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Summary of Contents for Cisco Linksys E800
- Page 1 User Guide Linksys E800...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Where to find more help To extend your network How to set up your router How to expose a device to the Internet How to start Cisco Connect How to improve your wireless connection speed Improving Security How to test your Internet connection speed... - Page 3 Linksys E800 Contents Port Forwarding and Port Triggering How to set up port forwarding How to set up port forwarding for a single port How to set up port forwarding for multiple ports How to set up port forwarding for a range of ports...
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Page 4: Product Overview
Package contents Easy to manage In addition to your router, your router package includes: Cisco Connect software helps you customize your settings and quickly add Network (Ethernet) cable • multiple devices to your network: •... -
Page 5: Back View
Linksys E800 Product overview Back view Port activity indicator Green network activity indicator Ethernet ports Internet port Power port Wi-Fi Protected Setup indicator Network and Internet port Wi-Fi Protected Setup button Green activity indicator—On Ethernet ports, stays on when a cable •... -
Page 6: Setting Up: Basics
How to set up your router the wired connections The easiest and fastest way to set up your router is to run the Cisco Connect setup software You can find Cisco Connect on the CD that came with your How to set up a home network router or download it from the router’s support site at Linksys com/support... -
Page 7: How To Start Cisco Connect
You can then use Cisco Connect to easily manage your router To install Cisco Connect on another computer after your router has been set up, see “How to install Cisco Connect on another computer” on page 12... -
Page 8: How To Improve Your Wireless Connection Speed
To test your Internet connection speed: • Make sure that your router is in a good location: 1. Run Cisco Connect, then click Change under Router settings The Router For the widest coverage area, install your router near the center of •... -
Page 9: How To Connect Devices To Your Network
The Computers and other devices screen opens 5. When the files have finished copying, remove the Easy Setup Key from your computer You can now use it to install Cisco Connect onto other computers and to connect them to the network... - Page 10 To use your Easy Setup Key to connect a computer to your network: To manually connect a computer to your network: 1. Run Cisco Connect, then click Add device under Computers and devices. 1. Run Cisco Connect, then click Add device under Computers and devices.
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Page 11: How To Connect A Printer
5. After the printer connects to your network, click Next in Cisco Connect 6. Return to the computer running Cisco Connect, then click Next The Name your printer screen opens Setting up your printer this way does not require Cisco Connect 7. - Page 12 6. Enter a name for device, then click Finish For more instructions on connecting a game console to your network, see also: 1. Run Cisco Connect, then click Add device under Computers and devices. The Computers and other devices screen opens “How to optimize your router for gaming and voice”...
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Page 13: How To Change Your Router's Name And Password
Cisco Connect We recommend using the procedure below to change your router’s login information To change your router’s name and password: 1. Run Cisco Connect, then click Change under Router settings 2. Under Personalize, click Change A Changing router name and password warning appears 3. -
Page 14: Setting Up: Advanced
If you change settings in the browser-based utility, you might not be able to run Cisco Connect later If you used Cisco Connect to set up your router, you can see your router’s user name and password by running Cisco Connect, then... -
Page 15: How To Manually Set Up Your Internet Connection
In most cases, Cisco Connect automatically sets up your Internet connection To use your router’s IPv6 Internet connection settings, IPv6 service (see “How to start Cisco Connect” on page 14) For some ISPs (Internet Service from your ISP (Internet service provider) is required For more... -
Page 16: How To Set Up The Dhcp Server On Your Router
Linksys E800 Setting Up: Advanced 4. 6rd Tunnel—Allows your router to send IPv6 IP addresses over IPv4 4. If you change any of the settings, click Save Settings at the bottom of networks To enable this option, IPv6 - Automatic must be set to... -
Page 17: How To Find Your Network On The Internet
Linksys E800 Setting Up: Advanced 6. Click Save Settings To set up DDNS: Setup > DDNS 1. Sign up for DDNS service at either www.dyndns.org or www.tzo.com 2. Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based utility” on page 25) 3. -
Page 18: How To Clone A Mac Address
Linksys E800 Setting Up: Advanced In this example, the domain name registered with TZO com is 4. Click either Clone My PC’s MAC or enter the 12-digit MAC address of BronzeEagle953.linksysnet.com If an Internet camera had been configured your old router (see “How to set up port forwarding for a single port”... -
Page 19: How To Optimize Your Router For Gaming And Voice
Linksys E800 Setting Up: Advanced For brief descriptions of the VPN passthrough field settings, click For more information on optimizing your router for online gaming, Help in the right side of the screen More complete descriptions are see “Port Forwarding and Port Triggering” on page 57 provided below IPSec Passthrough –... -
Page 20: How To Remotely Change Your Router Settings
Linksys E800 Setting Up: Advanced 6. In the Category drop-down list, select the type of item you want to set a 7. Configure Upstream Bandwidth priority for A list of installed items fitting that description appears To allow the router to detect the maximum, select Auto (default) Auto •... -
Page 21: How To Enable Voice Over Ip On Your Network
Linksys E800 Setting Up: Advanced How to enable Voice over IP on your 8. Click Save Settings at the bottom of the screen to accept your changes network Do I need to configure Voice over IP? VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) is a... -
Page 22: How To Configure Upnp
Linksys E800 Setting Up: Advanced How to configure UPnP 4. For Internet Connection Type, select Bridge Mode 5. Click Save Settings to apply the changes The new router’s LAN IP address What is UPnP? UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) allows devices connected... - Page 23 Linksys E800 Setting Up: Advanced 3. Click the Basic Wireless Settings page and take note of the Network b. Change the network name (SSID) to match the name of your new Name (SSID) network Having the same network name and security settings enables you to seamlessly roam between your new router and your 4.
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Page 24: How To Put Your New Router Behind An Existing Router
In most cases, you can easily add your router to an existing wireless network by running Cisco Connect If you are unable to set up the additional router using the instructions below, see “To share an Internet connection” on page 21 or “To extend your network”... - Page 25 In the above example, 3. Run Cisco Connect on each computer that you want to connect to because the default local network on your Linksys router 192 168 1 0 is the Linksys router Each computer needs either a wired or wireless on a different subnet than the office network’s 192 168 100 0, you will be...
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Page 26: To Extend Your Network
Linksys E800 Setting Up: Advanced To use their DNS: You can extend your network by turning the downstream router into an access point (See “How to use a router as an access point” on page 19) Setup > Basic Setup When you use a router as an access point, computers connected to the 1. - Page 27 Linksys E800 Setting Up: Advanced 5. In the Source IP Address section, select Any IP Address to allow access d. Click Select next to the device that you want to place in the DMZ In to your DMZ device from the entire Internet, or select the source range...
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Page 28: Improving Security
Network security following a manual setup If you configured your router using Cisco Connect, your network is secure During setup, Cisco Connect creates a name for your network, enables industry- If you configured your router manually (not recommended), you must manually... -
Page 29: How To Set Up Wireless Security Using Wi-Fi Protected Setup
Linksys E800 Improving Security To manually set your router’s wireless security settings: Connect network devices using one of the three methods below Wireless > Wireless Security NOTE 1. Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based Wi-Fi Protected Setup configures one device at a time Repeat the utility”... -
Page 30: How To Connect A Device Using Its Wi-Fi Protected Setup Pin
Linksys E800 Improving Security How to connect a device using its Wi-Fi Protected 4. On the client device, enter the PIN listed on the router’s Wi-Fi Protected Setup screen It is also listed on the bottom of the router In the example Setup PIN below, the router’s PIN is 32744781... -
Page 31: How To Control Access To Your Wireless Network
Why would I need to control access to my wireless network? If you used Cisco Connect to configure your router, your wireless network is already secure By default, Cisco Connect enables industry-standard WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) security using WPA2/WPA mixed mode Cisco Connect configures your... -
Page 32: How To Improve Security Using The Built-In Firewall
Linksys E800 Improving Security 7. Click Save Settings at the bottom of the page 3. Select each setting that you want to change 8. Click Wireless Client List again to check the updated device list Only the device you selected remains on the network... - Page 33 Linksys E800 Improving Security ActiveX—This filter blocks ActiveX, so you may not be able to access 3. Select each setting that you want to change • ActiveX content on websites To deny ActiveX requests, select this Description—Enter a description of the application •...
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Page 34: Port Forwarding And Port Triggering
Linksys E800 Port Forwarding and Port Triggering Port Forwarding and Port Triggering How to set up port forwarding 3. Click the Applications & Gaming tab, then click the Single Port Forwarding page Why would I use port forwarding? Port forwarding is a feature that forwards... -
Page 35: How To Set Up Port Forwarding For Multiple Ports
Linksys E800 Port Forwarding and Port Triggering How to set up port forwarding for multiple ports 8. Select Enabled next to the IP Address field Why would I set up port forwarding for multiple ports? Port forwarding is a feature that forwards inbound traffic from the Internet on a specific port to... -
Page 36: How To Set Up Port Range Triggering For Online Gaming
Linksys E800 Port Forwarding and Port Triggering How to set up port range triggering for To set up port range forwarding: Applications & Gaming > Port Range Forwarding online gaming 1. Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based utility”... -
Page 37: How To Configure Your Xbox For Online Gaming
Linksys E800 Port Forwarding and Port Triggering How to configure your Xbox for online 4. Enter the port and protocol information as shown in the image below gaming Why would I set up my Xbox for online gaming? Online gaming adds another... -
Page 38: Maintaining And Monitoring
Linksys E800 Maintaining and Monitoring Maintaining and Monitoring How to back up and restore your router To restore your router configuration: Administration > Management configuration 1. Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based utility” on page 25) Why do I need to back up my router configuration? As with any valuable 2. -
Page 39: How To Upgrade The Router's Firmware
If not, move your computer closer to your router TIPS Each time you run Cisco Connect, it checks for software updates To reset your router to factory defaults using the browser-based utility: and installs them, if available Use the following instructions only if you don’t run Cisco Connect... -
Page 40: How To Check The Status Of Your Router
The Cisco Connect main menu opens During the upgrade process, the router may lose the settings you have 2. Look in the upper-right corner of the Cisco Connect main menu If your changed Make a backup of your router configuration before starting router is online and secure, you see online secure and a green indicator the upgrade process See “How to back up and restore your router... - Page 41 Linksys E800 Maintaining and Monitoring To check your router status using the browser-based utility: 3. Click the Status tab, then click the Local Network page Your local network’s IP address information and the DHCP server settings are Status > Router displayed (Screen from IPv6-enabled router shown ) Status >...
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Page 42: How To Disable The Ethernet Port Status Lights
Why would I want to disable the Ethernet port status lights? Depending on the placement of the router in a home, some users might find the lights distracting You can easily disable the lights using Cisco Connect, but you can also disable them using the browser-based utility To disable the lights using Cisco Connect: 1. -
Page 43: How To Configure And Use Logs
Linksys E800 Maintaining and Monitoring 3. To check whether an address can be reached, enter an IP address or URL, A window opens with the test results a packet size, and number of times to ping in the Ping Test section, then... - Page 44 Linksys E800 Maintaining and Monitoring 4. To view the logs, click View Log The Log window opens 5. Select the log you want to see from the Type drop-down list Incoming Log—The source IP addresses and destination port • numbers for incoming Internet traffic Outgoing Log—Local IP addresses, destination URLs/IP addresses,...
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Page 45: Specifications
Linksys E800 Specifications Specifications Linksys E800 Environmental Dimensions 188 7 × 151 7 × 31 2 mm Model Name Linksys E800 (7 43” × 5 97” × 1 23”) Description Wireless-N150 Router Unit Weight 209g (7 4 oz ) Model Number... - Page 46 Cisco, the Cisco logo, and Linksys are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cisco and/or its affiliates in the United States and other countries A listing of Cisco’s trademarks can be found at www cisco com/go/trademarks All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners ©...
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