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Setting Up: Basics
Linksys EA-Series
To set up guest access to your network:
1.
Log into Cisco Connect Cloud. (See “How to configure your router” on
page 14.
2.
Under
Apps
, click
Guest Access
. Your guest network, which was set up
during your router installation, is displayed.
•
To turn guest access on or off, click the
Allow guest access
button.
•
The guest network name is based on your 2.4 GHz network name and
is automatically generated.
•
To change the guest network password, click in the box next to
Guest
network password
, then type the new password.
•
To change the number of simultaneous guest network users you want
to allow, click the drop-down box under
Total guests allowed
, then
click the number that you want.
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To keep your guest network secure, click
Change
to change the
guest password when the guest no longer needs access to the
account.
3.
Click
OK
to apply your changes.
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The first time your guest tries to access the Internet through a web
browser, they will see the
Guest access
screen. To continue, they
must enter the password you provided in the
Password
field, then
click
LOGIN
.
How to back up your router configuration
When you are done setting up your router, you should back up its settings so
that you can restore them later, if necessary. For instructions, see “How to back
up and restore your router configuration” on page 55.
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Setting Up: Basics
Linksys EA-Series
How to customize Cisco Connect Cloud
You can customize your Cisco Connect Cloud home page by adding or removing
widgets
. Widgets are miniature versions of menus that let you change basic
settings or check the status of your network.
Using widgets
To add a widget:
1.
Log into Cisco Connect Cloud. (See “How to configure your router” on
page 14.
2.
Open a menu, then select
Show
widget on the homepage
in the upper-
right corner.
To remove a widget:
1.
On the home page, click the
×
in the upper-right corner of the widget
you want to remove.
Customizing the Device List
You can change the icon and text description of each device on your network.
To change the device appearance:
1.
In the Device List, click the device you want to change the appearance
for. The device’s information screen opens.
2.
To change the description, click
Edit
, type the new name, then click
OK
.
3.
To change the icon, click
Change
, click a new icon, then click
OK
.
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Linksys EA-Series
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For
EA3500
EA4500
EA6500
Overview
You can attach most USB drives (including a thumb drive or a high-capacity
external drive) to the USB port on your router. You can then use the drive as
networked storage, as a media server (for media-enabled devices such as a
networked TV), and as an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) server. You can also specify
which users can access the content on the drive. (The media server feature is
not available on the EA3500.) EA4500 menus shown. Menus are subject to
change.
To view the status and settings of your attached drive:
1.
Log into Cisco Connect Cloud. (See “How to configure your router” on
page 14.
2.
Click
USB Storage
under
Apps
. The
Status
tab displays information such
as:
•
Drive capacity and use
•
Secured folder access status
•
Addresses for accessing shared folders, the FTP server, and media
server
How to attach a USB drive
For
EA3500
EA4500
EA6500
If a USB drive is already connected to the router, and you want to attach a
different drive to that USB port, you should safely disconnect the old drive first.
To safely remove a USB drive from the router:
1.
Log into Cisco Connect Cloud, then click
USB Storage
under
Apps
.
2.
In the
Status
tab, click
Safely remove drive
.
3.
Disconnect the old drive from the router.
To attach a USB drive to the router:
1.
Connect the USB drive to an available USB port on the back of your
router. Your router detects the drive.
2.
To update the
USB Storage
screen, you may need to click
Refresh
.
Using an External Drive
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Linksys EA-Series
How to use secured folder access
For
EA3500
EA4500
EA6500
Why would I need to use secured folder access?
By default, when you
connect a USB drive to your router, the entire contents of the drive are available
for read and write access to anyone on your local network (no login credentials
are required). However, you can also make the drive and its folders secure, so
that only authorized users can access the drive’s contents.
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When Secure Folder Access is on, the entire USB drive is secured.
How to set up authorized users and shared folders
To enable access to shared folders:
1.
Log into Cisco Connect Cloud. (See “How to configure your router” on
page 14.
2.
Click
USB Storage
under
Apps
, then click the
Folder Access
tab.
3.
Click the setting for
Secure Folder Access
to turn it on.
The
Authorized users
list appears.
4.
In the
Authorized users
list, type a
Username
and
Password
for each new
user.
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Two accounts,
Admin
and
Guest
, are already set up and cannot be
deleted.
5.
Select the permissions to give the user.
•
Read Only
lets the user read (open) the file.
•
Read & Write
lets the user read, rename, overwrite, or delete the file.
The user can also save new files to the folder.
6.
Click
Select Share
. The
Select Existing Share
dialog box opens.
7.
If you already have the shared folder set up:
a.
Select the check box next to each share you want to grant access to,
then click
OK
.
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Linksys EA-Series
8.
If you need to set up the shared folder:
a.
Click
Create new share
. The
Create New Share
dialog box opens.
b.
Click the button next to the folder that you want to share.
•
To view subfolders, click the
icon next to the folder name.
•
To return to a parent folder, click the
icon at the top of the list.
•
To select the entire drive, select
Share entire storage device
.
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•
The share name automatically changes to the name of
the folder you selected.
•
You cannot select more than one folder for each share.
•
To use a different share name, type the name in the
Share name
field.
c.
Click
OK
.
d.
Select the check box next to each share you want to grant access to,
then click
OK
.
9.
Click
Add User
.
10.
In the
Authorized users
list, you can also:
•
Click
Edit
to change a user’s credentials.
•
Click
Shares
to change the shares that a user can access.
•
Click
Delete
to delete the user account.
How to access shared folders
To access shared folders while on your network:
1.
While in Cisco Connect Cloud, click
USB Storage
under
Apps
.
2.
In the
Status
tab, note the information under
Folder Access
. This is the
address you will need to access the shared folders from a file manager.
3.
Enter the access address into your file manager.
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You can also usually locate the folder by browsing through your
computer’s file manager.
4.
Enter your user account name and password. The drive’s contents (files
and folders) appear in a window.
5.
Use the file manager to open, copy, or view the folder’s contents.

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