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Port Forwarding and Port Triggering, Using an External Drive - linksys

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Linksys EA-Series Improving Security How do I know if my network is secure 37 Network security following a manual setup 37 How to set up wireless security using Wi‑Fi Protected Setup . . 38 Wi-Fi Protected Setup activity light 38 Connecting a device using the Wi-Fi Protected Setup button 38 How to connect a device using its Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN 39 How to connect a device using the router's Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN 39 How to connect a device manually 39 How to control access to your wireless network 40 How to improve security using the built-in firewall 41 Using an External Drive How to configure storage 43 How to create shared folders 43 How to manage group and user access to shared folders 44 How to create a group 44 How to create a new user 45 How to grant group access to a share 46 How to configure your router's storage for remote access . . . 47 How to configure the FTP server 47 How to share folders and set access rights 48 How to access files remotely 49 How to set up your router as a media server 49 How to connect your UPnP device to the media server 51 Contents Port Forwarding and Port Triggering How to set up port forwarding 52 How to set up port forwarding for a single port 52 How to set up port forwarding for multiple ports 53 How to set up port forwarding for a range of ports 53 How to set up port range triggering for online gaming 54 How to configure your Xbox for online gaming 55 Maintaining and Monitoring How to back up and restore your router configuration 56 How to restore factory defaults 56 How to upgrade the router's firmware 57 How to check the status of your router 58 How to disable the Ethernet port status lights 59 How to test your Internet connection 60 How to configure and use logs 61 Browser-based Utility Menu Structure EA2700 62 EA3500 63 EA4500 64 Specifications Linksys EA2700 65 Linksys EA3500 66 Linksys EA4500 67 ii

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Contents
Linksys EA-Series
Improving Security
How do I know if my network is secure? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Network security following a manual setup. . . . . . . . . . . . .37
How to set up wireless security using Wi-Fi Protected Setup . . 38
Wi-Fi Protected Setup activity light
38
Connecting a device using the Wi-Fi Protected Setup button
38
How to connect a device using its Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN
39
How to connect a device using the router’s Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN
39
How to connect a device manually
39
How to control access to your wireless network . . . . . . . . . . 40
How to improve security using the built-in firewall
41
Using an External Drive
How to configure storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
How to create shared folders
43
How to manage group and user access to shared folders
44
How to create a group
44
How to create a new user
45
How to grant group access to a share
46
How to configure your router’s storage for remote access. . . .47
How to configure the FTP server
47
How to share folders and set access rights
48
How to access files remotely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
How to set up your router as a media server . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
How to connect your UPnP device to the media server
51
Port Forwarding and Port Triggering
How to set up port forwarding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
How to set up port forwarding for a single port
52
How to set up port forwarding for multiple ports
53
How to set up port forwarding for a range of ports
53
How to set up port range triggering for online gaming . . . . . 54
How to configure your Xbox for online gaming . . . . . . . . . . 55
Maintaining and Monitoring
How to back up and restore your router configuration. . . . . .56
How to restore factory defaults
56
How to upgrade the router’s firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
How to check the status of your router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
How to disable the Ethernet port status lights
59
How to test your Internet connection
60
How to configure and use logs
61
Browser-based Utility Menu Structure
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Specifications
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