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Product overview
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Package contents
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Features
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Back view
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Bottom view
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Setting Up: Basics
How to create a home network° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° 10
What is a network?
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How to set up a home network
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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
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How to connect a printer
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How to connect other devices
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How to set up parental controls ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° 17
How to access parental controls
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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
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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
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To extend your network
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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