User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Product Overview
- Setting Up: Basics
- How to create a home network
- Where to find more help
- How to install your router
- How to configure your router
- How to test your Internet connection speed
- How to connect devices to your network
- How to set up parental controls
- How to configure your guest network
- How to back up your router configuration
- How to customize Linksys Smart Wi-Fi
- Using an External Drive
- Setting Up: Advanced
- How to manually set up your router
- How to associate a router with your Linksys Smart Wi-Fi account
- How to get the most out of your dual-band router
- How to control access to your network
- How to set up the DHCP server on your router
- How to access your network on the Internet
- How to clone a MAC address
- How to connect to your corporate office using a VPN
- How to optimize your router for gaming and voice
- How to enable Voice over IP on your network
- How to configure UPnP
- How to use a router as an access point
- How to put your new router behind an existing router
- How to expose a device to the Internet
- Port Forwarding and Port Triggering
- Maintaining and Monitoring
- Troubleshooting
- Specifications
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Setting Up: Basics
Linksys EA-Series
• Many environmental variables can affect the router’s performance, so
if your wireless signal is weak, place the router in several locations and
test the signal strength to determine the ideal position.
• If possible, upgrade wireless network interfaces (such as wireless
network cards in computers) from older wireless standards to 802.11n. If
a wirelessly networked device uses an older standard, the performance
of the entire wireless network may be slower.
• If your router is a dual-band router, split your network traffic so the high-
bandwidth traffic uses the 5GHz band. For more information, see “How
to get the most out of your dual-band router” on page 26.
How to change your network’s name and password
You can change the name (SSID) and password of your network, but if you do so,
all wireless devices connected to your router will lose their Internet connection
until you reconnect them using the new network name and password.
To change your router’s name and password:
1.
Log into Linksys Smart Wi-Fi. (See ““How to connect to Linksys Smart Wi-
Fi” on page 7.
2.
Under Router Settings, click Wireless.
3.
Click the Wireless tab, then click Edit.
• To change the network name, type a new name in the Network name
(SSID) box.
• To change the network password, type a new password in the
Password box.
4.
Click OK to apply your changes.
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If you have a dual-band router, each band (2.4 GHz and the 5GHz)
can have a separate network name and password.
How to change your router’s local access password
Your router’s local access password was set when you ran the router’s setup
software, but you can change it at any time. You need the router password to
change router settings when you don’t have an Internet connection. When you
do have an Internet connection, log into your Linksys Smart Wi-Fi account by
following the directions under “How to connect to Linksys Smart Wi-Fi” on page
7.
To change your router’s local access password
1.
Log into Linksys Smart Wi-Fi. (See “How to connect to Linksys Smart Wi-
Fi” on page 7.
2.
Click Connectivity under Router Settings.