User's Manual

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Front/top view ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Back view ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Where to find more help ................................................................................................................................................................. 7
How to install your router .............................................................................................................................................................. 7
How to configure your router .................................................................................................................................................... 10
How to connect to Linksys Smart Wi-Fi ............................................................................................................................... 10
How to disable remote access ................................................................................................................................................... 10
How to connect directly to your router ................................................................................................................................ 11
How to improve your wireless connection speed ........................................................................................................... 11
How to change your network’s name and password .................................................................................................... 12
How to change your router’s local access password ..................................................................................................... 12
How to change your router’s time zone ............................................................................................................................... 13
How to test your Internet connection speed ..................................................................................................................... 14
How to connect devices to your network ............................................................................................................................ 15
How to connect a computer to your network ................................................................................................................... 15
How to connect a USB printer ................................................................................................................................................... 15
How to connect other devices ................................................................................................................................................... 16
How to manually connect a network device ...................................................................................................................... 17
How to connect a network device using Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ .......................................................................... 17
How to view device details.......................................................................................................................................................... 17
How to set up parental controls ............................................................................................................................................... 19
How to configure your guest networks ................................................................................................................................ 20
How to back up your router configuration ......................................................................................................................... 22
How to customize Linksys Smart Wi-Fi ................................................................................................................................ 22
Using widgets ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Customizing the Network Map.................................................................................................................................................. 23
Overview ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 24
How to attach a USB drive ........................................................................................................................................................... 24
How to use secured folder access ............................................................................................................................................ 25
How to set up authorized users and shared folders ...................................................................................................... 25
How to access shared folders..................................................................................................................................................... 28
How to set up your router as a media server .................................................................................................................... 29
How to connect your UPnP device to the media server ............................................................................................... 31
How to remotely access storage ............................................................................................................................................... 31