Cisco Linksys EA2700 User Manual

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Contents
Linksys EA-Series
Improving Security
How do I know if my network is secure? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Network security following a manual setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
How to set up wireless security using Wi-Fi Protected Setup . . 38
Wi-Fi Protected Setup activity light 38
Connecting a device using the Wi-Fi Protected Setup button 38
How to connect a device using its Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN 39
How to connect a device using the router’s Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN 39
How to connect a device manually 39
How to control access to your wireless network . . . . . . . . . . 40
How to improve security using the built-in rewall 41
Using an External Drive
How to congure storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
How to create shared folders 43
How to manage group and user access to shared folders 44
How to create a group 44
How to create a new user 45
How to grant group access to a share 46
How to congure your router’s storage for remote access. . . . 47
How to congure the FTP server 47
How to share folders and set access rights 48
How to access les remotely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
How to set up your router as a media server . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
How to connect your UPnP device to the media server 51
Port Forwarding and Port Triggering
How to set up port forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
How to set up port forwarding for a single port 52
How to set up port forwarding for multiple ports 53
How to set up port forwarding for a range of ports 53
How to set up port range triggering for online gaming . . . . . 54
How to congure your Xbox for online gaming . . . . . . . . . . 55
Maintaining and Monitoring
How to back up and restore your router conguration. . . . . . 56
How to restore factory defaults 56
How to upgrade the router’s rmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
How to check the status of your router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
How to disable the Ethernet port status lights 59
How to test your Internet connection 60
How to congure and use logs 61
Browser-based Utility Menu Structure
EA2700 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
EA3500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
EA4500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Specications
Linksys EA2700 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Linksys EA3500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Linksys EA4500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Cisco Linksys EA2700 Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	Linksys EA2700
Category	Wireless Router
Language	English