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- Page 1 User Guide Linksys E1550 Wireless-N Router with SpeedBoost...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
How to set up your router How to configure UPnP How to start Cisco Connect How to install Cisco Connect on another computer How to use a router as an access point How to improve your wireless connection speed How to put your new router behind an existing router... - Page 3 Linksys E1550 Contents Maintaining and Monitoring How to control access to your wireless network How to improve security using the built-in firewall How to back up and restore your router configuration How to configure storage How to restore factory defaults...
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Page 4: Product Overview
Network (Ethernet) cable • Easy to manage AC power adapter • Cisco Connect software helps you customize your settings and quickly add Setup CD containing router setup software and documentation • multiple devices to your network: Separate guest network Features... -
Page 5: Back View
Linksys E1550 Product overview Back view Port activity indicator Green network activity indicator Power port Network and Internet port USB port Internet port Power indicator Green activity indicator—On Ethernet ports, stays on when a cable • Ethernet ports Wi-Fi Protected Setup button... -
Page 6: Setting Up: Basics
How to set up your router the wired connections The easiest and fastest way to set up your router is to run the Cisco Connect setup software You can find Cisco Connect on the CD that came with your How to set up a home network router or download it from the router’s support site at Linksys com/support... -
Page 7: How To Start Cisco Connect
You can then use Cisco Connect to easily manage your router To install Cisco Connect on another computer after your router has been set up, see “How to install Cisco Connect on another computer” on page 5... -
Page 8: How To Install Cisco Connect On Another Computer
• network cards in computers) from older wireless standards to 802 11n If Although Cisco Connect is installed onto your computer when you run the a wirelessly networked device uses an older standard, the performance setup CD, you may want to manage your router from a different computer on... -
Page 9: How To Connect Devices To Your Network
The Computers and other devices screen opens 5. When the files have finished copying, remove the Easy Setup Key from your computer You can now use it to install Cisco Connect onto other computers and to connect them to the network... - Page 10 To use your Easy Setup Key to connect a computer to your network: To manually connect a computer to your network: 1. Run Cisco Connect, then click Add device under Computers and devices. 1. Run Cisco Connect, then click Add device under Computers and devices.
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Page 11: How To Connect A Printer
4. Follow your printer’s instructions for entering the wireless network information into your printer 2. Click Other devices A screen opens that displays network information 5. After the printer connects to your network, click Next in Cisco Connect... -
Page 12: How To Set Up Parental Controls
To access parental controls for the first time: 6. Enter a name for device, then click Finish 1. Run Cisco Connect, then click Change under Parental controls The For more instructions on connecting a game console to your network, see also: Parental controls password screen opens “How to optimize your router for gaming and voice”... - Page 13 3. To save your settings, click OK The Parental controls main screen appears To access parental controls after the first time: 1. Run Cisco Connect, then click Change under Parental controls The Enter the parental controls password screen opens 2. Enter the parental control password, then click OK...
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Page 14: How To Select The Computers To Have Parental Controls
Linksys E1550 Setting Up: Basics How to select the computers to have parental How to set parental controls controls 1. In the Parental controls main screen, click the computer name to set parental controls for It’s not necessary to set parental controls over each computer on your home 2. -
Page 15: How To Set Up Guest Access To Your Network
Internet access The guest network is enabled by default To set up guest access to your network: 1. Run Cisco Connect, then click Change under Guest Access The Guest Access screen opens 2. Under Allow guest access, click yes (default) to allow guest Internet access Otherwise, click no to disable guest access 3. -
Page 16: How To Change Your Router's Name And Password
Cisco Connect We recommend using the procedure below to change your router’s login information To change your router’s name and password: 1. Run Cisco Connect, then click Change under Router settings 2. Under Personalize, click Change A Changing router name and password warning appears 3. -
Page 17: Setting Up: Advanced
The router prompts you for a user name and password How to manually set up your router Although running Cisco Connect is the easiest way to set up and maintain your router, advanced users may want to manually configure their router Be careful... -
Page 18: How To Manually Set Up Your Internet Connection
In most cases, Cisco Connect automatically sets up your Internet connection router (see “How to start Cisco Connect” on page 4) For some ISPs (Internet Service Providers), especially those outside of the United States, you may need to Your router can be used as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) manually configure your router’s Internet connection Your router supports six... -
Page 19: How To Set Up Dhcp Reservation
Linksys E1550 Setting Up: Advanced 3. Review the DHCP Server Setting fields (in the middle of the screen) You 5. Click Add Clients The client you selected is added to the Clients Already can: Reserved table Enable or disable the DHCP server •... -
Page 20: How To Clone A Mac Address
Linksys E1550 Setting Up: Advanced To set up DDNS: In this example, the domain name registered with TZO com is BronzeEagle953.linksysnet.com If an Internet camera had been configured Setup > DDNS (see “How to set up port forwarding for a single port” on page 39), you 1. -
Page 21: How To Connect To Your Corporate Office Using A Vpn
Linksys E1550 Setting Up: Advanced 5. Click Save Settings For brief descriptions of the VPN passthrough field settings, click Help in the right side of the screen More complete descriptions are provided below IPSec Passthrough – IPSec (Internet Protocol Security) is a suite of •... -
Page 22: How To Optimize Your Router For Gaming And Voice
Linksys E1550 Setting Up: Advanced How to optimize your router for gaming 3. To help manage traffic priority with devices that support WMM, select Enabled under WMM Support Otherwise, select Disabled and voice How does my router prioritize traffic to the Internet? Your router has QoS... -
Page 23: How To Remotely Change Your Router Settings
Linksys E1550 Setting Up: Advanced How to remotely change your router MAC Address and Voice Device—Let you prioritize network traffic • based on the device that is accessing the network For example, if you settings want your gaming console to have higher priority than your computer... -
Page 24: How To Enable Voice Over Ip On Your Network
Linksys E1550 Setting Up: Advanced To access your router remotely: To configure the router for VoIP: Administration > Management 1. Open a web browser and enter the Internet address of your router, then press Enter 1. Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based utility”... -
Page 25: How To Use A Router As An Access Point
Linksys E1550 Setting Up: Advanced 5. To prevent local network users from disabling your Internet connection 5. Click the Setup tab, then click the Basic Setup page and take note of through UPnP, select Disabled (default) next to Allow Users to Disable the DHCP server’s IP Address range (192 168 1 100 to 192 168 1 149 by... -
Page 26: How To Put Your New Router Behind An Existing Router
In most cases, you can easily add your router to an existing wireless network by automatically selects a wireless channel that does not interfere with running Cisco Connect If you are unable to set up the additional router using other nearby wireless networks If your old router supports an Auto the instructions below, see “To share an Internet connection”... - Page 27 Ethernet in the window to the left A network status window appears c. Take note of the IP address In this example, the IP address is 3. Run Cisco Connect on each computer that you want to connect to 192 168 100 139...
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Page 28: To Extend Your Network
Linksys E1550 Setting Up: Advanced To use their DNS: You can extend your network by turning the downstream router into an access point (See “How to use a router as an access point” on page 22) Setup > Basic Setup When you use a router as an access point, computers connected to the 1. - Page 29 Linksys E1550 Setting Up: Advanced 7. Click Save Settings to apply your changes d. Click Select next to the device that you want to place in the DMZ In this example, the first device was selected The corresponding MAC address was copied into the MAC Address field as shown below e.
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Page 30: Improving Security
Network security following a manual setup If you configured your router using Cisco Connect, your network is secure During setup, Cisco Connect creates a name for your network, enables industry- If you configured your router manually (not recommended), you must manually... -
Page 31: How To Set Up Wireless Security Using Wi-Fi Protected Setup
Linksys E1550 Improving Security To manually set your router’s wireless security settings: Connect network devices using one of the three methods below Wireless > Wireless Security NOTE 1. Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based Wi-Fi Protected Setup configures one device at a time Repeat the utility”... -
Page 32: How To Connect A Device Using Its Wi-Fi Protected Setup Pin
Linksys E1550 Improving Security How to connect a device using its Wi-Fi Protected 4. On the client device, enter the PIN listed on the router’s Wi-Fi Protected Setup screen It is also listed on the bottom of the router In the example Setup PIN below, the router’s PIN is 32744781... -
Page 33: How To Control Access To Your Wireless Network
Why would I need to control access to my wireless network? If you used Cisco Connect to configure your router, your wireless network is already secure By default, Cisco Connect enables industry-standard WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) security using WPA2/WPA mixed mode Cisco Connect configures your... -
Page 34: How To Improve Security Using The Built-In Firewall
Linksys E1550 Improving Security 7. Click Save Settings at the bottom of the page Filter Multicast—Multicasting allows a single transmission to • simultaneously reach specific recipients within your local network 8. Click Wireless Client List again to check the updated device list Only... -
Page 35: How To Configure Storage
Linksys E1550 Using an External Drive Using an External Drive How to configure storage 3. Click Create Share next to the partition you want to share The Shared Folder screen opens Why would I need to configure storage? By default, when you connect a 4. -
Page 36: How To Manage Group And User Access To Shared Folders
Linksys E1550 Using an External Drive How to disable anonymous disk access c. Click Save Settings at the bottom of the screen, then repeat the above steps to add more folders that you want to share By default, no password is needed for read and write access to the drive Before... -
Page 37: How To Create A New User
Linksys E1550 Using an External Drive How to create a new user 3. Under Group Management, click Create New Group Two user accounts (Admin and Guest) are preconfigured for router access The password for the Admin user is the same password that you use to access the... -
Page 38: How To Grant Group Access To A Share
Linksys E1550 Using an External Drive 6. From the Group Member drop-down list, select the group to assign the 4. In the Shared Folder section, click Edit next to the shared folder you want user to, then click Create The new user is displayed in the user list to change group access for 5. -
Page 39: How To Configure Your Router's Storage For Remote Access
To set up your router for remote file access, you need to: 1. Configure the FTP server If you used Cisco Connect to set up your router, the FTP Server 2. Select folders (or the entire drive) to share and set access rights for those... -
Page 40: How To Share Folders And Set Access Rights
Linksys E1550 Using an External Drive How to share folders and set access rights 6. To apply your changes and enable FTP access, click Save Settings You can select which folders to share You can also select which users can access the folders For more information on managing access rights, see “How... -
Page 41: How To Access Files Remotely
Linksys E1550 Using an External Drive How to access files remotely FTP software and web browsers display FTP content in many ways, but you can usually use these common actions to navigate through FTP folders: To access files remotely, you must first attach a USB drive to your router and set up that storage for remote access For instructions, see “How to configure your... -
Page 42: Port Forwarding And Port Triggering
Linksys E1550 Port Forwarding and Port Triggering Port Forwarding and Port Triggering How to set up port forwarding 3. Click the Applications & Gaming tab, then click the Single Port Forwarding page Why would I use port forwarding? Port forwarding is a feature that forwards... -
Page 43: How To Set Up Port Forwarding For Multiple Ports
Linksys E1550 Port Forwarding and Port Triggering How to set up port forwarding for multiple ports 8. Select Enabled next to the IP Address field Why would I set up port forwarding for multiple ports? Port forwarding is a feature that forwards inbound traffic from the Internet on a specific port to... -
Page 44: How To Set Up Port Range Triggering For Online Gaming
Linksys E1550 Port Forwarding and Port Triggering How to set up port range triggering for To set up port range forwarding: Applications & Gaming > Port Range Forwarding online gaming 1. Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based utility”... -
Page 45: How To Configure Your Xbox For Online Gaming
Linksys E1550 Port Forwarding and Port Triggering How to configure your Xbox for online 4. Enter the port and protocol information as shown in the image below gaming Why would I set up my Xbox for online gaming? Online gaming adds another... -
Page 46: Maintaining And Monitoring
Linksys E1550 Maintaining and Monitoring Maintaining and Monitoring How to back up and restore your router To restore your router configuration: Administration > Management configuration 1. Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based utility” on page 14) Why do I need to back up my router configuration? As with any valuable 2. -
Page 47: How To Upgrade The Router's Firmware
1. Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based TIPS utility” on page 14) Each time you run Cisco Connect, it checks for software updates and installs them, if available Use the following instructions only if 2. Click the Administration tab, then click the Factory Defaults page you don’t run Cisco Connect... -
Page 48: How To Check The Status Of Your Router
The Cisco Connect main menu opens During the upgrade process, the router may lose the settings you have 2. Look in the upper-right corner of the Cisco Connect main menu If your changed Make a backup of your router configuration before starting router is online and secure, you see online secure and a green indicator the upgrade process See “How to back up and restore your router... - Page 49 Linksys E1550 Maintaining and Monitoring To check your router status using the browser-based utility: 4. Click DHCP Client Table to display the currently assigned IP addresses Status > Router Status > Local Network Status > Wireless Network Status > Ports 1.
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Page 50: How To Disable The Ethernet Port Status Lights
14) distracting You can easily disable the lights using Cisco Connect, but you can 2. Click the Status tab, then click the Ports page also disable them using the browser-based utility 3. -
Page 51: How To Test Your Internet Connection
Linksys E1550 Maintaining and Monitoring How to test your Internet connection A window opens showing the ping test results You will see a response for each successful ping What utilities are included in my router to test my Internet connection? -
Page 52: How To Configure And Use Logs
Linksys E1550 Maintaining and Monitoring A window opens with the test results 5. Select the log you want to see from the Type drop-down list Incoming Log—The source IP addresses and destination port • numbers for incoming Internet traffic How to configure and use logs Outgoing Log—Local IP addresses, destination URLs/IP addresses,... -
Page 53: Specifications
Linksys E1550 Specifications Specifications Linksys E1550 Environmental Dimensions 7 95” x 1 34” x 6 3” (202 x 34 x 160 mm) Model Name Linksys E1550 Unit Weight 9 81 oz (280 g) Description Wireless-N Router with SpeedBoost Power 12V, 1 5A... -
Page 54: Browser-Based Utility Menu Structure
Linksys E1550 Browser-based Utility Menu Structure Browser-based Utility Menu Structure Linksys E1550 Security QoS (Quality of Service) Firewall Wireless Firewall Setup Internet Filter Internet Access Priority Basic Setup Web Filter Upstream Bandwidth VPN Passthrough Category Language Summary Internet Setup VPN Passthrough... - Page 55 Cisco, the Cisco logo, and Linksys are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cisco and/or its affiliates in the United States and other countries A listing of Cisco’s trademarks can be found at www cisco com/go/trademarks All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners ©...