Linksys E2000 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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3°

Wait until your printer connects° On the

Connecting a

wireless printer

screen, click

4°

Enter a name that will be used to identify this printer°

Then click

Finish

°

Name Your Printer

Parental Controls

The

Parental controls

screen appears°

Parental Controls Password

First-Time Access of Parental Controls

1°

The first time you access parental controls, you will be

asked to set up a parental controls password° Complete

the following:

•

Parental controls password

This password protects

access to parental controls° Create a password of 4-32

characters°

•

Verify password

Re-enter the password°

•

Secret question

Create a secret question and answer

pair° If you forget the password, you can reset it by

correctly answering the secret question° Enter your

question°

•

Answer

Enter the answer to your secret question°

Click

OK

to save your settings°

2°

Select the computer whose parental controls you want

to set up° Then click

OK

°

Set Up Parental Controls For

3° The

Parental controls

main screen appears°

Parental Controls

You have the following options:

Restrict Internet access on

The list of computer(s)

you have selected for parental controls is displayed° To

add, remove, or rename computers on this list, refer to

Restrict Internet Access List

,

page 12

° To set up parental

controls on a computer, refer to

Set Up Parental Controls

,

page 12

°

Change parental controls password

Click this option

to change the password that protects access to parental

controls° Refer to

Change Parental Controls Password

,

page 13

°

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Restrict Internet Access List

Parental Controls

Add

If you want to apply parental controls to additional

computers, click

Add

°

If you clicked

Add

, the

Set up parental controls for

screen

appears°

Set Up Parental Controls For

Select the computer whose parental controls you want

to set up° Then click

OK

°

Remove

If there is a computer that should not have

parental controls applied, select the computer and click

Remove

°

Rename

To give a computer a new name, select the

computer and click

Rename

°

If you clicked

Rename

, the

Rename the device

screen

appears°

Rename the Device

Enter the new name° Then click

Rename

°

Set Up Parental Controls

To set up parental controls for a computer, follow these

instructions:

1°

Select the computer from the

Restrict Internet access on

list° (If the computer is not listed, click

Add

to select

the computer°)

Parental Controls

2° The

Block Internet access

option offers the following:

•

Always

To always block Internet access, select this

option°

•

Specific

times

To

block

Internet

access

during

specific days and times, select this option and set the

schedule:

–

School nights

Select the appropriate start and

end times°

–

Weekends

Select

the

appropriate

start

and

end times

•

Never

To always allow Internet access, keep the

default,

Never

°

3° For the

Block specific sites

option, click

Edit

to create a

list of websites you want to block° By default, the list

is empty°

If you clicked

Edit

, the

Block these sites

screen appears°

Block These Sites

a°

Enter a website address on each line°

b° Click

Save

to save your settings°

4° On the

Parental controls

screen, click

Finish

to save

your settings°

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NOTE:

Repeat steps 1-4 to set up parental

controls for different computers°

Change Parental Controls Password

If you clicked

Change parental controls password

, the

Change your parental controls password

screen appears°

Change Your Parental Controls Password

•

Old password

Enter the old password°

•

New password

Enter a new password of 4-32

characters°

•

Verify password

Re-enter the new password°

Click

Change

to save your setting°

Guest Access

The

Guest access settings

screen appears°

Guest Access Settings

Allow guest access

By default, guest access is enabled°

To disable guest access, select

no

°

Guest network name

By default, the setup software sets

up the name of the guest network°

Password

By default, the setup software sets up the

password for the guest network° To change the password,

click

Change

°

If you clicked

Change

, the

Change guest password

screen

appears°

Change Guest Password

•

Enter a new guest password

Enter a password of

4-32 characters°

•

Click

Change

to save your setting°

Total guests allowed

By default,

5

guests are allowed

Internet access through the guest network° Select the

appropriate number of guests allowed on your guest

network; you can select up to 10 guests°

Click

Finish

to save your settings°

Router Settings

The

Router settings

screen appears°

Router Settings

Personalize

Router name

The name of the Router is displayed

(this is also the name of your wireless network)°

To

change

the

name,

click

Change

and

go

to

Change Router Name or Password

,

page 14

°

Password

The password that protects access to the

Router’s settings is displayed (this also protects wireless

access to your local network)° To change the password, click

Change

and go to

Change Router Name or Password

,

page 14

°

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Easy Setup Key

Update or create key

The Easy Setup Key is a USB flash

drive that holds the wireless settings for the Router° If

you want to create or update an Easy Setup Key, click this

option and go to

Create or Update the Easy Setup Key

,

page 10

°

Other Options

Register now to receive special offers and updates

To

sign up to receive special offers and updates, click this

option°

Router details

To view more information about the

Router, click this option and go to

Router Details

,

page 14

°

Advanced settings

To access settings for advanced

users, click this option and go to

Advanced Settings

,

page 15

°

Click

Finish

to save your settings°

Change Router Name or Password

NOTE:

If you change the Router name or

password, you also change the name or

password of your wireless network° The wireless

computers or other devices connected to the

Router will need to be reconnected using the

new name or password (for more information,

refer

to

Computers

and

Other

Devices

,

page 9

)°

If you clicked

Change

, the

Changing router name or

password

screen appears°

1° To change the Router name or password, click

Yes

°

Otherwise, click

No

°

Changing Router Name or Password

2° Complete the following:

•

Router name

Enter a name of 1-32 characters°

•

Password

Enter a password of 8-63 characters°

•

Click

Change

to save your settings°

Change Router Name and Password

Router Details

The

Router details

screen appears, displaying the Model

name, Model number, Serial number, Firmware version,

Operating system, Software version, Connection type

(WAN), IP address (LAN), IP address (WAN), and Computer

IP address° (WAN stands for Wide Area Network, such as

the Internet° IP stands for Internet Protocol° LAN stands for

Local Area Network°)

Copy

To copy the details to a text file, click

Copy

and

follow these instructions:

1°

Open a text editor, such as Microsoft Word or Notepad°

2° Go to

Edit > Paste

°

3° Go to

File > Save

°

Router Details

Click

Close

to return to the

Router settings

screen°

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Advanced Settings

If you are an advanced user familiar with router

administration, you can access the browser-based utility

to use the advanced configuration settings of the Router°

Username

Enter

this

username

to

access

the

browser-based utility°

Password

Enter

this

password

to

access

the

browser-based utility°

Copy password

To copy the password to the Clipboard,

click this option°

Advanced Settings

Click

OK

to open the web browser and access the

browser-based utility° For more information, refer to

How to Access the Browser-Based Utility

,

page 16

°

How to Exit Cisco Connect

To exit Cisco Connect, click

Close

on the main menu°

Main Menu

How to Access Cisco Connect

Windows

To access Cisco Connect, go to

Start > All Programs >

Cisco Connect

°

Mac

To access Cisco Connect, go to

Go > Applications > Cisco

Connect

°

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