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: Advanced
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How to manually set up your router
Although running your router’s setup software is the easiest way to set up and
maintain your router, advanced users may want to manually configure their
router. Be careful when changing settings using this method.
To manually set up your router:
1.
Connect your router’s power adapter to a power outlet.
2.
To connect to your router by using a cable:
a.
Connect an Ethernet cable to the computer and to an available
numbered Ethernet (blue) port on the back of your router.
b.
Disconnect the cable from the router’s Internet port.
3.
To connect to your router wirelessly:
a.
Make sure that your computer’s wireless networking is turned on.
b.
Connect to the secure wireless name shown in the Quick Start Guide
that came with your router. (You can change the network name and
password later during router setup.) If you need help connecting to
the network, refer to your device documentation.
4.
Open a web browser on the computer, then go to
www.linksyssmartwifi.com. (When there is no Internet connection,
this address re-routes directly to your router.)
5.
Click I have read and accepted the License Terms for using this
software, read the license agreement, then select the checkbox.
6.
Select I want to skip Setup and and configure my router manually,
then click Next.
7.
Enter admin as the user name, then enter the default password (admin).
The main menu opens.
8.
After you finish changing settings, click Save and close the browser
window.
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For descriptions of the settings, click Help at the top of the screen.
How to manually set up your Internet connection
Running Setup configures your router’s Internet connection. However, for
some ISPs (Internet Service Providers), especially those outside of the United
States, you may need to manually configure your router’s Internet connection.
How to configure basic Internet connection settings
To manually configure your router’s Internet connection:
1.
Connect to your router and log in using the instructions under “How to
manually set up your router” on page 24.
2.
Under Router Settings, click Connectivity. The Connectivity page opens
to the Basic tab.
3.
Next to Type of Internet Connection, click Edit.
Setting Up: Advanced