Cisco Linksys EA3500 User Manual

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Contents
Linksys EA-Series
How to enable Voice over IP on your network . . . . . . . . . . . 43
How to congure UPnP
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
How to use a router as an access point
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
How to put your new router behind an existing router
. . . . . . 46
To add your router to an existing router or gateway 46
To share an Internet connection 47
To extend your network 49
How to expose a device to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Port Forwarding and Port Triggering
How to set up port forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
How to set up port forwarding for a single port 51
How to set up port forwarding for multiple ports 52
How to set up port forwarding for a range of ports 52
How to set up port range triggering for online gaming . . . . . 53
Maintaining and Monitoring
How to back up and restore your router conguration. . . . . . 55
How to upgrade the router’s rmware
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
How to restore factory defaults
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
How to check the status of your router
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
How to disable the Ethernet port status lights 58
How to test your Internet connection 58
How to congure and use logs 59
Troubleshooting
During setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Your router was not successfully set up 60
Windows XP Service Pack update 60
Your Internet cable is not plugged in message 61
Cannot access your router message 61
After setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
The Internet appears to be unavailable 63
Linksys Smart Wi-Fi does not open in your web browser 64
You cannot access Linksys Smart Wi-Fi 64
All other troubleshooting has been unsuccessful 64
Specications
Linksys EA2700 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Linksys EA3500
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Linksys EA4500
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Linksys EA6500
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Cisco Linksys EA3500 Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	Linksys EA3500
Category	Wireless Router
Language	English