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21 Setting Up: Advan\bedLinksys E-Se\fies 21 Ho\b to open the bro\bser-based utility To a\b\bess some advan\bed settings, you need to open the b\fowse\f-based utility To open the browser-b\fsed utility: 1. Run Cis\bo Conne\bt, \bli\bk Ch\fnge unde\f Router settings, \bli\bk Adv\fnced settings, then \bli\bk OK – o\f – Open a web b\fowse\f on a \bompute\f \bonne\bted to you\f netwo\fk, then go to 192.168.1.1 The \foute\f p\fompts you fo\f a use\f name and pa\Ssswo\fd 2. Ente\f the use\f name and passwo\fd, then \bli\bk OK The utility’s main menu opens TIP If you set up you\f \foute\f without using Ci\Ss\bo Conne\bt, you\f \foute\f’s default passwo\fd is \fd\bin (You \ban leave the use\f name blan\Sk ) Ho\b to manually set up y\sour router Although \funning Cis\bo Conne\bt is the easiest way to set up and maintain you\f \foute\f, advan\bed use\fs may want to manually \bonfigu\fe thei\f \foute\f Be \ba\feful when \bhanging settings using\S this method To \b\fnu\flly set up your router: 1. If you have sta\fted the Cis\bo Conne\bt setup, exit Cis\bo Conne\bt 2. Conne\bt you\f \foute\f’s powe\f adapte\f to a powe\f outlet 3. Conne\bt an Ethe\fnet \bable to the \bompute\f and to an available numbe\fed Ethernet (blue) po\ft on the ba\bk of you\f \foute\f Setting Up: Advan\bed
22 Setting Up: Advan\bedLinksys E-Se\fies 4. Open a web b\fowse\f on the \bompute\f and open the add\fess 192.168.1.1 A login window appea\fs 5. Ente\f the default passwo\fd (\fd\bin) (You \ban leave the use\f name blank ) The b\fowse\f-based utility opens to the main menu 6. Afte\f you finish \bhanging settings, \bli\bk S\fve Settings at the bottom of the s\b\feen 7. To exit the b\fowse\f-based utility, \blose the web b\fowse\f window TIP Fo\f field des\b\fiptions, \bli\bk Help in the \fight side of the s\b\feen Ho\b to manually set up y\sour Internet connection In most \bases, Cis\bo Conne\bt automati\bally sets up you\f Inte\fnet \bonne\btion (see “How to sta\ft Cis\bo Conne\bt” on page 11) Fo\f some ISPs (Inte\fnet Se\fvi\be P\fovide\fs), espe\bially those outside of the United States, you may need to manually \bonfigu\fe you\f \foute\f’s Inte\fnet \bonne\btion You\f \foute\f suppo\fts six types of Inte\fnet \bonne\btions To \b\fnu\flly configure your router’s Internet connection: Setup > Basic Setup 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 Setup tab, then \bli\bk the B\fsic Setup page 3. In the Internet Connection Type d\fop-down list, \bli\bk the type of Inte\fnet \bonne\btion p\fovided by you\f ISP TIP Fo\f field des\b\fiptions, \bli\bk Help on the \fight side of the s\b\feen 4. Complete the fields \fequi\fed by you\f ISP 5. Complete the Optional Settings only if \fequi\fed by you\f ISP 6. Cli\bk S\fve Settings at the bottom of the page Ho\b to get the most out \sof your dual- band router For E2500, E3200, E\ 4200 I bought \f du\fl b\fnd router, but I’\b not sure th\ft I’\b getting the \bost out of it. Wh\ft should I check? Of the many \feasons fo\f owning a dual-band \foute\f, the most \bommon is to ensu\fe available bandwidth fo\f st\feaming high- definition video At the same time, owne\fs want to make su\fe that thei\f video st\feams won’t be inte\f\fupted by othe\f wi\feless netwo\fk t\faffi\b To get the most out of you\f dual-band \foute\f, you \ban: •Upg\fade you\f wi\feless \blients •Split you\f t\faffi\b
23 Setting Up: Advan\bedLinksys E-Se\fies Upgrade your wireless clients If you have netwo\fk adapte\fs that suppo\ft only lega\by wi\feless netwo\fk standa\fds su\bh as 802 11b, you should \bonside\f upg\fading them with Wi\feless-N (802 11n) netwo\fk adapte\fs Wi\feless-B (802 11b) devi\bes \ban slow you\f enti\fe wi\feless netwo\fk Fo\f the best pe\ffo\fman\be, all of you\f wi\feless devi\bes should suppo\ft Wi\feless-N You \ban then sele\bt Wireless-N Only as you\f Netwo\fk Mode below NOTE If you sele\bt Wireless-N Only, you may need to tempo\fa\fily \bhange you\f netwo\fk settings to Mixed to p\fovide a\b\bess to guests without Wi\feless-N netwo\fking Split your traffic The best way to imp\fove you\f multimedia wi\feless pe\ffo\fman\be is to split you\f wi\feless t\faffi\b between you\f \foute\f’s two bands (\fanges of \fadio f\fequen\bies) You\f \foute\f suppo\fts the 2 4 GHz band and the 5 GHz band, and handles the two bands as two sepa\fate wi\feless netwo\fks to help manage the t\S\faffi\b The most \bommon way to split wi\feless t\faffi\b is to use the 2 4 GHz band fo\f basi\b Inte\fnet tasks su\bh as web b\fowsing, email, and downloads, and use the 5 0 GHz band fo\f st\feaming multimedia The\fe a\fe seve\fal \feasons fo\f this app\foa\bh: •Although the 2 4 GHz band may be mo\fe \b\fowded with wi\feless t\faffi\b f\fom you\f neighbo\fs, it’s fine fo\f basi\b Inte\fnet t\faffi\b that is not time- sensitive (su\bh as e-mail) •Even though you a\fe \bonne\bted to you\f own wi\feless netwo\fk, you a\fe still sha\fing “ai\f time” with nea\fby netwo\fks •The 5 GHz band is mu\bh less \b\fowded than the 2 4 GHz band, so it’s ideal fo\f st\feaming multimedia •The 5 GHz band has mo\fe available \bhannels, so it is mo\fe likely that you will have you\f own, inte\ffe\fen\be-f\fee \bhannel fo\f you\f wi\feless netwo\fk By default, you\f dual-band \foute\f uses the same netwo\fk name on both the 2 4 GHz band and the 5 GHz band If you a\fe \bonne\bting to you\f \foute\f with a \bompute\f that has a dual-band wi\feless netwo\fk adapte\f, you might not be able to dete\fmine whi\bh band you’\fe using The easiest way to segment you\f t\faffi\b is to \fename one of you\f wi\feless netwo\fks With a sepa\fate, des\b\fiptive name, it will be easy t\So \bonne\bt to the \fight netwo\fk To reconfigure your wireless network: 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. Cli\bk M\fnu\fl This enables you to make \bhanges to all of the fields below \f. Network Mode—You\f \bhoi\be depends upon the \blients that will \bonne\bt to you\f netwo\fk If all of you\f devi\bes a\fe Wi\feless-N \bapable, you \ban sele\bt Wi\feless-N Only fo\f eithe\f o\f both ba\Snds On the 5 GHz band, you \ban sele\bt: •Mixed (default), whi\bh a\b\bepts \bonne\btions f\fom 802 11a o\f 802 11n \blients •Wireless-A Only (802 11a only) •Wireless-N Only (802 11n only) •Dis\fbled, whi\bh disables th\Se 5 0 GHz band on this \foute\f On the 2 4 GHz band, you \ban sele\bt: •Mixed •Wireless-B/G Only •Wireless-B only •Wireless-G Only •Wireless-N Only •Dis\fbled
24 Setting Up: Advan\bedLinksys E-Se\fies b. Network N\f\be (SSID) – P\fovide a unique SSID fo\f you\f 5 GHz wi\feless netwo\fk The name must not ex\beed 32 keyboa\fd \bha\fa\bte\fs In the example above, the 5 GHz wi\feless netwo\fk was \fenamed BronzeEagle5GHz c. Ch\fnnel Width – We \fe\bommend that you keep the default (Auto) settings In Auto mode, the \foute\f and the netwo\fk \blients automati\bally swit\bh to the 40 MHz mode if: •You\f wi\feless \blients suppo\ft the 40 MHz mode (sometimes \balled Bonded mode) in whi\bh two 20 MHz \bhannels a\fe bonded togethe\f fo\f bette\f pe\ffo\fman\be •The\fe is no adja\bent inte\ffe\fen\be With mo\fe available \bhannels and less \bhan\be of inte\ffe\fen\be on the 5 GHz band, you have the option to fo\f\be the 40MHz mode On the 5GHz band, you \ban sele\bt: •Auto (20 MHz or 40 Mh\Bz) •20 MHz Only •40 MHz Only On the 2 4 GHz band, you \ban sele\bt: •Auto (20 MHz or 40Mhz\B) •20 MHz Only d. Ch\fnnel – Choose the ope\fating \bhannel fo\f ea\bh band You\f \foute\f will automati\bally sele\bt the \bhannel with the least amount of inte\ffe\fen\be if you leave the default Auto o\f Auto (DFS) setting We \fe\bommend keeping the\S default settings f\So\f both bands e. SSID Bro\fdc\fst – When wi\feless \blients look fo\f wi\feless netwo\fks to \bonne\bt to, they dete\bt the SSID (wi\feless netwo\fk name) b\foad\bast by the \foute\f To b\foad\bast you\f \foute\f’s SSID, keep the default setting (Enabled) If you do not want to b\foad\bast the \foute\f’s SSID, sele\bt Dis\fbled We \fe\bommend keeping the default setting (En\fbled) fo\f both bands 4. To apply you\f \bhanges, \bli\bk S\fve Settings at the bottom of the s\b\feen Ho\b to set up the DHCP s\server on your router You\f \foute\f \ban be used as a DH\fP (Dynami\b Host Configu\fation P\foto\bol) se\fve\f to automati\bally assign an IP add\fess to ea\bh \bompute\f o\f devi\be on you\f netwo\fk The DHCP se\fve\f is enabled by default If you al\feady have a DHCP se\fve\f on you\f netwo\fk, o\f if you do not want to use you\f \foute\f as a DHCP se\fve\f, you should disable t\Shis setting To configure your router’s DHCP server settings: Setup > Basic Setup > DH\fP Server 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 Setup tab, then \bli\bk the B\fsic Setup page 3. Review the DH\fP Server Setting fields (in the middle of the s\b\feen) You \ban: •Enable o\f disable th\Se DHCP se\fve\f •Change the sta\fting add\fess fo\f the DHCP se\fve\f •Change the numbe\f o\Sf use\fs (253 maximu\Sm) 4. If you \bhange any of the settings, \bli\bk S\fve Settings at the bottom of the page TIP Fo\f field des\b\fiptions, \bli\bk Help on the \fight side of the s\b\feen
25 Setting Up: Advan\bedLinksys E-Se\fies Ho\b to set up DHCP reservation Why would I use it? DH\fP reservation allows you to assign a unique, fixed IP add\fess to a spe\bifi\b devi\be on you\f netwo\fk Assigning a fixed IP add\fess is a good way to manage devi\bes su\bh as p\fint se\fve\fs, web \bame\fas, netwo\fk p\finte\fs, and game \bonsoles A fixed IP add\fess is also \fe\bommended if you want to use po\ft fo\fwa\fding fo\f devi\bes that need to \fe\beive inbound t\faffi\b f\fom the Inte\fnet (“How to set up po\ft fo\fwa\fding” on page 50) To configure DHCP reserv\ftion: Setup > Basic Setup > DH\fP Reservation 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 Setup tab, then \bli\bk the B\fsic Setup page 3. Cli\bk DHCP Reserv\ftion (in the middle of \Sthe s\b\feen) 4. Cli\bk Select next to the \blient you want to \b\feate a DHCP \fese\fvation fo\f 5. Cli\bk Add Clients The \blient you sele\bted is added to the \flients Already Reserved table You \ban also manually ente\f a \blient name, IP add\fess, and MAC add\fess of a devi\be to \b\feate a DHCP \fese\fvation 6. Cli\bk S\fve Settings TIP Fo\f field des\b\fiptions, \bli\bk Help on the \fight side of the s\b\feen Ho\b to find your net\bork on the Internet Why would I need to find \by network on the Internet? If you want to \femotely a\b\bess a USB d\five atta\bhed to you\f \foute\f o\f view a web \bame\fa, you need to find you\f netwo\fk on the Inte\fnet Wo\fking with seve\fal DDNS se\fvi\be p\fovide\fs, you\f \foute\f’s DDNS featu\fe lets you \bonfigu\fe a domain name fo\f you\f netwo\fk, whi\bh you \ban then use to easily find you\f netwo\fk on the Inte\fnet If you\f ISP \bhanges you\f netwo\fk’s IP add\fess, the DDNS se\fvi\be p\fovide\fs dete\bt the add\fess \bhange and \bontinue to \foute you\f domain name to that add\fess TIP Befo\fe you \bonfigu\fe DDNS on you\f \foute\f, you must sign up fo\f DDNS se\fvi\be f\fom a DDNS se\fvi\be p\fovide\f that’s suppo\fted by you\f \foute\f To set up DDNS: Setup > DDNS 1. Sign up fo\f DDNS se\fvi\be at eithe\f www.dyndns.org o\f www.tzo.co\b 2. Log into the b\fowse\f-based utility (see “How to open the b\fowse\f-based utility” on page 21) 3. Cli\bk the Setup tab, then \bli\bk the DDNS page 4. In the DDNS Service d\fop-down list, \bli\bk you\f DDNS se\fvi\be p\fovide\f The examples below a\fe based on TZO \bom The settings used by DynDNS o\fg a\fe slightly diffe\fent
26 Setting Up: Advan\bedLinksys E-Se\fies 5. Complete the fields with info\fmation p\fovided by you\f DDNS p\fovide\f, then \bli\bk S\fve Settings The Status field tells you what a\btions have been taken In this example, the domain name \fegiste\fed with TZO \bom is BronzeEagle953.linksysnet\S.com If an Inte\fnet \bame\fa had been \bonfigu\fed (see “How to set up po\ft fo\fwa\fding fo\f a single po\ft” on page 50), you \bould a\b\bess the \bame\fa by typing the domain name into the add\fess ba\f of you\f web b\fowse\f followed by the po\ft numbe\f used fo\f the devi\be Fo\f example, if the \bame\fa in the above example used po\ft 1024, the URL would be: BronzeE\fgle953.linksysnet.co\b:1024 Ho\b to clone a MAC address On any home netwo\fk, ea\bh netwo\fk devi\be has a unique MA\f (Media A\b\bess Cont\fol) add\fess Some ISPs \fegiste\f the MAC add\fess of the devi\be (usually a \foute\f o\f a \bompute\f) \bonne\bted di\fe\btly to the modem If you\f \bompute\f’s MAC add\fess is \fegiste\fed with you\f ISP and you do not want to \fe-\fegiste\f the MAC add\fess, then you \ban clone the add\fess (assign the \fegiste\fed MAC add\fess of you\f p\fevious devi\be to you\f new \foute\f) If you want to use the MAC add\fess f\fom an old \foute\f that you a\fe \fepla\bing with you\f new \foute\f, you should fi\fst dete\fmine the MAC add\fess of you\f old \foute\f, then manually ente\f it into you\f new \foute\f NOTE Fo\f many ISPs that p\fovide dynami\b IP add\fesses automati\bally, the sto\fed MAC add\fess in the modem i\Ss \feset ea\bh time you \feset the modem If you a\fe installing this \f\Soute\f fo\f the fi\fst time, \feset you\f modem befo\fe \bonne\bting the \foute\f to you\f modem To \feset you\f modem, dis\bonne\bt powe\f fo\f about one minute, then \fe\bonne\bt powe\f To clone \f MAC \fddress fro\b your co\bputer: Setup > MA\f Address \flone 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 Setup tab, then \bli\bk the MAC Address Clone page 3. Cli\bk En\fbled 4. Cli\bk eithe\f Clone My PC’s MAC o\f ente\f the 12-digit MAC add\fess of you\f old \foute\f 5. Cli\bk S\fve Settings
27 Setting Up: Advan\bedLinksys E-Se\fies Ho\b to connect to your corporate office using a VPN Wh\ft is \f VPN, \fnd do I need to ch\fnge \by router settings? A VPN (Vi\ftual P\fivate Netwo\fk) is a netwo\fk that uses a publi\b netwo\fk, su\bh as the Inte\fnet, to p\fovide se\bu\fe \bommuni\bations between a \femote \bompute\f and anothe\f netwo\fk Co\fpo\fations often p\fovide VPN a\b\bess to thei\f netwo\fks to enable employees to wo\fk f\fom \femote offi\bes o\f while t\faveling Most \bo\fpo\fate VPNs use the Inte\fnet to p\fovide \bonne\btivity between \femote employees and the \bo\fpo\fate netwo\fk Fo\f a typi\bal VPN, the \bo\fpo\fation installs a VPN gateway on thei\f \bo\fpo\fate netwo\fk Employees autho\fized to wo\fk \femotely \bonne\bt to the VPN gateway th\fough the Inte\fnet using VPN softwa\fe and se\bu\fity methods p\fovided by thei\f employe\fs Robust se\bu\fity and authenti\bation s\bhemes ensu\fe a se\bu\fe \bonne\btion and a\b\bess by only autho\fized use\fs The default VPN settings in you\f \foute\f have been \bonfigu\fed to pass th\fough (allow) the most \bommon types of VPN p\foto\bols, so usually no \bhanges a\fe needed To ch\fnge your VPN p\fssthrough settings: Security > VPN Passt\broug\b 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 Security tab, then \bli\bk the VPN P\fssthrough page 3. Sele\bt ea\bh setting that you want to \bhange TIP Fo\f b\fief des\b\fiptions of the VPN passth\fough field setting\Ss, \bli\bk Help in the \fight side of the s\b\feen Mo\fe \bomplete des\b\fiptions a\fe p\fovided below •IPSec P\fssthrough – IPSec (Inte\fnet P\foto\bol Se\bu\fity) is a suite of p\foto\bols used to implement se\bu\fe ex\bhange of pa\bkets at the IP laye\f The VPN \blients on the lo\bal netwo\fk \ban establish an IPSe\b VPN tunnel th\fough the \foute\f This option is enabl\Sed by default •PPTP P\fssthrough – PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling P\foto\bol) allows the PPP (Point-to-Point P\foto\bol) to be tunneled th\fough an IP netwo\fk The VPN \blients on the lo\bal netwo\fk \ban establish a PPTP VPN tunnel th\fough the \foute\f This option is enabl\Sed by default •L2TP P\fssthrough – L2TP (Laye\f 2 Tunneling P\foto\bol) enables point- to-point sessions using the Inte\fnet on the Laye\f 2 level The VPN \blients on the lo\bal netwo\fk \ban establish an L2TP VPN tunnel th\fough the \foute\f This option is enabl\Sed by default 4. Cli\bk S\fve Settings to save you\f \bhanges Ho\b to optimize your router for gaming and voice How does \by router prioritize tr\fffic to the Internet? You\f \foute\f has QoS (Quality of Se\fvi\be) settings that \ban p\fio\fitize t\faffi\b f\fom you\f netwo\fk out to the Inte\fnet Pe\ffo\fman\be fo\f demanding, \feal-time appli\bations, su\bh as online gaming, VoIP \balls, video st\feaming, and video\bonfe\fen\bing, \ban be imp\foved by \bonfigu\fing Inte\fnet a\b\bess p\fio\fities QoS is applied only to t\faffi\b that is uploaded to the Inte\fnet The \foute\f \bannot \bont\fol the quality of the t\faffi\b afte\f it \fea\bhes the Inte\fnet TIP Fo\f mo\fe info\fmation on optimizing\S you\f \foute\f fo\f online gaming, see “Po\ft Fo\fwa\fding and Po\ft T\figge\fing” on page 50
28 Setting Up: Advan\bedLinksys E-Se\fies To configure QOS: Applications & Gaming > QoS 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 Applic\ftions & G\f\bing tab, then \bli\bk the QoS page TIP Fo\f field des\b\fiptions, \bli\bk Help on the \fight side of the s\b\feen 3. To help manage t\faffi\b p\fio\fity with devi\bes that suppo\ft WMM, sele\bt En\fbled unde\f WMM Support Othe\fwise, sele\bt Dis\fbled TIP WMM (Wi-Fi MultiMedia) Suppo\ft is a wi\feless QoS featu\fe based on the IEEE 802 11e standa\fd WMM imp\foves quality fo\f audio, video, and voi\be appli\bations by p\fio\fitizing wi\feless t\faffi\b This featu\fe \fequi\fes that the wi\feless \blient devi\bes in you\f netwo\fk also suppo\ft WMM 4. To have the \foute\f \fe-send data if an e\f\fo\f o\b\bu\fs, sele\bt Dis\fbled unde\f No Acknowledgement Othe\fwise, sele\bt En\fbled 5. To set a\b\bess p\fio\fities fo\f a spe\bifi\b devi\be o\f appli\bation, sele\bt En\fbled next to Internet Access Priority 6. In the C\ftegory d\fop-down list, sele\bt the type of item you want to set a p\fio\fity fo\f A list of installe\Sd items fitting that des\b\fiption appea\fs TIP Do not set all p\fio\fities to High, be\bause all items will have the same p\fio\fity, and it would be easie\f to disable Inte\fnet A\b\bess P\fio\fity fo\f the same \fesult •Applic\ftions and Online G\f\bes—Let you assign a p\fio\fity fo\f an appli\bation o\f online game\S \f) Sele\bt the appli\bation o\f online game that you want to add f\fom the d\fop-down list, then sele\S\bt the p\fio\fity b) Cli\bk Apply, then \bli\bk S\fve Settings TIP If you want to add a new appli\bation o\f game, you need to know its po\ft and p\foto\bol info\fmation (see the appli\S\bation o\f game’s do\bumentation fo\f help) •MAC Address and Voice Device—Let you p\fio\fitize netwo\fk t\faffi\b based on the devi\be that is a\b\bessing the netwo\fk Fo\f example, if you want you\f gaming \bonsole to have highe\f p\fio\fity than you\f \bompute\f fo\f a\b\bessing the Inte\fnet, you \ban assign a highe\f p\fio\fity to you\f game \bonsole using its MAC add\fess We \fe\bommend giving any voi\be devi\bes a high p\fio\fity \f) Sele\bt MAC Address o\f Voice Device f\fom the d\fop-down list, then ente\f the name of the \Sdevi\be you want to add b) Ente\f the devi\be’s 12-digit MAC add\fess, then sele\bt the p\fio\fity c) Cli\bk Apply, then \bli\bk S\fve Settings TIP You \ban often find a devi\be’s 12-digit MAC add\fess on the bottom of the devi\be O\f, if the devi\be is \bonne\bted to you\f netwo\fk and tu\fned on, you \ban \bli\bk the Ad\binistr\ftion tab in the \foute\f’s b\fowse\f-based utility, \bli\bk the Loc\fl Network page, then \bli\bk DHCP Client T\fble
29 Setting Up: Advan\bedLinksys E-Se\fies 7. Configu\fe Upstre\f\b B\fndwidth •To allow the \foute\f to dete\bt the maximum, sele\bt Auto (default) Auto sets speeds in mul\Stiples of 512 Kbps •To spe\bify the maximum, sele\bt M\fnu\fl, then sele\bt the bandwidth you want it to use CAUTION If you spe\bify a maximum\S bandwidth that is too high, the \foute\f \bannot apply p\fio\fities \bo\f\fe\btly, and QoS p\foblems may \fesult 8. When you a\fe done setting p\fio\fities, \bli\bk S\fve Settings Ho\b to remotely change your router settings Why would I w\fnt to re\botely ch\fnge \by router settings? The\fe may be times when you want to \bhange pa\fental \bont\fol settings, o\f \bhange settings fo\f \femote file a\b\bess, while you a\fe away f\fom home To set up re\bote \fccess: Administration > Management\S 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 Ad\binistr\ftion tab, then \bli\bk the M\fn\fge\bent page and lo\bate the Remote Management Access settings in the middle of the s\b\feen 3. Fo\f Remote Management, sele\bt En\fbled 4. Fo\f Access via, sele\bt HTTP (default) o\f sele\bt HTTPS to use SSL (Se\bu\fe So\bket Laye\f) to en\b\fypt data t\fansmitted fo\f highe\f se\bu\fity 5. To be able to upg\fade you\f \foute\f’s fi\fmwa\fe \femotely, sele\bt En\fbled next to Remote Upgrade 6. To allow \femote a\b\bess f\fom anywhe\fe on the Inte\fnet, sele\bt Any IP Address (default) next to Allowed Remote IP Address Othe\fwise, ente\f a \fange of allowed IP add\fesses 7. Fo\f Remote Management Port, keep the setting of 8080 (default) unless you al\feady have a devi\be on you\f netwo\fk that uses po\ft 8080 (su\bh as a web \bame\fa) 8. Cli\bk S\fve Settings at the bottom of the s\b\feen to a\b\bept you\f \bhanges 9. Cli\bk the Ad\binistr\ftion tab, then \bli\bk the M\fn\fge\bent page and take note of the Internet IP Address and the Remote Management Port settings You will use this i\Snfo\fmation to a\b\bess you\f \foute\f \femotely To \fccess your router re\botely: 1. Open a web b\fowse\f and ente\f the Inte\fnet add\fess of you\f \foute\f, then p\fess Enter •If you sele\bted HTTP fo\f you\f Access via setting, ente\f http:// then the IP add\fess – OR – •If you sele\bted HTTPS fo\f you\f Access via setting above, ente\f https:// then the IP add\fess 2. Add a \bolon (:), then the Remote Management Port numbe\f Example: https://69.192.16.1\B70:8080 TIP If you enabled the Dynami\b Domain Name Se\fvi\be (see “How to find you\f netwo\fk on the Inte\fnet” on page 25), you \bould type in you\f domain name in p\Sla\be of you\f \foute\f’s Inte\fnet IP add\fess Fo\f example: https://BronzeE\fgle953.linksysnet.co\b:8080 You a\fe p\fompted fo\f a use\f name and the passwo\fd Use the same login info\fmation that you use to a\b\bess you\f \foute\f at home Afte\f you have logged into you\f \foute\f’s b\fowse\f-based utility \femotely, you \ban \bhange any \foute\f setting, just as you would no\fmally f\fom you\f lo\bal netwo\fk
30 Setting Up: Advan\bedLinksys E-Se\fies Ho\b to enable Voice over IP on your net\bork Do I need to configure Voice over IP? VoIP (Voi\be ove\f Inte\fnet P\foto\bol) is a te\bhnology fo\f using the Inte\fnet as an inte\ffa\be fo\f telephone \bommuni\bations To use VoIP, you need to get an a\b\bount with a VoIP se\fvi\be p\fovide\f The VoIP se\fvi\be p\fovide\f typi\bally p\fovides you with a telephone adapte\f (TA) that \bonne\bts to you\f netwo\fk If you do not use you\f netwo\fk to make phone \balls, you don’t need to \bhange the default\S settings The SIP (Session Initiation P\foto\bol) ALG (Appli\bation Laye\f Gateway) featu\fe allows SIP pa\bkets, used by some VOIP se\fvi\be p\fovide\fs, to t\fave\fse (go th\fough) you\f \foute\f’s fi\fewall To configure the router for VoIP: Administration > Management\S 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 Ad\binistr\ftion tab, then \bli\bk the M\fn\fge\bent page 3. If you\f VoIP se\fvi\be uses SIP, sele\bt En\fbled next to SIP ALG – OR – If you\f VoIP se\fvi\be uses othe\f NAT t\fave\fsal solutions su\bh as STUN (Session T\fave\fsal Utilities fo\f NAT ), TURN (T\fave\fsal Using Relay NAT ), o\f I\fE (Inte\fa\btive Conne\btivity Establishment), sele\bt Dis\fbled (default) NOTE You may need to \bonta\bt you\f VoIP se\fvi\be p\fovide\f to dete\fmine the type of NAT t\fave\fsal \bonfigu\fation they use Ho\b to configure UPnP Wh\ft is UPnP? UPnP (Unive\fsal Plug and Play) allows devi\bes \bonne\bted to a netwo\fk to dis\bove\f ea\bh othe\f and automati\bally \b\feate wo\fking \bonfigu\fations Examples of UPnP-\bapable devi\bes in\blude web \bame\fas, online gaming appli\S\bations, and VoIP devi\bes UPnP is enabled by default To configure UPnP: Administration > Management\S 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 Ad\binistr\ftion tab, then \bli\bk the M\fn\fge\bent page 3. To use UPnP, sele\bt En\fbled (default) next to UPnP Othe\fwise, sele\bt Dis\fbled 4. To allow \bhanging \foute\f settings while using UPnP, sele\bt En\fbled (default) next to Allow Users to \fonfigure Othe\fwise, sele\bt Dis\fbled 5. To p\fevent lo\bal netwo\fk use\fs f\fom disabling you\f Inte\fnet \bonne\btion th\fough UPnP, sele\bt Dis\fbled (default) next to Allow Users to Disable Internet Access Othe\fwise, sele\bt En\fbled Ho\b to use a router as an access point How c\fn I use \by old router \fs \fn \fccess point? If you have a la\fge a\fea to \bove\f with you\f wi\feless signal, o\f if pa\ft of you\f home has weak signals due to inte\ffe\fen\be, you \ban use you\f old \foute\f to extend the \fange of you\f wi\feless netwo\fk This is a \bomplex p\fo\bess, so this p\fo\bedu\fe assumes that you have some netwo\fking knowledge TIP Che\bk the do\bumentation fo\f you\f old \foute\f Some b\fands of \foute\fs in\blude eithe\f a\S swit\bh on the outside o\Sf the \base o\f a softwa\fe option to \bonve\ft it to an a\b\bess point If eithe\f of these options is available, follow you\f old \foute\f’s inst\fu\btions to \bonve\ft it to an a\b\bess point