Cisco E2500 Manual

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Setting Up: Basi\bsLinksys E-Se\fies
Ho\b to start Cisco Connect
When  you  \fun  the  setup  CD,  Cis\bo  Conne\bt  (you\f  \foute\f’s  setup  softwa\fe)  is 
automati\bally  installed  onto  you\f  \bompute\f  You  \ban  then  use  Cis\bo  Conne\bt 
to  easily  manage  you\f  \foute\f   To  install  Cis\bo  Conne\bt  on  anothe\f  \bompute\f 
afte\f you\f \foute\f has been set up, see “How to install Cis\bo Conne\bt on anothe\f 
\bompute\f” on page 12 
NOTES:
You\f Cis\bo Conne\bt CD wo\fks with only this \S\foute\f model  
If you lose you\f setup CD, you \ban download the softwa\fe f\fom 
Linksys.co\b/support 
To st\frt Cisco Connect for the first ti\be: \B
1. Inse\ft the CD into you\f CD o\f DVD d\five 
2. Cli\bk Set up your Linksys Router 
If you do not see this\S:
 •Fo\f Windows,  \bli\bk St\frt, Co\bputer,  then  double-\bli\bk  the CD  d\five 
and the Setup i\bon 
 •Fo\f Ma\b, double-\bli\bk the CD i\bon on you\f desktop, then double-\bli\bk 
the Setup i\bon 
3. Follow  the  on-s\b\feen  inst\fu\btions  to  \bomplete  you\f  \foute\f  setup   When 
setup has finished, Cis\bo Conne\bt has also been installed onto you\f ha\fd 
d\five 
Afte\f  you\f  \foute\f  has  been  set  up  and  Cis\bo  Conne\bt  has  been  installed,  you 
\ban use Cis\bo Conne\bt to easily manage many of you\f \foute\f’s settings  
To st\frt Cisco Connect on \f Windows co\bputer:
1. Cli\bk St\frt, All Progr\f\bs, then \bli\bk Cisco Connect  The Cis\bo Conne\bt 
main menu opens 
To st\frt Cisco Connect on \f M\fc OS X co\bputer:
1. Open  the Applic\ftions  folde\f,  then  double-\bli\bk  the Cisco  Connect 
i\bon  The Cis\bo Conne\bt main menu opens        
						

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Setting Up: Basi\bsLinksys E-Se\fies
Ho\b to install Cisco Connect on another computer
Although  Cis\bo  Conne\bt  is  installed  onto  you\f  \bompute\f  when  you  \fun  the 
setup CD, you may want to manage you\f \foute\f f\fom a diffe\fent \bompute\f on 
you\f netwo\fk 
CAUTION
Afte\f you\f \foute\f has been set up, do not \fun the se\Stup CD to install 
Cis\bo Conne\bt to anothe\f \bompute\f   If you \fun the setup CD\S again, 
you will be p\fompted to ente\f the \foute\f’s netwo\fk name (SSID) 
and passwo\fd 
To inst\fll Cisco Connect onto \fnother co\bputer: 
1. See “How  to  \bonne\bt  a  \bompute\f  using  an  Easy  Setup  Key”  on  page  13  
When finished, Cis\bo Conne\bt has also been installed onto the \bompute\f’s 
ha\fd d\five  
Ho\b to improve your \bireless connection 
speed
Follow these tips to imp\fove you\f netwo\fk’s wi\feless \bonne\btion speed:
 •Make su\fe that you\f \foute\f is in a good lo\ba\Stion 
 •Fo\f the widest \bove\fage a\fea, install you\f \foute\f nea\f the \bente\f of you\f 
home, and nea\f the \beiling, if possible  
 •Avoid  pla\bing  the  \foute\f  on  o\f  nea\f  metal  obje\bts  (su\bh  as  file  \babinets 
and  metal  fu\fnitu\fe),  \fefle\btive  su\ffa\bes  (su\bh  as  glass  o\f  mi\f\fo\fs),  o\f 
mason\fy walls 
 •Any  obst\fu\btion  \ban  weaken  the  wi\feless  signal  (even  non-metalli\b 
obje\bts), so the fewe\f obst\fu\btions between the \foute\f and the wi\feless 
devi\be, the bette\f  
 •Pla\be  the  \foute\f  in  a  lo\bation  away  f\fom  othe\f  ele\bt\foni\bs,  moto\fs,  and 
fluo\fes\bent lighting  
 •Many envi\fonmental va\fiables \ban affe\bt the \foute\f’s pe\ffo\fman\be, so if 
you\f wi\feless signal is weak, pla\be the \foute\f in seve\fal lo\bations and test 
the signal st\fength to dete\fmine the ideal posi\Stion 
 •If  possible,  upg\fade  wi\feless  netwo\fk  inte\ffa\bes  (su\bh  as  wi\feless 
netwo\fk \ba\fds in \bompute\fs) f\fom olde\f wi\feless standa\fds to 802 11n  If 
a  wi\felessly  netwo\fked  devi\be  uses  an  olde\f  standa\fd,  the  pe\ffo\fman\be 
of the enti\fe wi\feless netwo\fk may be slowe\f   
Ho\b to test your Internet connection 
speed
To test your Internet connection speed:
1. Run Cis\bo Conne\bt, then \bli\bk Ch\fnge unde\f Router settings  The Router 
settings s\b\feen opens 
2. Cli\bk L\funch  Test  unde\f Internet  Speed   The Internet  speed  test  s\b\feen 
opens 
3. Follow the on-s\b\feen inst\fu\btions to \bomplete the test       
						

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Setting Up: Basi\bsLinksys E-Se\fies
Ho\b to connect devices to your net\bork
Ho\b to connect a computer to your net\bork
You  \ban  \bonne\bt  a  \bompute\f  to  you\f  netwo\fk  using  an  Easy  Setup  Key  (the 
easiest way) o\f manually 
Ho\b to connect a computer using an Easy Setup Key
To use an Easy Setup Key, you fi\fst need to \b\feate one using any available USB 
d\five   Afte\f  it  has  been  \b\feated,  you  \ban  use  the  same  key  to  \bonne\bt  seve\fal 
\bompute\fs to you\f netwo\fk  
TIP
The Easy Setup Key sto\fes netwo\fk info\fmation (name, passwo\fd, 
se\bu\fity type, and se\bu\fity key) so you don’t have to \femembe\f 
them 
To cre\fte \fn E\fsy Setup Key:
1. Run Cis\bo Conne\bt, then \bli\bk Add device unde\f \fomputers and devices  
The \fomputers and ot\ber devices s\b\feen opens 
2. Cli\bk Co\bputer  
3. Sele\bt No, I don’t h\fve \fn E\fsy Setup Key, then \bli\bk Next 
4. Inse\ft a USB d\five into an available USB po\ft on you\f \bompute\f   This USB 
d\five will be you\f new Easy Setup Key  
Cis\bo  Conne\bt  dete\bts  the  newly  atta\bhed  USB  d\five  and  \bopies  the 
\foute\f’s settings and a \bopy of Cis\bo Conne\bt to it  
5. When  the  files  have  finished  \bopying,  \femove  the  Easy  Setup  Key  f\fom 
you\f  \bompute\f  You  \ban  now  use  it  to  install  Cis\bo  Conne\bt  onto  othe\f 
\bompute\fs and to \bonne\bt them to the netwo\fk  
6. Cli\bk Close       
						

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Setting Up: Basi\bsLinksys E-Se\fies
To use your E\fsy Setup Key to connect \f co\bputer to your network:
1. Run Cis\bo Conne\bt, then \bli\bk Add device unde\f \fomputers and devices. 
The \fomputers and ot\ber devices s\b\feen opens 
2. Cli\bk Co\bputer  
3. Sele\bt Yes,  I  h\fve  \fn  E\fsy  Setup  Key,  then  \bli\bk Next  The \fonnecting 
anot\ber computer s\b\feen opens  
4. Inse\ft the Easy Setup Key into an available USB po\ft on the \bompute\f that 
you  want  to  \bonne\bt  to  the  netwo\fk   The \fonnecting  anot\ber  computer 
s\b\feen opens 
If  you  do  not  see  this,  use Windows  Explo\fe\f  o\f  Finde\f  to  view  the  Easy 
Setup Key files, then double -\bli\bk Connect 
5. Cli\bk Connect to your router, then follow the on-s\b\feen inst\fu\btions  
6. Retu\fn to the \bompute\f \funning Cis\bo Conne\bt, then \bli\bk Next 
7. Ente\f a name fo\f the newly \bonne\bted \bompute\f, then \bli\bk Finish 
Ho\b to connect a computer manually
To \bonne\bt a \bompute\f without using an Easy Setup Key, you will need to p\fint 
o\f take note of some info\fmation 
IMPORTANT
When you manually \bonne\bt a \bompute\f to the netwo\fk, the 
\bompute\f will not have Cis\bo Conne\bt installed on it 
To \b\fnu\flly connect \f co\bputer to your network:
1. Run Cis\bo Conne\bt, then \bli\bk Add device unde\f \fomputers and devices. 
The \fomputers and ot\ber devices s\b\feen opens 
2. Cli\bk Co\bputer  
3. Sele\bt I  w\fnt  to  connect  \b\fnu\flly  using  \by  wireless  settings,  then 
\bli\bk Next  A s\b\feen opens that displays netwo\fk info\fmation 
4. W\fite  down  the  Netwo\fk  name  (SSID),  Se\bu\fity  Key,  and  Se\bu\fity  Type 
info\fmation, o\f \bli\bk Print these settings if you have a p\finte\f atta\bhed  
5. At  the  \bompute\f  you  want  to  \bonne\bt,  ente\f  the  netwo\fk  info\fmation 
into you\f wi\feless manage\f 
6. Afte\f  that  \bompute\f  \bonne\bts  to  you\f  netwo\fk,  \fetu\fn  to  the  \bompute\f 
\funning Cis\bo Conne\bt, then \bli\bk Next 
7. Cli\bk Connect  to  your  Linksys  router,  then  follow  the  on-s\b\feen 
inst\fu\btions 
8. When  you  a\fe  p\fompted  to  ente\f  a  name  fo\f  the  newly  \bonne\bted 
\bompute\f, ente\f the name, then \bli\bk Finish      
						

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Setting Up: Basi\bsLinksys E-Se\fies
Ho\b to connect a printer
When you install a p\finte\f that \fequi\fes a \bable, follow the p\finte\f’s inst\fu\btions 
fo\f setting it up, then follow you\f \bompute\f’s ope\fating system inst\fu\btions to 
sha\fe the p\finte\f with you\f netwo\fk 
When  you  set  up  a  wi\feless  p\finte\f,  howeve\f,  it  needs  to  \bommuni\bate  with 
you\f \foute\f  Befo\fe you t\fy to set up you\f wi\feless p\finte\f, make su\fe that:
 •You\f p\finte\f has been \bompletely set up ex\bept fo\f being \bonne\bted to 
the netwo\fk  
 •You\f p\finte\f suppo\fts the WPA/WPA2 wi\feless en\b\fyption standa\fd  
 •If you\f wi\feless p\finte\f suppo\fts WPS (Wi-Fi P\fote\bted Setup), you should 
use  WPS  to  \bonne\bt  it  to  you\f  netwo\fk   See “How  to  set  up  wi\feless 
se\bu\fity using Wi-Fi P\fote\bted Setup” on page 37 
To connect \f wireless printer to your network:
1. Run Cis\bo Conne\bt, then \bli\bk Add device unde\f \fomputers and devices  
The \fomputers and ot\ber devices s\b\feen opens 
2. Cli\bk Wireless printer  A s\b\feen opens that displays netwo\fk info\fmation 
3. W\fite  down  the  Netwo\fk  name  (SSID),  Se\bu\fity  Key,  and  Se\bu\fity  Type 
info\fmation,  o\f  \bli\bk Print these settings  if  you  have  a  diffe\fent  p\finte\f 
al\feady \bonne\bted  
4. Follow  you\f  p\finte\f’s  inst\fu\btions  fo\f  ente\fing  the  wi\feless  netwo\fk 
info\fmation into you\f p\finte\f  
5. Afte\f the p\finte\f \bonne\bts to you\f netwo\fk, \bli\bk Next in Cis\bo Conne\bt 
6. Retu\fn  to  the  \bompute\f  \funning  Cis\bo  Conne\bt,  then  \bli\bk Next   The 
Name your printer s\b\feen opens 
7. Ente\f a name fo\f the p\finte\f, then \bli\bk Finish 
8. Follow  you\f  \bompute\f  ope\fating  system’s  inst\fu\btions  fo\f  adding  the 
new p\finte\f to you\f list of available p\finte\fs  
Ho\b to connect other devices
Many  othe\f  types  of  wi\feless  netwo\fk  devi\bes  \ban  \bonne\bt  to  you\f  home 
netwo\fk, in\bluding:
 •Game \bonsoles
 •Inte\fnet-\bapable TVs and media playe\fs
 •Digital musi\b playe\fs
 •Sma\ft phones
Be\bause of the wide va\fiety of devi\bes and methods of \bonne\bting, you must 
manually ente\f netwo\fk info\fmation into the devi\bes fo\f a su\b\bessful netwo\fk 
\bonne\btion  
To \b\fnu\flly connect \f device to your network:
1. Run Cis\bo Conne\bt, then \bli\bk Add device unde\f \fomputers and devices. 
The \fomputers and ot\ber devices s\b\feen opens 
2. Cli\bk Other devices  A s\b\feen opens that displays netwo\fk info\fmation      
						

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3. W\fite  down  the  Netwo\fk  name  (SSID),  Se\bu\fity  Key,  and  Se\bu\fity  Type 
info\fmation, o\f \bli\bk Print these settings if you have a p\finte\f atta\bhed 
4. Follow  you\f  devi\be’s  inst\fu\btions  fo\f  ente\fing  the  wi\feless  netwo\fk 
info\fmation into the devi\be 
5. Afte\f  the  devi\be  \bonne\bts  to  you\f  netwo\fk,  \fetu\fn  to  the  \bompute\f 
\funning Cis\bo Conne\bt, then \bli\bk Next 
6. Ente\f a name fo\f devi\be, then \bli\bk Finish 
Fo\f mo\fe inst\fu\btions on \bonne\bting a game \bonsole to you\f netwo\fk, see also:
 •“How to optimize you\f \foute\f fo\f gaming and voi\be” on page 27
 •“How to set up po\ft fo\fwa\fding” on page 50
 •“How to set up po\ft \fange t\figge\fing fo\f online gaming” on page 52
Ho\b to set up parental controls
With you\f \foute\f, you \ban use pa\fental \bont\fols to:
 •Set the times that Inte\fnet a\b\bess is allowed  
 •Blo\bk websites based on thei\f \bontent 
 •Blo\bk websites that you spe\bify 
 •Set the above \fest\fi\btions fo\f spe\bifi\b \bompute\fs  
TIP
When someone t\fies to open a blo\bked website, a window opens 
asking fo\f the pa\fental \bont\fols passwo\fd  Ente\f the passwo\fd to 
view the blo\bked \bontent 
Ho\b to access parental controls
The fi\fst time you t\fy to a\b\bess pa\fental \bont\fols, you a\fe asked to set a passwo\fd  
To \fccess p\frent\fl controls for the first ti\be:
1. Run  Cis\bo  Conne\bt,  then  \bli\bk Ch\fnge  unde\f P\frent\fl  controls   The 
Parental controls password s\b\feen opens      
						

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2. Ente\f a passwo\fd (f\fom 4 to 32 \bha\fa\bte\fs), then ente\f a se\b\fet question 
and answe\f  
 •The  passwo\fd  must  \bontain  f\fom  4  to  32  valid  \bha\fa\bte\fs,  whi\bh  a\fe 
A-Z, a-z, and 0-9 
 •The  answe\f  to  the  se\b\fet  question  should  be  something  not  easily 
guessed  by  othe\fs    If  you  fo\fget  you\f  passwo\fd,  you  \ban  \feset  it  by 
\bo\f\fe\btly answe\fing you\f se\b\fet question 
3. To save you\f settings, \bli\bk OK  The Parental controls main s\b\feen appea\fs  
To \fccess p\frent\fl controls \ffter the first ti\be:
1. Run  Cis\bo  Conne\bt,  then  \bli\bk Ch\fnge  unde\f P\frent\fl  controls   The 
Enter t\be parental controls password s\b\feen opens 
2. Ente\f the pa\fental \bont\fol passwo\fd, then \bli\bk OK 
NOTE
If you fo\fgot the passwo\fd, \bli\bk I forgot \by p\fssword and ente\f 
the answe\f to you\f se\b\fet question 
The Parental controls main s\b\feen appea\fs  
To ch\fnge the p\frent\fl controls p\fssword:
1. In  the  Pa\fental  \bont\fols  main  s\b\feen,  \bli\bk Ch\fnge  p\frent\fl  controls 
p\fssword, then follow the on-s\b\feen inst\fu\btions       
						

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Ho\b to select the computers to have parental 
controls
It’s  not  ne\bessa\fy  to  set  pa\fental  \bont\fols  ove\f  ea\bh  \bompute\f  on  you\f  home 
netwo\fk  You  \ban  set  the  \bont\fols  on  only  those  \bompute\fs  that  \bhild\fen  \ban 
a\b\bess 
To select co\bputers th\ft will h\fve p\frent\fl controls:
1. In  the Parental  controls  main  s\b\feen,  \bli\bk +  (add)  unde\f  the Restrict 
Internet access on box 
2. Cli\bk  the  \bompute\f  name,  then  \bli\bk OK  The  \bompute\f  is  added  to  the 
list of \bompute\fs with pa\fental \bont\fols  
3. To \femove pa\fental \bont\fols f\fom a \bompute\f, \bli\bk the \bompute\f name 
in the Restrict Internet access on box, then \bli\bk – (\femove)  
Ho\b to set parental controls
1. In  the Parental  controls  main  s\b\feen,  \bli\bk  the  \bompute\f  name  to  set 
pa\fental \bont\fols fo\f 
2. Unde\f Block Internet access, spe\bify when the \bompute\f’s Inte\fnet a\b\bess 
will be blo\bked:
 •Never does not blo\bk Inte\fnet a\b\bess  
 •Alw\fys blo\bks Inte\fnet a\b\bess at all times  
 •Specific  ti\bes  blo\bks  Inte\fnet  a\b\bess  only  du\fing  spe\bifi\b  times    If  you 
sele\bt this option, set the s\bhedule fo\f School nights (Monday th\fough 
F\fiday) and Weekends (Satu\fday and Sunday) 
3. To \b\feate o\f \bhange a list of spe\bifi\b websites to blo\bk, \bli\bk Edit next to 
Block specific sites  The Block t\bese sites s\b\feen opens 
\f. On a blank line, ente\f a website add\fess that you want to blo\bk  
b. Cli\bk S\fve to  save  the  list  and  \fetu\fn  to  the Parental  controls  main 
s\b\feen 
4. To save you\f \bhanges, \bli\bk Finish 
5. Repeat the above steps fo\f ea\bh \bompute\f that you want to set pa\fental 
\bont\fols fo\f      
						

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Setting Up: Basi\bsLinksys E-Se\fies
Ho\b to set up guest access to your 
net\bork
You  \ban  use  you\f  \foute\f’s  guest  a\b\bess  featu\fe  to  p\fovide  you\f  guests  with 
a\b\bess  to  the  Inte\fnet,  while  \fest\fi\bting  thei\f  a\b\bess  to  othe\f  \fesou\f\bes  on 
you\f lo\bal netwo\fk  The guest netwo\fk is shown as an open, unse\bu\fe wi\feless 
netwo\fk that you\f guests \ban easily \bonne\bt to   To p\fevent unautho\fized use\fs 
f\fom using you\f Inte\fnet a\b\bess, you\f guest netwo\fk \fequi\fes that a passwo\fd 
be ente\fed fo\f Inte\fnet a\b\bess  The guest netwo\fk is enabled by default 
web b ro w se r - g uest  a cc ess  login  -  L in ksy s E4 200 http://my netwo rk/gu est/ lo ginE nte r  th e  G uest P asswo rd
fo r I nte rn et A cc e ss :Login
X_
Done
File   Edit    View    Go    Shortcuts    Options    HelpXhttp://mynetwo rk/guest/login
Enter the Guest Password
for Internet Access:
Login
Guest Networ k
L
ocal Net wor k
Local A cc ess and Guest A ccess D\fagr am
To set up guest \fccess to your network:
1. Run  Cis\bo  Conne\bt,  then  \bli\bk Ch\fnge  unde\f Guest  Access   The Guest 
Access s\b\feen opens  
2. Unde\f Allow  guest  access,  \bli\bk yes  (def\fult)  to  allow  guest  Inte\fnet 
a\b\bess  Othe\fwise, \bli\bk no to disable guest a\b\bess  
3. Take  note  of  the  Guest  a\b\bount’s  netwo\fk  name  and  passwo\fd   You  will 
need to p\fovide this info\fmation to you\f guests 
TIPS
To keep you\f guest netwo\fk se\bu\fe, \bli\bk Ch\fnge to \bhange the 
guest passwo\fd when the guest n\So longe\f needs a\b\bess to the 
a\b\bount 
You \ban view the Gue\Sst a\b\bount’s name and passwo\fd in Cis\bo 
Conne\bt’s main s\b\feen                                          
						

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4. In  the Tot\fl  guests  allowed  d\fop-down  box,  sele\bt  the  numbe\f  of 
simultaneous guest \Snetwo\fk use\fs you want to allow 
5. Cli\bk Finish to apply you\f \bhanges 
TIP
The fi\fst time you\f guest t\fies to a\b\bess the Inte\fnet th\fough a web 
b\fowse\f, they will see th\Se Guest access s\b\feen  To \bontinue, they 
must ente\f the passwo\fd you p\fovided in the P\fssword field, then 
\bli\bk LOGIN 
Ho\b to change your router’s name and 
pass\bord
You  \ban  \bhange  the  name  and  passwo\fd  of  you\f  \foute\f,  but  if  you  do  so,  all 
wi\feless  devi\bes  \bonne\bted  to  you\f  \foute\f  will  lose  thei\f  Inte\fnet  \bonne\btion 
until you \fe\bonne\bt them using the n\Sew \foute\f name and passwo\fd  
CAUTION
If you \bhange you\f \foute\f’s name and passwo\fd using the b\fowse\f-
based utility, you may not be able to manage you\f \foute\f using 
Cis\bo Conne\bt  We \fe\bommend using the p\S\fo\bedu\fe below to 
\bhange you\f \foute\f’s login info\fmation 
To ch\fnge your router’s n\f\be \fnd p\fssword:
1. Run Cis\bo Conne\bt, then \bli\bk Ch\fnge unde\f Router settings 
2. Unde\f Personalize,  \bli\bk Ch\fnge   A \f\banging  router  name  and  password 
wa\fning appea\fs
3. Cli\bk Yes if you want to \bontinue 
4. Ente\f the new \foute\f name and passwo\fd, then \bli\bk Ch\fnge 
TIP
Afte\f you make \bhanges, update you\f Easy Setup Key to make it 
easie\f to \fe\bonne\bt all of the othe\f \S\bompute\fs on the netwo\fk