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
• If the device has a Wi-Fi Protected Setup button, press that button,
then click the Wi-Fi Protected Setup button in Linksys Smart Wi-Fi or
press the button on the back of your router.
• If the device has a Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN, type that number into
the Device PIN box in Linksys Smart Wi-Fi, then click Register.
• If the device’s own setup asks for the router’s Wi-Fi Protected Setup
PIN, enter the number that appears under Router PIN in Linksys Smart
Wi-Fi.
How to view device details
You can use Linksys Smart Wi-Fi to view any network device’s network
infomation.
To view network device details:
1.
Log into Linksys Smart Wi-Fi. (See “How to connect to Linksys Smart Wi-
Fi” on page 7.
2.
Under Apps, click Device List. The Device List screen opens.
3.
Click the i in the lower-right corner of the device.