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Setting Up Your Router
How to connect to Linksys Smart Wi-Fi
1.
Open a web browser and go to
www.linksyssmartwifi.com
.
2.
Enter the e-mail address and password you set up earlier and click
Sign in
.
How to change router settings
NOTE
For additional help on any menu, click Help at the top of the screen.
Open Linksys Smart Wi-Fi and log in to your account.
In the menu on the left, click an option:
Network Map —
Lets you display and manage all network devices connected
to your router. You can view devices on your main network and your guest
network, or display information about each device.
Guest Access —
Lets you configure and monitor a network that guests can
use without accessing all of your network resources.
Parental Controls —
Lets you block web sites and set Internet access times.
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Setting Up Your Router
Media Prioritization —
Lets you set which devices and applications have top
priority for your network traffic.
Speed Test —
Lets you test your network’s Internet connection speed.
External Storage —
Lets you access an attached USB drive (not
included) and set up file sharing, a media server, and FTP access.
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Setting Up Your Router
Connectivity —
Lets you configure basic and advanced network settings.
Troubleshooting —
Lets you diagnose problems with your router and check
the status of the network.
Wireless —
Lets you configure your router’s wireless network. Among the
settings you may change are network name (SSID), security mode, password,
MAC filtering, and connect devices using Wi-Fi Protected Setup.
Security —
Lets you configure your router’s wireless security. You can set
up the firewall, VPN settings, and make custom settings for applications
and games.
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Linksys EA8500
Troubleshooting
This chapter can help you solve common setup issues and connect to the
Internet. You can find more help from our award-winning customer support at
linksys.com/support.
Your router was not successfully set up
If Linksys Smart Wi-Fi did not complete the setup, you can try the following:
Press and hold the
Reset
button on your router with a paperclip or pin until
the LED starts flashing (about 10 seconds), then install the router again.
If you still haven’t set up the router, find another computer, and use that
computer to install the router again.
Windows XP Service Pack update
On Windows XP computers, Linksys Smart Wi-Fi requires Service Pack 3. If the
currently installed Service Pack is older than version 3, you need to download
and install Service Pack 3.
NOTE
To temporarily connect to the Internet and download the required Service
Pack, you can use the included Ethernet cable to connect your computer
directly to your modem.
To Install Service Pack 3:
1.
Connect to the Microsoft Update website
(update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate).
2.
Follow the instructions on the website or contact Microsoft if you need
further help.
3.
After downloading and installing Service Pack 3, install the router again.
Troubleshooting
Reset Button
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Troubleshooting
Your Internet cable is not plugged in
message
If you get a “Your Internet cable is not plugged in” message when trying to set
up your router, follow these troubleshooting steps.
Make sure that an Ethernet cable (or a cable like the one supplied with your
router) is securely connected to the yellow
Internet
port on the back of the
router and to the appropriate port on your modem. This port on the modem
is usually labeled
Ethernet
.
Internet Port
Back view of router
Back view of cable modem
Back view of cable modem
Back view of DSL modem
Back view of DSL modem
Make sure that your modem is connected to power and is turned on. If it has a
power switch, make sure that it is set to the
ON
or
l
position.
If your Internet service is cable, verify that the cable modem’s
CABLE
port is
connected to the coaxial cable provided by your ISP.
Or, if your Internet service is DSL, make sure that the DSL phone line is
connected to the modem’s
DSL
port.
If your computer was previously connected to your modem with a USB cable,
disconnect the USB cable.
Install the router again.
Cannot access your router message
To access your router, you must be connected to your own network. If you
have wireless Internet access, the problem may be that you have accidentally
connected to a different wireless network.
To fix the problem on Windows computers:
1.
On your Windows desktop, right-click the wireless icon in the system tray.
The icon can differ depending on your version of Windows.
2.
Click
View
Available Wireless Networks
. A list of available networks
appears.

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