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How to connect a printer
When you install a printer that requires a cable, follow the printer’s instructions
for setting it up, then follow your computer’s operating system instructions to
share the printer with your network°
When you set up a wireless printer, however, it needs to communicate with
your router° Before you try to set up your wireless printer, make sure that:
•
Your printer has been completely set up except for being connected to
the network°
•
Your printer supports the WPA/WPA2 wireless encryption standard°
•
If your wireless printer supports WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup), you should
use WPS to connect it to your network° See “How to set up wireless
security using Wi-Fi Protected Setup” on page 28°
To connect a wireless printer to your network:
1.
Run Cisco Connect, then click
Add device
under
Computers and devices
°
The
Computers and other devices
screen opens°
2.
Click
Wireless printer
° A screen opens that displays network information°
3.
Write down the Network name (SSID), Security Key, and Security Type
information, or click
Print these settings
if you have a different printer
already connected°
4.
Follow your printer’s instructions for entering the wireless network
information into your printer°
5.
After the printer connects to your network, click
Next
in Cisco Connect°
6.
Return to the computer running Cisco Connect, then click
Next
° The
Name your printer
screen opens°
7.
Enter a name for the printer, then click
Finish
°
8.
Follow your computer operating system’s instructions for adding the
new printer to your list of available printers°
How to connect other devices
Many other types of wireless network devices can connect to your home
network, including:
•
Game consoles
•
Internet-capable TVs and media players
•
Digital music players
•
Smart phones
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
Computers and devices.
The
Computers and other devices
screen opens°
2.
Click
Other devices
° A screen opens that displays network information°
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3.
Write down the Network name (SSID), Security Key, and Security Type
information, or click
Print these settings
if you have a printer attached°
4.
Follow your device’s instructions for entering the wireless network
information into the device°
5.
After the device connects to your network, return to the computer
running Cisco Connect, then click
Next
°
6.
Enter a name for device, then click
Finish
°
For more instructions on connecting a game console to your network, see also:
•
“How to optimize your router for gaming and voice” on page 19
•
“How to set up port forwarding” on page 39
•
“How to set up port range triggering for online gaming” on page 41
How to set up parental controls
With your router, you can use parental controls to:
•
Set the times that Internet access is allowed°
•
Block websites based on their content°
•
Block websites that you specify°
•
Set the above restrictions for specific computers°
TIP
When someone tries to open a blocked website, a window opens
asking for the parental controls password° Enter the password to
view the blocked content°
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
screen opens°
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2.
Enter a password (from 4 to 32 characters), then enter a secret question
and answer°
•
The password must contain from 4 to 32 valid characters, which are
A-Z, a-z, and 0-9°
•
The answer to the secret question should be something not easily
guessed by others° If you forget your password, you can reset it by
correctly answering your secret question°
3.
To save your settings, click
OK
° The
Parental controls
main screen appears°
To access parental controls after the first time:
1.
Run Cisco Connect, then click
Change
under
Parental controls
° The
Enter the parental controls password
screen opens°
2.
Enter the parental control password, then click
OK
°
NOTE
If you forgot the password, click
I forgot my password
and enter
the answer to your secret question°
The
Parental controls
main screen appears°
To change the parental controls password:
1.
In the Parental controls main screen, click
Change parental controls
password
, then follow the on-screen instructions°
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How to select the computers to have parental
controls
It’s not necessary to set parental controls over each computer on your home
network° You can set the controls on only those computers that children can
access°
To select computers that will have parental controls:
1.
In the
Parental controls
main screen, click
+
(add) under the
Restrict
Internet access on
box°
2.
Click the computer name, then click
OK
° The computer is added to the
list of computers with parental controls°
3.
To remove parental controls from a computer, click the computer name
in the
Restrict Internet access on
box, then click
–
(remove)°
How to set parental controls
1.
In the
Parental controls
main screen, click the computer name to set
parental controls for°
2.
Under
Block Internet access
, specify when the computer’s Internet access
will be blocked:
•
Never
does not block Internet access°
•
Always
blocks Internet access at all times°
•
Specific times
blocks Internet access only during specific times° If you
select this option, set the schedule for
School nights
(Monday through
Friday) and
Weekends
(Saturday and Sunday)°
3.
To create or change a list of specific websites to block, click
Edit
next to
Block specific sites
° The
Block these sites
screen opens°
a.
On a blank line, enter a website address that you want to block°
b.
Click
Save
to save the list and return to the
Parental controls
main
screen°
4.
To save your changes, click
Finish
°
5.
Repeat the above steps for each computer that you want to set parental
controls for°
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How to set up guest access to your
network
You can use your router’s guest access feature to provide your guests with
access to the Internet, while restricting their access to other resources on
your local network° The guest network is shown as an open, unsecure wireless
network that your guests can easily connect to° To prevent unauthorized users
from using your Internet access, your guest network requires that a password
be entered for Internet access° The guest network is enabled by default°
To set up guest access to your network:
1.
Run Cisco Connect, then click
Change
under
Guest Access
° The
Guest
Access
screen opens°
2.
Under
Allow guest access
, click
yes (default)
to allow guest Internet
access° Otherwise, click
no
to disable guest access°
3.
Take note of the Guest account’s network name and password° You will
need to provide this information to your guests°
TIPS
To keep your guest network secure, click
Change
to change the
guest password when the guest no longer needs access to the
account°
You can view the Guest account’s name and password in Cisco
Connect’s main screen°
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
Guest access
screen° To continue, they
must enter the password you provided in the
Password
field, then
click
LOGIN
°

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