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
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How to customize Linksys Smart Wi-Fi
You can customize your Linksys Smart Wi-Fi home page by adding or removing
widgets. Widgets are miniature versions of menus that let you change basic
settings or check the status of your network.
Using widgets
To add a widget:
1.
Log into Linksys Smart Wi-Fi. (See “How to connect to Linksys Smart Wi-
Fi” on page 7.
2.
Open a menu, then select Show widget on the homepage in the upper-
right corner.
To remove a widget:
1.
On the home page, click the × in the upper-right corner of the widget
you want to remove.
Customizing the Device List
You can change the icon and text description of each device on your network.
To change the device appearance:
1.
In the Device List, click the device you want to change the appearance
for. The device’s information screen opens.
2.
To change the description, click Edit, type the new name, then click OK.
3.
To change the icon, click Change, click a new icon, then click OK.