Cisco Linksys E1550 User Manual

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Contents
Linksys E1550
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Product overview
Package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Back view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Bottom view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Setting Up: Basics
How to create a home network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
What is a network? 3
How to set up a home network 3
Where to find more help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
How to set up your router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
How to start Cisco Connect 4
How to install Cisco Connect on another computer 5
How to improve your wireless connection speed . . . . . . . . . .5
How to test your Internet connection speed . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
How to connect devices to your network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
How to connect a computer to your network 6
How to connect a printer 8
How to connect other devices 8
How to set up parental controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
How to access parental controls 9
How to select the computers to have parental controls 11
How to set parental controls 11
How to set up guest access to your network . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
How to change your router’s name and password. . . . . . . . . 13
Setting Up: Advanced
How to open the browser-based utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
How to manually set up your router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
How to manually set up your Internet connection 15
How to set up the DHCP server on your router . . . . . . . . . . . 15
How to set up DHCP reservation 16
How to find your network on the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
How to clone a MAC address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
How to connect to your corporate office using a VPN . . . . . . 18
How to optimize your router for gaming and voice . . . . . . . . 19
How to remotely change your router settings . . . . . . . . . . . 20
How to enable Voice over IP on your network . . . . . . . . . . . 21
How to configure UPnP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
How to use a router as an access point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
How to put your new router behind an existing router. . . . . . 23
To add your router to an existing router or gateway 23
To share an Internet connection 23
To extend your network 25
How to expose a device to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Improving Security
How do I know if my network is secure? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Network security following a manual setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
How to set up wireless security using Wi-Fi Protected Setup . . 28
Wi-Fi Protected Setup activity light 28
Connecting a device using the Wi-Fi Protected Setup button 28
How to connect a device using its Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN 29
How to connect a device using the router’s Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN 29
How to connect a device manually 29
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Cisco Linksys E1550 Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	Linksys E1550
Category	Wireless Router
Language	English