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Linksys E800
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Product overview
Package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Back view 2
Bottom view 2
Setting Up: Basics
How to create a home network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
What is a network? 3
How to set up a home network 3
Where to nd more help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
How to set up your router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
How to start Cisco Connect 4
How to improve your wireless connection speed . . . . . . . . . .5
How to test your Internet connection speed . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
How to connect devices to your network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
How to connect a computer to your network 6
How to connect a printer 8
How to connect other devices 8
How to change your router’s name and password. . . . . . . . . 10
Setting Up: Advanced
How to open the browser-based utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
How to manually set up your router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
How to manually set up your Internet connection 12
How to set up the DHCP server on your router . . . . . . . . . . . 13
How to set up DHCP reservation 13
How to nd your network on the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
How to clone a MAC address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
How to connect to your corporate oce using a VPN . . . . . . 15
How to optimize your router for gaming and voice . . . . . . . . 16
How to remotely change your router settings . . . . . . . . . . . 17
How to enable Voice over IP on your network . . . . . . . . . . . 18
How to congure UPnP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
How to use a router as an access point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
How to put your new router behind an existing router. . . . . . 21
To add your router to an existing router or gateway 21
To share an Internet connection 21
To extend your network 23
How to expose a device to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Improving Security
How do I know if my network is secure? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Network security following a manual setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
How to set up wireless security using Wi-Fi Protected Setup . . 26
Wi-Fi Protected Setup activity light 26
Connecting a device using the Wi-Fi Protected Setup button 26
How to connect a device using its Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN 27
How to connect a device using the router’s Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN 27
How to connect a device manually 27
How to control access to your wireless network . . . . . . . . . . 28
How to improve security using the built-in rewall 29
