Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Account; How To Get The Most Out Of Your Dual-Band Router - Linksys EA4500 V3 Manual

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DUID (device user ID)—Used by DHCP to identify network clients.
6rd Tunnel—Allows your router to send IPv6 IP addresses over IPv4 networks. To enable this option, IPv6 - Automatic must be unselected. To let your router handle the 6rd
Tunnel settings (such as prefixes and address masks), change the 6rd tunnel setting to Automatic. Select Manual to change these settings manually.
Prefix—Enter the prefix address used for the tunnel provided by your ISP.
Prefix Length—Enter the prefix length used for the tunnel provided by your ISP.
Border Relay—Enter the border relay address used for the tunnel provided by your ISP.
IPv4 mask length—Enter the IPv4 address mask length used for the tunnel provided by your ISP.
Click Ok.
How to associate multiple routers with your Linksys Smart Wi-Fi account
To associate an additional router to your Linksys Smart Wi-Fi account:
Run Setup for the additional router. When Setup is complete, you will be prompted to create a new Linksys Smart Wi-Fi account.
Instead of creating a new account, click Sign In at the bottom of the screen. You are prompted to enter your account username (e-mail address) and password.
Enter your original Linksys Smart Wi-Fi account username and password, and click Sign In. The router will be added to your Linksys Smart Wi-Fi account.
To configure the new router, log in to Linksys Smart Wi-Fi, then select the router's SSID (network name) from the drop-down list at the top of the screen.

How to get the most out of your dual-band router

The most common reason people purchase dual-band routers is to ensure available bandwidth for streaming high-definition video. Users also want to make sure that their video
streams won't be interrupted by other wireless network traffic. To get the most out of your dual-band router, you should upgrade your wireless clients and split your traffic.
Upgrade your wireless clients
If you have network adapters that support only legacy wireless network standards such as 802.11b, you should consider upgrading them with Wireless-N (802.11n) network adapters.
Wireless-B (802.11b) devices can slow your entire wireless network. For the best performance, all of your wireless devices should support Wireless-N. You can then select
Wireless-N Only as your Network Mode below.
NOTE
If you select Wireless-N Only, you may need to temporarily change
your network settings to Mixed to provide access to guests without
Wireless-N networking.

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