How To Check The Status Of Your Router - Cisco Linksys E900 User Manual

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How to check the status of your router

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Why would I want to check the status of my router? Your router status tells
you whether you have a secure Internet connection and informs you about the
status of your network-connected devices .
To check your router status using Cisco Connect:
1. In Windows, click Start, All Programs, then click Cisco Connect .
– OR –
On a Mac, open the Applications folder, then click Cisco Connect .
The Cisco Connect main menu opens .
2. Look in the upper-right corner of the Cisco Connect main menu . If your
router is online and secure, you see online secure and a green indicator .
Maintaining and Monitoring
To check your router status using the browser-based utility:
Status > Router
Status > Local Network
Status > Wireless Network
Status > Ports
1. Log into the browser-based utility (see "How to open the browser-based
utility" on page 25) .
2. Click the Status tab, then click the Router page . Detailed information
about your router status is displayed . (Screen from IPv6-enabled router
shown .)
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For field descriptions, click Help on the right side of the screen .
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