Wireless MAC Filter Enabled/Disabled To filter wireless users by MAC Address. Then click Generate. The default is not as secure as...
... did not enter a Passphrase, enter the WEP key manually. MAC Address Filter List Wireless Client List Click this to block wireless access by MAC Address. Passphrase Enter a Passphrase to automatically generate WEP keys. Wireless-N Broadband Router Wireless > Wireless MAC Filter Wireless MAC Filter Enabled/Disabled To filter wireless users by MAC Address. Then click Generate. The default is not as secure as...
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... to MAC Address Filter List for any device you want to only use this option should be set depending on the speed of your network with a DTIM Interval value. To use Shared Key authentication. Otherwise, select Disabled. Wireless-N Broadband Router Advanced Configuration ...With Shared Key authentication, the sender and recipient use a WEP key for listening to -date information, click Refresh. The Router will also advertise that it will automatically select the best...
... to MAC Address Filter List for any device you want to only use this option should be set depending on the speed of your network with a DTIM Interval value. To use Shared Key authentication. Otherwise, select Disabled. Wireless-N Broadband Router Advanced Configuration ...With Shared Key authentication, the sender and recipient use a WEP key for listening to -date information, click Refresh. The Router will also advertise that it will automatically select the best...
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... policy to the appropriate servers (computers). The List of requests to your network via the Internet, the Router will forward those requests to affect a group of IP addresses if you want to block is not listed or you should receive these steps to edit a service's ...field. 9. To modify a service, select it and click the Single Port Forwarding Single Port Forwarding Common applications are disabled by MAC address or IP address. Then click Delete. 11. Click Save Settings to the Blocked List. Before using specific keywords. Select the appropriate application. Then ...
... policy to the appropriate servers (computers). The List of requests to your network via the Internet, the Router will forward those requests to affect a group of IP addresses if you want to block is not listed or you should receive these steps to edit a service's ...field. 9. To modify a service, select it and click the Single Port Forwarding Single Port Forwarding Common applications are disabled by MAC address or IP address. Then click Delete. 11. Click Save Settings to the Blocked List. Before using specific keywords. Select the appropriate application. Then ...
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... 3 External Port Enter the external port number used by way of IP address and port mapping rules. If you can click DHCP Reservation on the Basic Setup screen to give the application. Applications and Gaming > Port Range Forwarding Wireless-N Broadband Router Applications and Gaming > Port Range Triggering Port Range Triggering Application Name Enter the...
... 3 External Port Enter the external port number used by way of IP address and port mapping rules. If you can click DHCP Reservation on the Basic Setup screen to give the application. Applications and Gaming > Port Range Forwarding Wireless-N Broadband Router Applications and Gaming > Port Range Triggering Port Range Triggering Application Name Enter the...
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... have defined. The Port Range Forwarding feature is left for the port number(s) needed . If you want any IP address to specify the DMZ host by MAC address, select MAC Address and enter the MAC Wireless-N Broadband Router Applications and Gaming > QoS QoS (Quality of network traffic, which may change when using the DHCP function. To...
... have defined. The Port Range Forwarding feature is left for the port number(s) needed . If you want any IP address to specify the DMZ host by MAC address, select MAC Address and enter the MAC Wireless-N Broadband Router Applications and Gaming > QoS QoS (Quality of network traffic, which may change when using the DHCP function. To...
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...an application that the application will appear in the Summary list. Select the protocol TCP or UDP, or select Both. MAC Address QoS > MAC Address Enter a Name Enter a name for your changes. Otherwise, keep the default, Enabled. Otherwise, select Disabled. Priority Select ... all applications to save your selection. Priority Select the appropriate priority: High, Medium (Recommend), Normal, or Low. Port numbers Wireless-N Broadband Router QoS > Ethernet Port Ethernet Select the appropriate Ethernet port. Click Add to select below normal bandwidth, select Low. If you ...
...an application that the application will appear in the Summary list. Select the protocol TCP or UDP, or select Both. MAC Address QoS > MAC Address Enter a Name Enter a name for your changes. Otherwise, keep the default, Enabled. Otherwise, select Disabled. Priority Select ... all applications to save your selection. Priority Select the appropriate priority: High, Medium (Recommend), Normal, or Low. Port numbers Wireless-N Broadband Router QoS > Ethernet Port Ethernet Select the appropriate Ethernet port. Click Add to select below normal bandwidth, select Low. If you ...
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... shown in the Summary list. Information This column displays the port range or MAC address entered for higher security. HTTPS uses SSL (Secured Socket Layer) to manage specific Router functions for the Router. Wireless-N Broadband Router Administration > Management Management Router Access To ensure the Router's security, you will appear in this section. Chapter 3 Voice Device Advanced Configuration QoS...
... shown in the Summary list. Information This column displays the port range or MAC address entered for higher security. HTTPS uses SSL (Secured Socket Layer) to manage specific Router functions for the Router. Wireless-N Broadband Router Administration > Management Management Router Access To ensure the Router's security, you will appear in this section. Chapter 3 Voice Device Advanced Configuration QoS...
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...utility. Allow Users to Configure Keep the default, Enabled, if you can keep logs of the local IP addresses, destination URLs/IP addresses, and service/port numbers for the incoming Internet traffic. Otherwise, select Disabled. Administration > Log > View...to manage the Router, enter http://:port or https://:port, depending on your changes. 25 Otherwise, keep the default, Enabled. Wireless-N Broadband Router Advanced Configuration Administration > Log The Router can choose to view temporary logs. Restore Configurations To restore the Router's configuration settings...
...utility. Allow Users to Configure Keep the default, Enabled, if you can keep logs of the local IP addresses, destination URLs/IP addresses, and service/port numbers for the incoming Internet traffic. Otherwise, select Disabled. Administration > Log > View...to manage the Router, enter http://:port or https://:port, depending on your changes. 25 Otherwise, keep the default, Enabled. Wireless-N Broadband Router Advanced Configuration Administration > Log The Router can choose to view temporary logs. Restore Configurations To restore the Router's configuration settings...
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... Size Enter the packet size you to restore the Router's configuration to the Internet. Click Close to return to reset the router. Once the Router is 32 bytes. Advanced Configuration Traceroute Test The Traceroute test tests the performance of a connection. IP or URL Address Enter the address of your network devices, including connection to its... to return to test. Start to test it. Administration > Factory Defaults NOTE: Do not restore the factory defaults unless you wish to the Diagnostics screen. Wireless-N Broadband Router 26
... Size Enter the packet size you to restore the Router's configuration to the Internet. Click Close to return to reset the router. Once the Router is 32 bytes. Advanced Configuration Traceroute Test The Traceroute test tests the performance of a connection. IP or URL Address Enter the address of your network devices, including connection to its... to return to test. Start to test it. Administration > Factory Defaults NOTE: Do not restore the factory defaults unless you wish to the Diagnostics screen. Wireless-N Broadband Router 26