Setting Up Your Ea-Series Router; Where To Find More Help; How To Set Up Your Router; How To Start Cisco Connect - Cisco EA2700 User Manual

Linksys EA-Series

Setting Up Your EA-Series Router

Where to find more help

In addition to this User Guide, you can find help at these locations:
• Linksys.com/support (documentation, downloads, FAQs, technical
support, live chat, forums)
• Cisco Connect help (run Cisco Connect, then click Learn More where
available)
•
Browser-based utility context-sensitive help (open the utility, then click
Help in the right-side column )

How to set up your router

The easiest and fastest way to set up your router is to run the Cisco Connect
setup software

How to start Cisco Connect

When you run the setup CD, Cisco Connect (your router's setup software) is
automatically installed onto your computer You can then use Cisco Connect to
easily manage your router
noTE:
If you lose your setup CD, you can download the software from
Linksys.com/support
Setting Up Your EA-Series Router
To start Cisco Connect for the first time:
1. Insert the CD into your CD or DVD drive
2. Click Set up your Linksys Router
If you do not see this:
• For Windows, click Start, Computer, then double-click the CD drive
and the Setup icon
• For Mac, double-click the CD icon on your desktop, then double-click
the Setup icon
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete your router setup

Use Cisco Connect to manage your router

After your router has been set up and Cisco Connect has been installed, you
can use Cisco Connect to easily manage many of your router's settings such as:
• Connect devices to your network
• Test your Internet connection speed
•
Configure parental controls
• Set up guest access
•
Change your router's name and password

How to manually set up your router

After setting up the router with the setup software (located on the CD), the
router will be ready for use If you would like to change its advanced settings,
or if the software does not run, use the router's browser-based utility You can
access the utility with a web browser on a computer connected to the router
For more information on using the utility, see "How to open the browser-based
utility" on page 3
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