Cisco EA2700 - Manual

2 Product overview Linksys EA-Series Back view Ethernet ports Wi-Fi Protected Setup button Internet port Power port Power indicator • Ethernet ports —Connect Ethernet cables (also called network cables) to these Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) ports, color coded blue, and to wired Ethernet network de...

4 Product overview Linksys EA-Series Parental controls Limit access time and websites with parental controls. IPv6 enabled Supports the latest Internet protocol technology to future-proof your network. Back view Ethernet ports Wi-Fi Protected Setup button Internet port Power port Power indicator USB...

7 Product overview Linksys EA-Series IPv6 enabled Supports the latest Internet protocol technology to future-proof your network. Easy to manage Cisco Connect software helps you customize your settings and quickly add multiple devices to your network: Separate guest network Create a separate, passwor...

9 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series 9 How to create a home network For ALL What is a network? A network is any group of devices that can communicate with each other. A home network can also include Internet access, which requires a router like this one. A typical home network may include multiple...

10 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series How to start Cisco Connect When you run the setup CD, Cisco Connect (your router’s setup software) is automatically installed onto your computer. You can then use Cisco Connect to easily manage your router. To install Cisco Connect on another computer after yo...

11 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series How to improve your wireless connection speed For ALL Follow these tips to improve your network’s wireless connection speed: • Make sure that your router is in a good location: • For the widest coverage area, install your router near the center of your home, a...

12 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series How to connect devices to your network For ALL How to connect a computer to your network You can connect a computer to your network using an Easy Setup Key (the easiest way) or manually. How to connect a computer using an Easy Setup Key To use an Easy Setup Ke...

13 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series To use your Easy Setup Key to connect a computer to your network:1. Run Cisco Connect, then click Add device under Computers and devices. The Computers and other devices screen opens. 2. Click Computer . 3. Select Yes, I have an Easy Setup Key , then click Nex...

14 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series How to connect a printer When you install a printer that requires a cable, you can: • Follow the printer’s instructions for setting it up, then follow your computer’s operating system instructions to share the printer with your network. TIP Setting up your pri...

15 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series Because of the wide variety of devices and methods of connecting, you must manually enter network information into the devices for a successful network connection. To manually connect a device to your network:1. Run Cisco Connect, then click Add device under C...

16 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series How to access parental controls The first time you try to access parental controls, you are asked to set a password. To access parental controls for the first time:1. Run Cisco Connect, then click Change under Parental controls . The Parental controls password...

19 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series 4. In the Total guests allowed drop-down box, select the number of simultaneous guest network users you want to allow. 5. Click Finish to apply your changes. TIP The first time your guest tries to access the Internet through a web browser, they will see the Gu...

20 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series 20 How to open the browser-based utility For ALL To access some advanced settings, you need to open the browser-based utility. CAUTIoN If you change settings in the browser-based utility, you might not be able to run Cisco Connect later. To open the browser-...

21 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series How to manually set up your router For ALL Although running Cisco Connect is the easiest way to set up and maintain your router, advanced users may want to manually configure their router. Be careful when changing settings using this method. To manually set ...

22 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series IPv6 Internet connection settings For ALL IPv6 is a new IP protocol that uses simplified packet headers and requires IPSec. It also has improved support for mobile IP and computing devices. If your router model supports IPv6, an IPv6 Setup page is available ...

23 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series Split your traffic The best way to improve your multimedia wireless performance is to split your wireless traffic between your router’s two bands (ranges of radio frequencies). Your router supports the 2.4 GHz band and the 5 GHz band, and handles the two ban...

24 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series • Your wireless clients support the 40 MHz mode (sometimes called Bonded mode) in which two 20 MHz channels are bonded together for better performance. • There is no adjacent interference. With more available channels and less chance of interference on the 5...

25 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series How to set up DHCP reservation Why would I use it? DHCP reservation allows you to assign a unique, fixed IP address to a specific device on your network. Assigning a fixed IP address is a good way to manage devices such as print servers, web cameras, network...

26 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series 5. Complete the fields with information provided by your DDNS provider, then click Save Settings . The Status field tells you what actions have been taken. In this example, the domain name registered with TZO.com is BronzeEagle953.linksysnet.com . If an Inte...

27 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series How to connect to your corporate office using a VPN For ALL What is a VPN, and do I need to change my router settings? A VPN (Virtual Private Network) is a network that uses a public network, such as the Internet, to provide secure communications between a r...

29 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series 7. Configure Upstream Bandwidth . • To allow the router to detect the maximum, select Auto (default). Auto sets speeds in multiples of 512 Kbps. • To specify the maximum, select Manual , then select the bandwidth you want it to use. CAUTIoN If you specify a ...

30 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series How to enable Voice over IP on your network For ALL Do I need to configure Voice over IP? VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) is a technology for using the Internet as an interface for telephone communications. To use VoIP, you need to get an account with a ...

31 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series How to use a router as an access point How can I use this new router as an access point? If you have a large area to cover with your wireless signal, or if part of your home has weak signals due to interference, you can use this router to extend the range of...

32 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series 2. Open the setup page for the local network (LAN). 3. In the Router IP address field, enter an unused IP address for the LAN network of your new router. For example, if your new router has an IP address of 192.168.1.1, you should choose an IP address on the...

33 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series 3. Follow the on-screen instructions until setup is complete. To share an Internet connection NoTE This is a complex process, so this procedure assumes that you have some networking knowledge. To add another router to share an Internet connection: This topic...

34 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series 2. Connect an Ethernet network cable to a LAN/Ethernet port on your upstream network to the yellow Internet port on your router. CAUTIoN Connect the upstream network to your router’s yellow Internet port, not one of the blue Ethernet ports. If you connect to...

35 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series To extend your network or add wireless capabilities: 1. If you want to extend your network, you may also follow the instructions above. One example of this might be to provide a separate wireless network for your children to keep their wireless network traff...

37 Improving Security Linksys EA-Series 37 How do I know if my network is secure? For ALL If you configured your router using Cisco Connect, your network is secure. During setup, Cisco Connect creates a name for your network, enables industry- standard WPA/WPA2 wireless security, and assigns a highl...

38 Improving Security Linksys EA-Series To manually set your router’s wireless security settings: Wireless > Wireless Settings 1. Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based utility” on page 20). 2. Click the Wireless tab, then click the Wireless Settings page. 3. Selec...

39 Improving Security Linksys EA-Series How to connect a device using its Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN Use this method if your device has a Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN (Personal Identification Number). To connect a device using the device’s Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN: Wireless > Wireless Settings 1. Lo...

40 Improving Security Linksys EA-Series How to control access to your wireless network For ALL Why would I need to control access to my wireless network? If you used Cisco Connect to configure your router, your wireless network is already secure. By default, Cisco Connect enables industry-standard W...

41 Improving Security Linksys EA-Series 7. Click Save Settings at the bottom of the page. 8. Click Wireless Client List again to check the updated device list. Only the device you selected remains on the network. How to improve security using the built-in firewall Why would I need to change my secur...

42 Improving Security Linksys EA-Series IPv6 firewall settings For ALL On some router models, the IPv6 firewall lets you customize IPv6 port services for applications. When users send these types of requests to your network via the Internet, the router will allow those requests to the appropriate co...

43 Linksys EA-Series 43 How to configure storage For EA3500 EA4500 Why would I need to configure storage? By default, when you connect a storage device to your router, the entire contents of the device are available for read and write access to anyone on your local network (no login credentials are ...

44 Linksys EA-Series c. Click Save Settings at the bottom of the screen, then repeat the above steps to add more folders that you want to share. How to manage group and user access to shared folders To manage access to shared folders, you need to disable Anonymous Disk Access, then create groups and...

45 Linksys EA-Series 3. Under Group Management , click Create New Group . 4. Complete the Group Name and Description fields. 5. From the Access drop-down list, select read-only to grant read-only rights to the group, or select read-and-write to grant read and write rights to the group. 6. Click Crea...

46 Linksys EA-Series 6. From the Group Member drop-down list, select the group to assign the user to, then click Create . The new user is displayed in the user list. 7. To change the user name, description, or group membership, or to temporarily disable the account, click Edit . 8. To delete the use...

47 Linksys EA-Series How to configure your router’s storage for remote access For EA3500 EA4500 Why would I need to access my router’s storage remotely? If your router’s storage is set up for remote access, you can access your files anywhere you have an Internet connection. To do this, you must enab...

48 Linksys EA-Series How to share folders and set access rights You can select which folders to share. You can also select which users can access the folders. For more information on managing access rights, see “How to configure storage” on page 43. To configure FTP and control folder access: Storag...

49 Linksys EA-Series How to access files remotely For EA3500 EA4500 To access files remotely, you must first attach a USB drive to your router and set up that storage for remote access. For instructions, see “How to configure your router’s storage for remote access” on page 47. You can then access f...

51 Linksys EA-Series How to connect your UPnP device to the media server After you set up your router’s media server, you need to connect an UPnP- compatible device (such as an UPnP-compatible game console or digital media player) to the network so that you can play the media server’s content. To co...

52 Port Forwarding and Port Triggering Linksys EA-Series 52 How to set up port forwarding For ALL Why would I use port forwarding? Port forwarding is a feature that forwards inbound traffic from the Internet on a specific port or ports to a specific device or port on your local network. You can set ...

53 Port Forwarding and Port Triggering Linksys EA-Series How to set up port forwarding for multiple ports Why would I set up port forwarding for multiple ports? Port forwarding is a feature that forwards inbound traffic from the Internet on a specific port to a single device on your local network. U...

54 Port Forwarding and Port Triggering Linksys EA-Series To set up port range forwarding: Applications & Gaming > Port Range Forwarding 1. Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based utility” on page 20). 2. Set up a DHCP reservation for the IP address of the comput...

55 Port Forwarding and Port Triggering Linksys EA-Series How to configure your Xbox for online gaming For ALL Why would I set up my Xbox for online gaming? Online gaming adds another dimension to using your Xbox. As with other online gaming applications and gaming consoles, you need to forward multi...

56 Maintaining and Monitoring Linksys EA-Series 56 How to back up and restore your router configuration For ALL Why do I need to back up my router configuration? As with any valuable data, you should back up your router configuration. Your router might contain many customized settings. Those setting...

57 Maintaining and Monitoring Linksys EA-Series To reset your router to factory defaults with the reset button: CAUTIoN Whenever you restart the router, all logs that are not saved will be lost. 1. With your router connected to power and turned on, press and hold the Reset button on the bottom of yo...

58 Maintaining and Monitoring Linksys EA-Series To upgrade the router’s firmware:For ALL Administration > Firmware Upgrade 1. Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based utility” on page 20). 2. Click the Administration tab, then click the Firmware Upgrade page. 3. Clic...

59 Maintaining and Monitoring Linksys EA-Series 3. Click the Status tab, then click the Local Network page. Your local network’s IP address information and the DHCP server settings are displayed. (Screen from IPv6-enabled router shown.) 4. Click DHCP Client Table to display the currently assigned IP...

61 Maintaining and Monitoring Linksys EA-Series A window opens with the test results. How to configure and use logs What kind of logging capabilities does my router have? Your router can track all traffic for your Internet connection. Your router supports four types of logs: CAUTIoN All logs that ar...

62 Browser-based Utility Menu Structure Linksys EA-Series 62 Browser-based Utility Menu Structure EA2700 Setup Basic Setup LanguageInternet Setup Internet Connection TypeOptional Settings Network Setup Router AddressDHCP Server Setting Time Settings Time Zone Reboot IPv6 Setup Internet Setup Interne...

65 Specifications Linksys EA2700 65 Linksys EA2700 Model Name Linksys EA2700 Description Dual-Band N600 Router with Gigabit Model Number EA2700 Switch Port Speed 10/100/1000 Mbps (Gigabit Ethernet) Radio Frequency 2.4 and 5 GHz # of Antennas 4 (2 per band) Ports Power, Internet, and Ethernet (1-4) B...