How To Connect Directly To Your Router; How To Improve Your Wireless Connection Speed - Cisco Linksys EA2700 User Manual

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3. Click the Administration tab, then deselect Allow remote access to
Linksys Smart Wi-Fi.
4. Click OK.

How to connect directly to your router

You can configure your router by directly accessing it on your home network
instead of through the Internet-based Linksys Smart Wi-Fi.
To connect to your router while you are on your home network:
1. Disconnect the cable from the yellow Internet port on the back of your
router. If you do not have Internet access, this step is not necessary.
2. Open your computer's web browser.
3. Go to www.linksyssmartwifi.com and log into your router using the
router password you created when you installed your router. (When
there is no Internet connection, this address re-routes directly to your
router.)
4. After you finish configuring your router, reconnect the cable to the
router's Internet port.

How to improve your wireless connection speed

Follow these tips to improve your network's wireless connection speed:
• Make sure that your router is in a good location:
For the widest coverage area, install your router near the center of
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your home, and near the ceiling, if possible.
Avoid placing the router on or near metal objects (such as file cabinets
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and metal furniture), reflective surfaces (such as glass or mirrors), or
masonry walls.
Any obstruction can weaken the wireless signal (even non-metallic
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objects), so the fewer obstructions between the router and the
wireless device, the better.
• Place the router in a location away from other electronics, motors, and
fluorescent lighting.
Many environmental variables can affect the router's performance, so
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if your wireless signal is weak, place the router in several locations and
test the signal strength to determine the ideal position.
• If possible, upgrade wireless network interfaces (such as wireless
network cards in computers) from older wireless standards to 802.11n. If
a wirelessly networked device uses an older standard, the performance
of the entire wireless network may be slower.
If your router is a dual-band router, split your network traffic so the high-
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bandwidth traffic uses the 5 GHz band. For more information, see "How
to get the most out of your dual-band router" on page 34.
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