User's Manual

TIPS
An office network often has a wall plate with an Ethernet port that you
can connect to.
If you are doing this in a home environment (without wall ports),
connect an Ethernet network cable between a LAN port on your
upstream router and the Internet port on your Linksys router.
Run your router’s browser-based setup on each computer that you want to connect to the Linksys router. Each computer needs either a wired or wireless connection to the Linksys
router. For more information, see “How to connect a computer to your network” on page 7
The computers that are connected to the Linksys router are now on the same network, and are isolated from the upstream network. However, you will still have access to the Internet
through the upstream router (by way of your Linksys router). Because two routers are between your computer and the Internet, Internet traffic undergoes two network address
translations. This is sometimes referred to as Double NAT.
Your computers can also use the built-in capabilities of your Linksys router, such as parental controls. If you need further control over the type of content your employees or family
access, you can create an account with an Internet filtering site such as
www.opendns.com
or
www.bsecure.com
. After you create an account with them, use their DNS in place of
your ISP’s DNS.
To use an outside DNS:
Log into Linksys Smart Wi-Fi. (See “How to connect to Linksys Smart Wi-Fi” on page 4)
Under Router Settings, click Connectivity.
Click the Local Network tab.
Complete the Static DNS fields with the information provided by your content filtering provider.
Click
Ok
.