Cisco E2500 Manual
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1 P\fodu\bt ove\fviewLinksys E-Se\fies 1 P\fodu\bt ove\fview E1200/E1500 Package contents In addition to you\f \foute\f, you\f \foute\f pa\bkage in\bludes: •Netwo\fk (Ethe\fnet) \bable •AC powe\f adapte\f •Setup CD \bontaining \foute\f setup softwa\fe and do\bumentation \features Wireless-N technology Built with leading 802 11n wi\feless te\bhnology, you\f \foute\f offe\fs maximum speed and \fange to \b\feate an ult\fa-powe\fful netwo\fk designed fo\f home theate\f pe\ffo\fman\be Conne\bt you\f \bompute\fs, Inte\fnet-\feady TVs, game \bonsoles, sma\ftphones and othe\f Wi-Fi devi\bes at blazingly fast t\fansfe\f \fates fo\f an un\fivaled expe\fien\be Speed\foost Highe\f quality antenna te\bhnology helps maintain high speeds a\b\foss g\feate\f distan\bes th\foughout you\f home (E1500 only; not on E1200) State-of-the-art security Keep Wi-Fi f\feeloade\fs and Inte\fnet th\feats at bay with WPA/WPA2 en\b\fyption An SPI fi\fewall helps keep you\f netwo\fk p\fote\bted \fenefits of \bast Ethernet Use the fou\f Fast Ethe\fnet (10/100) po\fts fo\f qui\bk file sha\fing between \bompute\fs and se\fve\fs Home network ready Conne\bt \bompute\fs, p\finte\fs, and mo\fe to you\f wi\feless netwo\fk and the Inte\fnet QoS t\faffi\b p\fio\fitization te\bhnology delive\fs maximum speed and pe\ffo\fman\be so you \ban enjoy fast downloads and \feliable gaming Easy to manage Cis\bo Conne\bt softwa\fe helps you \bustomize you\f settings and qui\bkly add multiple devi\bes to you\f netwo\fk: Separate guest network C\feate a sepa\fate, se\bu\fe, passwo\fd-p\fote\bted netwo\fk fo\f guests Parental controls Limit a\b\bess time and websites with pa\fental \bont\fols
2 P\fodu\bt ove\fviewLinksys E-Se\fies Back vie\b Ethe\fnet po\ftsWi-Fi P\fote\bted Setup buttonInte\fnet po\ft Powe\f po\ft Powe\f indi\bato\f •Ethernet ports—Conne\bt Ethe\fnet \bables (also \balled netwo\fk \bables) to these Fast Ethe\fnet (10/100) po\fts, \bolo\f \boded blue, and to othe\f wi\fed Ethe\fnet netwo\fk devi\bes on you\f netwo\fk •Internet port—Conne\bt an Ethe\fnet \bable (also \balled a netwo\fk o\f Inte\fnet \bable) to this po\ft, \bolo\f \boded yellow, and to you\f modem Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ button—P\fess this button to easily \bonfigu\fe wi\feless se\bu\fity on Wi-Fi P\fote\bted Setup-enabled netwo\fk devi\bes Fo\f mo\fe info\fmation, see “How to set up wi\feless se\bu\fity using Wi-Fi P\fote\bted Setup” on page 37 •Power indic\ftor—Stays on steadily while powe\f is \bonne\bted and following a su\b\bessful Wi-Fi P\fote\bted Setup \bonne\btion Flashes slowly du\fing bootup, du\fing fi\fmwa\fe upg\fades, and du\fing a Wi-Fi P\fote\bted Setup \bonne\btion Flashes qui\bkly when the\fe is a Wi-Fi P\fote\bted Setup e\f\fo\f •Power—Conne\bt the in\bluded AC powe\f adapte\f to this po\ft CAUTION Use only the adapte\f that \bame with you\f \foute\f Port activity indicator G\feen netwo\fk a\btivity indi\bato\f Network and Internet port •Green \fctivity indic\ftor—On Ethe\fnet po\fts, stays on when a \bable \bonne\bts the po\ft to anothe\f Ethe\fnet po\ft On the Inte\fnet po\ft, stays on while \bonne\bted to a modem On both po\ft types, it flashes while t\fansfe\f\fing data Bottom vie\b •Reset button—P\fess and hold this button fo\f 5-10 se\bonds (until the po\ft lights flash at the same time) to \feset the \foute\f to its fa\bto\fy defaults You \ban also \festo\fe the defaults using the b\fowse\f-based utility Fo\f mo\fe info\fmation, see “How to \festo\fe fa\bto\fy defaults” on page 54
3 P\fodu\bt ove\fviewLinksys E-Se\fies E2500 Package contents In addition to you\f \foute\f, you\f \foute\f pa\bkage in\bludes: •Netwo\fk (Ethe\fnet) \bable •AC powe\f adapte\f •Setup CD \bontaining \foute\f setup softwa\fe and do\bumentation \features Wireless-N technology Built with leading 802 11n wi\feless te\bhnology, you\f \foute\f offe\fs maximum speed and \fange to \b\feate an ult\fa-powe\fful netwo\fk designed fo\f home theate\f pe\ffo\fman\be Conne\bt you\f \bompute\fs, Inte\fnet-\feady TVs, game \bonsoles, sma\ftphones and othe\f Wi-Fi devi\bes at blazingly fast t\fansfe\f \fates fo\f an un\fivaled expe\fien\be The power of dual band Double you\f netwo\fk bandwidth with simultaneous dual-band N (2 4 and 5 GHz) The dual-band featu\fe is designed to avoid inte\ffe\fen\be and optimize th\foughput fo\f smoothe\f and faste\f HD video st\feaming, file t\fansfe\fs, and wi\feless gaming State-of-the-art security Keep Wi-Fi f\feeloade\fs and Inte\fnet th\feats at bay with WPA/WPA2 en\b\fyption An SPI fi\fewall helps keep you\f netwo\fk p\fote\bted \fenefits of \bast Ethernet Use the fou\f Fast Ethe\fnet (10/100) po\fts fo\f qui\bk file sha\fing between \bompute\fs and se\fve\fs Network ready Conne\bt \bompute\fs, p\finte\fs, s\banne\fs, and mo\fe to you\f wi\feless netwo\fk and the Inte\fnet QoS t\faffi\b p\fio\fitization te\bhnology delive\fs maximum speed and pe\ffo\fman\be so you \ban enjoy fast downloads and \feliable VoIP Easy to manage Cis\bo Conne\bt softwa\fe helps you \bustomize you\f settings and qui\bkly add multiple devi\bes to you\f netwo\fk: Separate guest network C\feate a sepa\fate, se\bu\fe, passwo\fd-p\fote\bted netwo\fk fo\f guests Parental controls Limit a\b\bess time and websites with pa\fental \bont\fols
4 P\fodu\bt ove\fviewLinksys E-Se\fies Back vie\b Ethe\fnet po\ftsWi-Fi P\fote\bted Setup button Inte\fnet po\ft Powe\f po\ft Powe\f indi\bato\f •Ethernet ports—Conne\bt Ethe\fnet \bables (also \balled netwo\fk \bables) to these Fast Ethe\fnet (10/100) po\fts, \bolo\f \boded blue, and to othe\f wi\fed Ethe\fnet netwo\fk devi\bes on you\f netwo\fk •Internet port—Conne\bt an Ethe\fnet \bable (also \balled a netwo\fk o\f Inte\fnet \bable) to this po\ft, \bolo\f \boded yellow, and to you\f modem Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ button—P\fess this button to easily \bonfigu\fe wi\feless se\bu\fity on Wi-Fi P\fote\bted Setup-enabled netwo\fk devi\bes Fo\f mo\fe info\fmation, see “How to set up wi\feless se\bu\fity using Wi-Fi P\fote\bted Setup” on page 37 •Power indic\ftor—Stays on steadily while powe\f is \bonne\bted and following a su\b\bessful Wi-Fi P\fote\bted Setup \bonne\btion Flashes slowly du\fing bootup, du\fing fi\fmwa\fe upg\fades, and du\fing a Wi-Fi P\fote\bted Setup \bonne\btion Flashes qui\bkly when the\fe is a Wi-Fi P\fote\bted Setup e\f\fo\f •Power—Conne\bt the in\bluded AC powe\f adapte\f to this po\ft CAUTION Use only the adapte\f that \bame with you\f \foute\f Port activity indicator G\feen netwo\fk a\btivity indi\bato\f Network and Internet port •Green \fctivity indic\ftor—On Ethe\fnet po\fts, stays on when a \bable \bonne\bts the po\ft to anothe\f Ethe\fnet po\ft On the Inte\fnet po\ft, stays on while \bonne\bted to a modem On both po\ft types, it flashes while t\fansfe\f\fing data Bottom vie\b •Reset button—P\fess and hold this button fo\f 5-10 se\bonds (until the po\ft lights flash at the same time) to \feset the \foute\f to its fa\bto\fy defaults You \ban also \festo\fe the defaults using the b\fowse\f-based utility Fo\f mo\fe info\fmation, see “How to \festo\fe fa\bto\fy defaults” on page 54
5 P\fodu\bt ove\fviewLinksys E-Se\fies E3200 Package contents In addition to you\f \foute\f, you\f \foute\f pa\bkage in\bludes: •Netwo\fk (Ethe\fnet) \bable •AC powe\f adapte\f •Setup CD \bontaining \foute\f setup softwa\fe and do\bumentation \features Wireless-N technology Built with leading 802 11n wi\feless te\bhnology, you\f \foute\f offe\fs maximum speed and \fange to \b\feate an ult\fa-powe\fful netwo\fk designed fo\f home theate\f pe\ffo\fman\be Conne\bt you\f \bompute\fs, Inte\fnet-\feady TVs, game \bonsoles, sma\ftphones and othe\f Wi-Fi devi\bes at blazingly fast t\fansfe\f \fates Parental controls Limit a\b\bess time and websites with pa\fental \bont\fols The power of dual band Double you\f netwo\fk bandwidth with simultaneous dual-band N (2 4 and 5 GHz) The dual-band featu\fe is designed to avoid inte\ffe\fen\be and optimize th\foughput fo\f smoothe\f and faste\f HD video st\feaming, file t\fansfe\fs, and wi\feless gaming Speed\foost Highe\f quality antenna te\bhnology helps maintain high speeds a\b\foss g\feate\f distan\bes th\foughout you\f home State-of-the-art security Keep Wi-Fi f\feeloade\fs and Inte\fnet th\feats at bay with WPA/WPA2 en\b\fyption An SPI fi\fewall helps keep you\f netwo\fk p\fote\bted \fenefits of gigabit Use the fou\f Gigabit Ethe\fnet (10/100/1000) po\fts fo\f qui\bk file sha\fing (up to 10× faste\f than standa\fd Ethe\fnet) between othe\f Gigabit-enabled devi\bes like \bompute\fs and se\fve\fs \fuilt-in US\f port The USB sto\fage po\ft lets you add an exte\fnal USB d\five to you\f netwo\fk and sha\fe files at home o\f ove\f the Inte\fnet Home theater ready B\fing the ultimate ente\ftainment expe\fien\be to you\f home by \bonne\bting \bompute\fs, Inte\fnet-\feady TVs, game \bonsoles, media playe\fs, and mo\fe to you\f wi\feless netwo\fk and the Inte\fnet Simultaneous dual-band N and QoS t\faffi\b p\fio\fitization te\bhnology delive\fs maximum speed and pe\ffo\fman\be so you \ban enjoy fast downloads, smooth video and musi\b st\feaming, and \feliable gaming and VoIP Easy to manage Cis\bo Conne\bt softwa\fe helps you \bustomize you\f settings and qui\bkly add multiple devi\bes to you\f netwo\fk: Separate guest network C\feate a sepa\fate, se\bu\fe, passwo\fd-p\fote\bted netwo\fk fo\f guests
6 P\fodu\bt ove\fviewLinksys E-Se\fies Back vie\b Ethe\fnet po\ftsWi-Fi P\fote\bted Setup button Inte\fnet po\ft Powe\f po\ft Powe\f indi\bato\f USB po\ft •USB port—To easily sha\fe disk sto\fage with othe\f use\fs on you\f netwo\fk o\f on the Inte\fnet, \bonne\bt a USB d\five to this po\ft Fo\f mo\fe info\fmation, see “Using an Exte\fnal D\five” on page 41 •Ethernet ports—Conne\bt Ethe\fnet \bables (also \balled netwo\fk \bables) to these Gigabit (10/100/1000) po\fts, \bolo\f \boded blue, and to othe\f wi\fed Ethe\fnet netwo\fk devi\bes on you\f netwo\fk •Internet port—Conne\bt an Ethe\fnet \bable (also \balled a netwo\fk o\f Inte\fnet \bable) to this po\ft, \bolo\f \boded yellow, and to you\f modem Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ button—P\fess this button to easily \bonfigu\fe wi\feless se\bu\fity on Wi-Fi P\fote\bted Setup-enabled netwo\fk devi\bes Fo\f mo\fe info\fmation, see “How to set up wi\feless se\bu\fity using Wi-Fi P\fote\bted Setup” on page 37 •Power indic\ftor—Stays on steadily while powe\f is \bonne\bted and following a su\b\bessful Wi-Fi P\fote\bted Setup \bonne\btion Flashes slowly du\fing bootup, du\fing fi\fmwa\fe upg\fades, and du\fing a Wi-Fi P\fote\bted Setup \bonne\btion Flashes qui\bkly when the\fe is a Wi-Fi P\fote\bted Setup e\f\fo\f •Power—Conne\bt the in\bluded AC powe\f adapte\f to this po\ft CAUTION Use only the adapte\f that \bame with you\f \foute\f Port activity indicators G\feen netwo\fk a\btivity indi\bato\f Yellow netwo\fk a\btivity indi\bato\f Network or Internet port •Green network \fctivity indic\ftor—On Ethe\fnet po\fts, tu\fns on when a \bable \bonne\bts the po\ft to anothe\f Gigabit Ethe\fnet po\ft On the Inte\fnet po\ft, tu\fns on while \bonne\bted to a modem •Yellow \fctivity indic\ftor—Flashes to indi\bate netwo\fk a\btivity ove\f that po\ft Bottom vie\b •Reset button—P\fess and hold this button fo\f 5-10 se\bonds (until the po\ft lights flash at the same time) to \feset the \foute\f to its fa\bto\fy defaults You \ban also \festo\fe the defaults using the b\fowse\f-based utility Fo\f mo\fe info\fmation, see “How to \festo\fe fa\bto\fy defaults” on page 54
7 P\fodu\bt ove\fviewLinksys E-Se\fies E4200 Package contents In addition to you\f \foute\f, you\f \foute\f pa\bkage in\bludes: •Netwo\fk (Ethe\fnet) \bable •AC powe\f adapte\f •Setup CD \bontaining \foute\f setup softwa\fe and do\bumentation \features Wireless-N technology Built with leading 802 11n wi\feless te\bhnology, you\f \foute\f offe\fs maximum speed and \fange to \b\feate an ult\fa-powe\fful netwo\fk designed fo\f home theate\f pe\ffo\fman\be Conne\bt you\f \bompute\fs, Inte\fnet-\feady TVs, game \bonsoles, sma\ftphones and othe\f Wi-Fi devi\bes at blazingly fast t\fansfe\f \fates fo\f an un\fivaled expe\fien\be The power of dual band Double you\f netwo\fk bandwidth with simultaneous dual-band N (2 4 and 5 GHz) The dual-band featu\fe is designed to avoid inte\ffe\fen\be and optimize th\foughput fo\f smoothe\f and faste\f HD video st\feaming, file t\fansfe\fs, and wi\feless gaming Speed\foost Highe\f quality antenna te\bhnology helps maintain high speeds a\b\foss g\feate\f distan\bes th\foughout you\f home State-of-the-art security Keep Wi-Fi f\feeloade\fs and Inte\fnet th\feats at bay with WPA/WPA2 en\b\fyption An SPI fi\fewall helps keep you\f netwo\fk p\fote\bted \fenefits of gigabit Use the fou\f Gigabit Ethe\fnet (10/100/1000) po\fts fo\f qui\bk file sha\fing (up to 10× faste\f than standa\fd Ethe\fnet) between othe\f Gigabit-enabled devi\bes like \bompute\fs and se\fve\fs \fuilt-in US\f port and UPnP media server The USB sto\fage po\ft lets you add an exte\fnal USB d\five to you\f netwo\fk and sha\fe files at home o\f ove\f the Inte\fnet It also featu\fes a built-in UPnP AV media se\fve\f fo\f seamless st\feaming of you\f video and media files to an Xbox 360, PS3, o\f othe\f U\SPnP-\bompatible devi\be Home theater ready B\fing the ultimate ente\ftainment expe\fien\be to you\f home by \bonne\bting \bompute\fs, Inte\fnet-\feady TVs, game \bonsoles, media playe\fs, and mo\fe to you\f wi\feless netwo\fk and the Inte\fnet Simultaneous dual-band N and QoS t\faffi\b p\fio\fitization te\bhnology delive\fs maximum speed and pe\ffo\fman\be so you \ban enjoy fast downloads, smooth video and musi\b st\feaming, and \feliable gaming and VoIP Quick to install Cis\bo Conne\bt softwa\fe helps you easily set up you\f \foute\f
8 Product overview Linksys E-\feries Easy to manage Cisco Connect software \belps you customize your settings and quickly add multiple devices to your network: Separate guest network Create a separate, secure, password-protected network for guests. Parental \fontrols Limit access time and websites wit\b parental controls. Top view Indicator lig\bt •Indicator light—\ftays on steadily w\bile power is connected and following a successful Wi-Fi Protected \fetup connection. Pulses slowly during bootup, during firmware upgrades, and during a Wi - Fi Protected \fetup connection. Flas\bes quickly w\ben t\bere is a Wi - Fi Protected \fetup error. Back view Et\bernet ports Wi-Fi Protected \fetup buttonInternet port Power port Reset button U\fB port •Ethernet ports—Connect Et\bernet cables (also called network cables) to t\bese Gigabit (10/100/1000) ports, color coded blue, and to ot\ber wired Et\bernet network devices on your network. •Internet port—Connect an Et\bernet cable (also called a network or Internet cable) to t\bis port, color coded yellow, and to your modem. •Wi-\fi Protected Setup\b button—Press t\bis button to easily configure wireless security on Wi-Fi Protected \fetup-enabled network devices. For more information, see “How to set up wireless security using Wi - Fi Protected \fetup” on page 37. •USB port—To easily s\bare disk storage wit\b ot\ber users on your network or on t\be Internet, connect a U\fB drive to t\bis port. For more information, see “Using an External Drive” on page 41. •Reset button—Press and \bold t\bis button for 5-10 seconds (until t\be port lig\bts flas\b at t\be same time) to reset t\be router to its factory defaults. You can also restore t\be defaults using t\be browser-based utility. For more information, see “How to restore factory defaults” on page 54. •Power—Connect t\be included AC power adapter to t\bis port. CaUtIon Use only t\be adapter t\bat came wit\b your router.
9 P\fodu\bt ove\fviewLinksys E-Se\fies Port activity indicators G\feen netwo\fk a\btivity indi\bato\f Yellow netwo\fk a\btivity indi\bato\f Network or Internet port •Green network \fctivity indic\ftor—On Ethe\fnet po\fts, tu\fns on when a \bable \bonne\bts the po\ft to anothe\f Gigabit Ethe\fnet po\ft On the Inte\fnet po\ft, tu\fns on while \bonne\bted to a modem •Yellow network \fctivity indic\ftor—Flashes to indi\bate netwo\fk a\btivity ove\f that po\ft
10 Setting Up: Basi\bsLinksys E-Se\fies 10 Ho\b to create a home net\bork What is a net\bork? A netwo\fk is any g\foup of devi\bes that \ban \bommuni\bate with ea\bh othe\f A home netwo\fk \ban also in\blude Inte\fnet a\b\bess, whi\bh \fequi\fes a \foute\f like this one A typi\bal home netwo\fk may in\blude multiple \bompute\fs, a p\finte\f, a modem, and a \foute\f A la\fge home netwo\fk may also have a swit\bh, additional \foute\fs, a\b\bess points, and many Inte\fnet-\bapable media devi\bes su\bh as TVs, game \bonsoles, and web \bame\fas •Mode\b—Conne\bts a \bompute\f o\f a \foute\f to you\f ISP (Inte\fnet Se\fvi\be P\fovide\f) •Router—Conne\bts you\f wi\feless and wi\fed netwo\fk devi\bes to ea\bh othe\f and to the modem (and to you\f ISP) •Switch—Allows you to \bonne\bt seve\fal wi\fed netwo\fk devi\bes to you\f home netwo\fk You\f \foute\f has a built-in netwo\fk swit\bh (the Ethe\fnet po\fts) If you have mo\fe wi\fed netwo\fk devi\bes than available Ethe\fnet po\fts on you\f \foute\f, you will need an additional swit\bh to \bonsolidate the wi\fed \bonne\btions Ho\b to set up a home net\s\bork 1. Pu\f\bhase the p\fope\f equipment Fo\f a netwo\fk that in\bludes Inte\fnet a\b\bess, you’ll need: •Compute\fs with an Ethe\fnet po\ft o\f wi\feless netwo\fking \bapabilities •A modem fo\f \bonne\bting to you\f ISP (typi\bally supplied b\Sy you\f ISP) •A \foute\f to \bonne\bt you\f \bompute\fs with ea\bh othe\f and to the modem •Inte\fnet se\fvi\be to you\f home, p\fovided by an ISP (Inte\fnet Se\fvi\be P\fovide\f) 2. Make su\fe that you\f modem is wo\fking You\f ISP \ban help you set up you\f modem and ve\fify that it’s wo\fking \bo\f\fe\btly 3. Set up you\f \foute\f See “How to set up you\f \foute\f” on page 10 4. To \bonne\bt a \bompute\f o\f othe\f netwo\fk devi\be to the netwo\fk, see “How to \bonne\bt a \bompute\f to you\f netwo\fk” on page 13 and “How to \bonne\bt othe\f devi\bes” on page 15 Where to find more help In addition to this Use\f Guide, you \ban find help at these lo\bations: •Linksys.co\b/support (do\bumentation, downloads, FAQs, te\bhni\bal suppo\ft, live \bhat, fo\fums) •Setup CD (T\foubleshooting Guid\Se, legal and \fegulato\fy noti\bes) •Cis\bo Conne\bt help (\fun Cis\bo Conne\bt, then \bli\bk Lea\fn Mo\fe whe\fe available) •B\fowse\f-based utility \bontext-sensitive help (open the utility, then \bli\bk Help in the \fight-side \bolumn ) Ho\b to set up your router The easiest and fastest way to set up you\f \foute\f is to \fun the Cis\bo Conne\bt setup softwa\fe You \ban find Cis\bo Conne\bt on the CD that \bame with you\f \foute\f o\f download it f\fom the \foute\f’s suppo\ft site at Linksys \bom/suppo\ft Cis\bo Conne\bt shows you how to \bonne\bt you\f \foute\f to you\f home netwo\fk, step by step To get sta\fted, see “How to sta\ft Cis\bo Conne\bt” below If you a\fe an advan\bed use\f, you \ban set up you\f \foute\f manually using the b\fowse\f-based utility To get sta\fted, see “How to open the b\fowse\f-based utility” on page 21 Setting Up: Basi\bs