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WRT 1900AC
| Setting Up: Basics
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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 that you specify, or based on their content.
•
Set the above restrictions for specific computers.
Tip:
When someone tries to open a blocked website, a Linksys Smart Wi-Fi login page
appears. To view the blocked content, you must log in to your Linksys Smart Wi-
Fi account and change the parental control restrictions.
HOW TO SET PARENTAL CONTROLS
Log in to Linksys Smart Wi-Fi. (See “How to connect to Linksys Smart Wi-Fi” on
page ¶.)
Under
Apps
, click
Parental Controls
. The
Parental Controls
screen opens.
To turn on parental controls, slide the
Enable parental controls
switch so that “ON”
is displayed.
Tip:
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 a computer to apply parental controls to, click the name of the computer
in the
Restrict Internet access
on list.
To block Internet access on the selected computer(s), under
Block Internet access
:
•
Click
Never
to allow Internet access.
•
Click
Always
to always block Internet access.
•
Click
Specific Times
to set the times when Internet access is allowed.
•
Click
Edit
to change the Internet access schedule. You can click and drag to select
or deselect a block of time.
To block specific websites:
Under Block specific sites, click
Add
.
Type the web address (URL) of the website to block, then click OK. You can block
up to ´0 websites.
Tip:
It’s easier to copy and paste a web address than it is to type it in. Copy the ad-
dress from your browser’s web address box, then paste it into an available box in
the Block Specific Sites screen of Linksys Smart Wi-Fi.
Click
OK
to apply your changes.
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WRT 1900AC
| Setting Up: Basics
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HOW TO CONFIGURE YOUR GUEST NETWORK
You can use your router’s guest network to provide your guests with access
to the Internet, while restricting their access to other resources on your local
network. 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.
Your wireless network’s guest network and password were set when you ran the
router’s setup software, but you can change them at any time.
To set up guest access to your network:
Log into Linksys Smart Wi-Fi. (See ““How to connect to Linksys Smart Wi-Fi” on
page ¶.)
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, toggle the
Allow guest access
switch.
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.
Tip:
To keep your guest network secure, click
Change
to change the guest password
when the guest no longer needs access to the account.
Click
OK
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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WRT 1900AC
| Setting Up: Basics
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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 42.
HOW TO CUSTOMIZE LINKSYS SMART Wi³Fi
You can customize your Linksys Smart Wi-Fi home page by adding or removing
widgets. Widgets are miniature versions of menus that let you change basic set-
tings or check the status of your network.
USING WIDGETS
To add a widget:
•
Log into Linksys Smart Wi-Fi. (See “How to connect to Linksys Smart Wi-Fi” on
page ¶.)
•
Open a menu, then select
Show widget on the homepage
in the upper-right corner.
To remove a widget:
•
On the home page, click the
x
in the upper-right corner of the widget you want
to remove.
CUSTOMIZING THE NETWORK MAP
You can change the icon and name of each device on your network.
´. To change the name
a. Click on the device.
b. Click on Device Info in the pop-up window
c. Click on Edit in the upper right corner
d. Type in a new name
2. To change the icon
a. Click on the device
b. Click on Device Info in the pop-up window
c. Click on Change under the current icon
d. Choose a new icon from the available options
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WRT 1900AC
| Using an External Drive
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. Menus are subject to change.
To view the status and settings of your attached drive:
•
Log into Linksys Smart Wi-Fi. (See “How to connect to Linksys Smart Wi-Fi” on
page ¶.)
•
Click
External Storage
under
Apps
. The
Status
tab displays information such as
the following:
Drive capacity and use
Secured folder access status
Addresses for accessing shared folders, the FTP server, and media server.
Using an External Drive
HOW TO ATTACH A USB DRIVE
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:
•
Log into Linksys Smart Wi-Fi, then click
External Storage
under
Apps
.
•
In the
Status
tab, click
Safely remove drive
.
•
Disconnect the old drive from the router.
To attach a USB drive to the router:
•
Connect the USB drive to an available USB port on the back of your router. Your
router will detect the drive.
•
To update the
External Storage screen
, you may need to click
Refresh
.
HOW TO USE SECURED FOLDER ACCESS
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.
Tip:
When Secure Folder Access is on, the entire USB drive is secured.
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WRT 1900AC
| Using an External Drive
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HOW TO SET UP AUTHORIZED USERS AND SHARED FOLDERS
To enable access to shared folders:
•
Log in to Linksys Smart Wi-Fi. (See “How to connect to Linksys Smart Wi-Fi” on
page ¶.)
•
Click
External Storage
under
Apps
, then click the
Folder Access
tab.
•
Click the setting for
Secure Folder Access
to turn it on.
•
The
Authorized users
list appears.
•
In the
Authorized users
list, type a Username and Password for each new user.
Tip:
Two accounts, Admin and Guest, are already set up and cannot be deleted.
•
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.
•
Click
Select Share
. The
Select Existing Share
dialog box opens.
If you already have the shared folder set up:
•
Select the check box next to each share you want to grant access to, then click
OK
.
If you need to set up the shared folder:
•
Click
Create new share
. The
Create New Share
dialog box opens.
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
.
Tips:
The share name automatically changes to the name of the folder you selected.
You cannot select more than one folder for each share.

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