How To Put Your New Router Behind An Existing Router; How To Add Your Router To An Existing Router Or Gateway; How To Share An Internet Connection - Linksys EA4500 V3 Manual

How to put your new router behind an existing router

There are several reasons you might want to use your new router behind another router:
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.
You are sharing an office building Internet connection, and you want to control Internet access or the content viewed by your employees.
You already have an existing network and you want to extend the network's range or add wireless capabilities to your network.
You want to separate older, less secure network devices from the rest of the network.
To add your router to an existing router or gateway
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 29 or "To extend your network" on page 30.
To add your router to your existing wireless network, do the following:
Connect your router's Internet port to the LAN/Ethernet port on your existing (upstream) router or gateway.
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.
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.
At the end of setup, follow the on-screen instructions to set up your Linksys Smart Wi-Fi account.
NOTE:
As part of the router setup process, you will be sent a verification
e-mail. From your home network, click the link in the e-mail to
associate your router with the Linksys Smart Wi-Fi account. Make
sure that the link opens in a supported web browser, such as Internet
Explorer 8 or higher, Firefox 8 or higher, Google Chrome 10 or higher,
and Safari 5 (for Mac) or higher.
To share an Internet connection
NOTE
This is a complex process, so this procedure assumes that you have
some networking knowledge.