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
3.
Click the Basic tab.
4.
Under Router Password, type the new password, then click OK.
How to change your router’s time zone
Your router’s time zone should be set to your local time zone.
To set your router’s time zone:
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.
3.
Click the Basic tab, then select your time zone in the Time Zone drop-
down list and click OK.
How to test your Internet connection
speed
NOTE
To run the speed test, you must be accessing the Internet by using
the router you are testing. You cannot run the speed test remotely.
To test your Internet connection speed:
1.
Log into Linksys Smart Wi-Fi. (See “How to connect to Linksys Smart Wi-
Fi” on page 7.
2.
Click Speed Test under Apps. The Speed Test screen opens.
3.
Click Begin Test. The test measures your download and upload speeds.