User's Manual

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Wireless-N Router
Linksys E1550 Chapter 1: Advanced Configuration
MAC Address Enter the MAC address of your voice
device.
Priority Select the appropriate priority: High
(Recommend), Medium, Normal, or Low.
Click Add to save your changes. Your new entry will appear
in the Summary list.
Summary
This lists the QoS entries you have created for your
applications and devices.
Priority This column displays the bandwidth priority of
High, Medium, Normal, or Low.
Name This column displays the application, game,
device, or port name.
Information This column displays the port range or
MAC address entered for your entry. If a pre-configured
application or game was selected, there will be no valid
entry shown in this section.
Remove Click this option to remove an entry.
Edit Click this option to make changes.
Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel
Changes to clear your changes.
Administration > Management
The Management screen allows the network’s
administrator to manage specific Router functions for
access and security.
Administration > Management
Management
To ensure the Router’s security, you will be asked for your
password when you access the Router’s browser-based
utility. The default is admin.
Router Password Enter a new password for the Router.
Re-enter to confirm Enter the password again to confirm.
Web Access
Web Utility Access HTTP (HyperText Transport Protocol)
is the communications protocol used to connect to servers
on the World Wide Web. HTTPS uses SSL (Secure Socket
Layer) to encrypt data transmitted for higher security.
Select HTTP or HTTPS. The default is HTTP.
Web Utility Access via Wireless If you are using the
Router in a public domain where you are giving wireless
access to your guests, you can disable wireless access to
the Router’s browser-based utility. You will only be able
to access the utility via a wired connection if you disable
the setting. Keep the default, Enabled, to allow wireless
access to the utility, or select Disabled to block wireless
access to the utility.
Remote Access
Remote Management To permit remote access of the
Router from the Internet (outside the local network),
select Enabled. Otherwise, keep the default, Disabled.
Web Utility Access HTTP (HyperText Transport Protocol)
is the communications protocol used to connect to servers
on the World Wide Web. HTTPS uses SSL (Secure Socket
Layer) to encrypt data transmitted for higher security.
Select HTTP or HTTPS. HTTP is the default.
Remote Upgrade If you want to be able to upgrade
the Router from the Internet (outside the local network),
select Enabled. (You must have the Remote Management
option enabled as well.) Otherwise, keep the default,
Disabled.
Allowed Remote IP Address If you want to be able to
access the Router from any external IP address, select Any
IP Address. If you want to specify an external IP address or
range of IP addresses, then select the second option and
complete the fields provided.
Remote Management Port Enter the port number that
will be open to outside access. (To access the Router, you
will need to enter the Router’s password.)
NOTE: When you are in a remote location
and wish to manage the Router, enter
http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:yyyy or
https://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:yyyy, depending
on whether you use HTTP or HTTPS. Enter the
Router’s specific Internet IP address in place
of xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, and enter the Remote
Management Port number in place of yyyy.
UPnP
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) allows the appropriate
Windows operating system to automatically configure the