Cisco Linksys E900 User Manual page 9

Linksys E-Series
E3200 Contents
Product overview
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Package contents
Features
Back view
Bottom view
Setting Up: Basics
How to create a home network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
What is a network?
How to set up a home network
Where to find more help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
How to set up your router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
How to start Cisco Connect
How to improve your wireless connection speed . . . . . . . . . 15
How to test your Internet connection speed . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
How to connect devices to your network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
How to connect a computer to your network
How to connect a printer
How to connect other devices
How to change your router's name and password . . . . . . . . . 24
Setting Up: Advanced
How to open the browser-based utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
How to manually set up your router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
How to manually set up your Internet connection
How to get the most out of your dual-band router . . . . . . . . 27
How to set up the DHCP server on your router . . . . . . . . . . . 29
How to set up DHCP reservation
How to find your network on the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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How to clone a MAC address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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How to connect to your corporate office using a VPN . . . . . . 32
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How to optimize your router for gaming and voice . . . . . . . . 32
How to remotely change your router settings . . . . . . . . . . . 34
How to enable Voice over IP on your network . . . . . . . . . . . 35
How to configure UPnP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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How to use a router as an access point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
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How to put your new router behind an existing router . . . . . . 37
To add your router to an existing router or gateway
To share an Internet connection
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To extend your network
How to expose a device to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Improving Security
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How do I know if my network is secure? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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Network security following a manual setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
How to set up wireless security using Wi-Fi Protected Setup . . 43
Wi-Fi Protected Setup activity light
Connecting a device using the Wi-Fi Protected Setup button
How to connect a device using its Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN
How to connect a device using the router's Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN 44
How to connect a device manually
How to control access to your wireless network . . . . . . . . . . 45
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How to improve security using the built-in firewall
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