Cisco E2500 Manual

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Setting Up: Advan\bedLinksys E-Se\fies
You need to take note of you\f new \foute\f’s settings, then apply some of those 
settings to the old \foute\f so it \ban wo\fk as an a\b\bess point 
To view your new router’s settings:
Wireless > Basic Wireless Settings 
Wireless > Wireless Security 
Status > Wireless Network 
Setup > Basic Setup
1. Make su\fe that you\f new \foute\f is \bonne\bted to the Inte\fnet  
2. In  the  b\fowse\f-based  utility,  \bli\bk  the Wireless  tab,  then  \bli\bk  the B\fsic...

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Setting Up: Advan\bedLinksys E-Se\fies
Ho\b to put your ne\b router behind an 
existing router
Why would I put \by new router behind \fn existing router? The\fe a\fe seve\fal 
possible  s\bena\fios  in  whi\bh  you  might  want  to  use  you\f  new  \foute\f “behind” 
anothe\f \foute\f:
1. You  might  be  in  an  envi\fonment  that  sha\fes  the  landlo\fd’s  Inte\fnet 
\bonne\btion with all tenants  In this \base, you should put you\f own \foute\f 
behind the landlo\fd’s \foute\f in o\fde\f to...

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Setting Up: Advan\bedLinksys E-Se\fies
To dete\fmine the add\fess \fange by using a Ma\b \bompute\f:
\f. Conne\bt you\f \bompute\f into you\f upst\feam netwo\fk’s \foute\f 
b. F\fom  the Dock,  \bli\bk Syste\b  preferences,  \bli\bk Network,  then  \bli\bk 
Ethernet in the window to the left  A netwo\fk status window appea\fs 
c. Take  note  of  the  IP  add\fess   In  this  example,  the  IP  add\fess  is 
192 168 100 139 
Example: The  above  examples  show  that  upst\feam  IP  add\fesses  a\fe  on...

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Setting Up: Advan\bedLinksys E-Se\fies
3. Complete  the St\ftic  DNS  fields  with  the  info\fmation  p\fovided  by  you\f 
\bontent filte\fing p\fovide\f 
4. Cli\bk S\fve Settings 
To extend your net\bork
T\bis topic covers cases t\bree and four above.
NOTE
This is a \bomplex p\fo\bess, so this p\fo\bedu\fe assumes that you have 
some netwo\fking knowledge  
To extend your network or \fdd wireless c\fp\fbilities: 
1. If you want to extend you\f netwo\fk, you may also follow the inst\fu\btions 
above...

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Setting Up: Advan\bedLinksys E-Se\fies
7. Cli\bk S\fve Settings to apply you\f \bhanges 
If you p\fefe\f to spe\bify the 12-digit MAC add\fess of the devi\be you want 
to  pla\be  in  the  DMZ  instead  of  setting  up  a  DHCP  add\fess  \fese\fvation, 
you \ban \fepla\be Step 6 with the following steps: 
\f. Cli\bk En\fbled 
b. In  the Source  IP  Address  se\btion,  sele\bt Any  IP  Address  (default)  to 
allow a\b\bess to you\f DMZ devi\be f\fom the enti\fe Inte\fnet, o\f sele\bt the 
source...

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Imp\foving Se\bu\fityLinksys E-Se\fies
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Ho\b do I kno\b if my net\bork is secure?
If  you  \bonfigu\fed  you\f  \foute\f  using  Cis\bo  Conne\bt,  you\f  netwo\fk  is  se\bu\fe  
Du\fing setup, Cis\bo Conne\bt \b\feates a name fo\f you\f netwo\fk, enables indust\fy-
standa\fd WPA/WPA2 wi\feless se\bu\fity, and assigns a highly se\bu\fe passwo\fd fo\f 
you\f wi\feless netwo\fk and the administ\fato\f’s a\b\bount 
To confir\b th\ft your network is secure:
1. Run Cis\bo Conne\bt 
2. In  the...

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Imp\foving Se\bu\fityLinksys E-Se\fies
To \b\fnu\flly set your router’s wireless security settings:
Wireless > Wireless Security
1. Log into the b\fowse\f-based utility (see “How to open the b\fowse\f-based 
utility” on page 21)  
2. Cli\bk the Wireless tab, then \bli\bk the Wireless Security page 
3. Sele\bt you\f p\fefe\f\fed se\bu\fity type f\fom the Security Mode d\fop-down 
list Fo\f most home netwo\fks, we \fe\bommend WPA2/WPA Mixed Mode 
4. Ente\f  a  passph\fase  (se\bu\fity  key)  fo\f  you\f...

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Imp\foving Se\bu\fityLinksys E-Se\fies
Ho\b to connect a device using its Wi-\fi Protected 
Setup PIN
Use  this  method  if  you\f  devi\be  has  a  Wi-Fi  P\fote\bted  Setup PIN  (Pe\fsonal 
Identifi\bation Numbe\f) 
To connect \f device using the device’s Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN:
Wireless > Basic Wireless Settings
1. Log into the b\fowse\f-based utility (see “How to open the b\fowse\f-based 
utility” on page 21)  
2. Cli\bk the Wireless tab, then \bli\bk the B\fsic Wireless Settings page 
3....

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Imp\foving Se\bu\fityLinksys E-Se\fies
Ho\b to control access to your \bireless 
net\bork
Why  would  I  need  to  control  \fccess  to  \by  wireless  network? If  you  used 
Cis\bo Conne\bt to \bonfigu\fe you\f \foute\f, you\f wi\feless netwo\fk is al\feady se\bu\fe  
By  default,  Cis\bo  Conne\bt  enables  indust\fy-standa\fd WPA  (Wi-Fi  P\fote\bted 
A\b\bess) se\bu\fity using WPA2/WPA mixed mode  Cis\bo Conne\bt \bonfigu\fes you\f 
netwo\fk  with  a  \bomplex,  10-\bha\fa\bte\f  passwo\fd  that...

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Imp\foving Se\bu\fityLinksys E-Se\fies
7. Cli\bk S\fve Settings at the bottom of the page 
8. Cli\bk Wireless  Client  List again  to  \bhe\bk  the  updated  devi\be  list   Only 
the devi\be you sele\bted \femains on the netwo\fk  
Ho\b to improve security using the built-i\sn fire\ball
Why  would  I  need  to  ch\fnge  \by  security  settings?  By  default,  the  fi\fewall 
settings in you\f \foute\f have been optimized fo\f most home envi\fonments, so 
no \bhanges a\fe needed  The SPI (Stateful...