Cisco E4200V2 User Manual - Page 9

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Linksys E-Series E4200 Contents Product overview E4200 7 Package contents 7 Features 7 Top view 8 Back view 8 Setting Up: Basics How to create a home network 10 What is a network? 10 How to set up a home network 10 Where to find more help 10 How to set up your router 10 How to start Cisco Connect 11 How to improve your wireless connection speed 12 How to test your Internet connection speed 12 How to connect devices to your network 13 How to connect a computer to your network 13 How to connect a printer 15 How to connect other devices 15 How to set up parental controls 17 How to access parental controls 17 How to select the computers to have parental controls 18 How to set parental controls 19 How to set up guest access to your network 19 How to change your router's name and password 21 E4200 Contents Setting Up: Advanced How to open the browser-based utility 22 How to manually set up your router 22 How to manually set up your Internet connection 23 How to get the most out of your dual-band router 24 How to set up the DHCP server on your router 26 How to set up DHCP reservation 26 How to find your network on the Internet 27 How to clone a MAC address 28 How to connect to your corporate office using a VPN 28 How to optimize your router for gaming and voice 29 How to remotely change your router settings 30 How to enable Voice over IP on your network 31 How to configure UPnP 32 How to use a router as an access point 32 How to put your new router behind an existing router 34 To add your router to an existing router or gateway 34 To share an Internet connection 34 To extend your network 36 How to expose a device to the Internet 36 Improving Security How do I know if my network is secure 38 Network security following a manual setup 38 vii

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E4200 Contents
Linksys E-Series
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Product overview
E4200° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° °7
Package contents
7
Features
7
Top view
8
Back view
8
Setting Up: Basics
How to create a home network° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° °10
What is a network?
10
How to set up a home network
10
Where to find more help° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° °10
How to set up your router ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° 10
How to start Cisco Connect
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How to improve your wireless connection speed ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° 12
How to test your Internet connection speed ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° 12
How to connect devices to your network ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° 13
How to connect a computer to your network
13
How to connect a printer
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How to connect other devices
15
How to set up parental controls ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° 17
How to access parental controls
17
How to select the computers to have parental controls
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How to set parental controls
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How to set up guest access to your network ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° 19
How to change your router’s name and password° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° °21
Setting Up: Advanced
How to open the browser-based utility ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° °22
How to manually set up your router° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° °22
How to manually set up your Internet connection
23
How to get the most out of your dual-band router ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° 24
How to set up the DHCP server on your router° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° °26
How to set up DHCP reservation
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How to find your network on the Internet° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° °27
How to clone a MAC address ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° 28
How to connect to your corporate office using a VPN ° ° ° ° ° ° 28
How to optimize your router for gaming and voice ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° 29
How to remotely change your router settings ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° 30
How to enable Voice over IP on your network ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° 31
How to configure UPnP ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° 32
How to use a router as an access point° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° °32
How to put your new router behind an existing router° ° ° ° ° °34
To add your router to an existing router or gateway
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To share an Internet connection
34
To extend your network
36
How to expose a device to the Internet ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° 36
Improving Security
How do I know if my network is secure? ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° 38
Network security following a manual setup° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° °38
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