Cisco Systems E4200 User's Manual
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1. E a Pe See RR A MES P RW RIR RH e 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 Linksys E4200 Password By default the setup software assigns the password for the guest network To change the password click Change and the Change guest password screen appears PAPA al aii Tap A 1 167 ee a a 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 on page 9 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 on page 9 Maximum Performance Wireless N Router Chapter 2 How to Use Cisco Connect Rear Port2. 3 Toread the License Terms click I have read and accept the License Terms for using this software To accept the agreement and continue with the installation select I have read and accept the License Terms for using this software Click Next License Agreement 4 The connection steps are displayed LEFT pour Lia Ei fe pr MA b wig 80 gR ies Oo Pepsi da pe Tra oO Pig aa dre ee bo A da pe rea ene ee lo ar pri de Lak pe Br al Tie gg e ni ul re m Bian eS ad Ba Sein Ena oq ie rg h eee ioe her ma mrem br Connection Overview a Connect the power cord to the Power port on the back of the router Connect to Power Port Linksys E4200 b Connect the power adapter to an electrical outlet Connect to Electrical Outlet c Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to the yellow port labeled Internet on the back of the router Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to your broadband modem or existing router gateway Click Next Connect Ethernet Cable ZA NOTE To view detailed connection steps click in the setup software 5 Please wait while the setup software is setting up the router Setting Up the Router Maximum Performance Wireless N Router Chapter 1 Installation 6 The router name and password are displayed The router name is the name of your wireless network which is also known as an SSID Service Set IDentifier You can change them later in Cisco Connect Click Next
3. Connect Status information is displayed in the upper right corner online secure Your local network is secure and your Internet connection is available offline secure Your local network is secure however your Internet connection is not available To repair your Internet connection follow the on screen instructions La NOTE For more information click Need help Local Access versus Guest Access You can connect computers or devices to your router by giving them local access Computers and Devices option or guest access Guest Access option Computers and devices with local access have access to the Internet and to other devices on your local network including shared computers and printers connected to the router Local access can be given to a wired or wireless device Refer to Computers and Other Devices on page 4 for more information Guest access gives Internet access to guests in your home but does not let them access your computers or personal data You provide the guest network name and password and your guests will use them to wirelessly connect to your router Refer to Main Menu Guest Access on page 4 and Guest Access on page 8 for more information For example in the diagram Local Access and Guest Access Diagram on page 3 the local network includes the wired network and the local wireless network which is represented by yellow waves between the router and the wireless printer
4. E LTH TA A A gN H aB Lg D AA KR E TA R 94 E ET I BEE LEI TE E N A Connecting a Device 2 After your device connects click Next 3 Enter a name that will be used to identify this device Then click Finish Moras e a a S a ei ie dle ide Name Your Device Wireless Printer 1 Refer to your printers documentation to learn how to connect it to a wireless network 2 Enter the Network Name SSID Security Key and Security Type settings on your wireless printer To print this information click Print these settings ee Corsecting a wirriess prints i Kem i SE PRE RER A ee LAA E ee ra S TA ET DIP e TT ME D PA SS BS Mali perc mra TRU Rar b te tera ae Ra HTS Connecting a Wireless Printer 3 Wait until your printer connects On the Connecting a wireless printer screen click Next Maximum Performance Wireless N Router Chapter 2 How to Use Cisco Connect 4 Enter a name that will be used to identify this printer Then click Finish Name Your Printer Parental Controls If you are using Parental Controls for the first time you are asked to create a Parental Controls password This password helps ensure that only authorized users can access Parental Controls For information on creating the password refer to First Time Use of Parental Controls on page 7 If you have already created a Parental Controls password the Enter the Parental Controls password screen appears Ente
5. USB flash drive to create an Easy Setup Key which holds the wireless settings for the router Then you can use the Easy Setup Key to connect additional computers to the router Select the appropriate option Yes have an Easy Setup Key If you already have an Easy Setup Key select this option Click Next and go to Connect with the Easy Setup Key on page 5 No don t have an Easy Setup Key create a new one now If you want to create or update an Easy Setup Key select this option Click Next and go to Create or Update the Easy Setup Key on page 5 I want to connect manually using my wireless settings If you want to connect manually without an Easy Setup Key select this option Click Next and go to Connect Manually on page 6 23 De you have an Ear Betep Key is ates e a qe es eee eg ALA es ee Th ea 6 99 ee Pes TI MR ee eto KE eed Fe ir ee Do You Have an Easy Setup Key Linksys E4200 Connect with the Easy Setup Key 1 Insert the Easy Setup Key into an available USB port on the computer that you want to connect to the router I Fia ra pi La H ee LAS Kada m Z emu beba Sore NS RE T 3 a P 5 R m ee e ESF H pia ILA R R HAA H PL AA E L 721 m Connecting Another Computer On that computer click Connect to your Linksys router If you do not see this access the Easy Setup Key through Windows Explorer or the Finder and double click Connect Follow the on screen instructions
6. i Ses E PU e rR r x n k mr ie r rha ro gt i Main Menu Maximum Performance Wireless N Router Chapter 2 How to Use Cisco Connect Afeafe CISCO www linksys com support Cisco the Cisco Logo and Linksys are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cisco and or its affiliates in the U S and other countries A listing of Cisco s trademarks can be found at www cisco com go trademarks Third party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners The use of the word partner does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company O 2011 Cisco and or its affiliates All rights reserved
7. in the office and the notebook in the bedroom The Guest Access feature is represented by the purple waves between the router and the notebook in the living room Bedroom Living Room rpm iti Enter the Guest Password for Internet Access A Modem 8 Internet Local Access and Guest Access Diagram Maximum Performance Wireless N Router Linksys E4200 Main Menu Computers and Devices Use this option to connect another computer or device to the router There are x device s connected to your router The number of devices connected to the router is displayed Add device To connect another computer or device to the router click Add device and go to Computers and Other Devices on page 4 Main Menu Parental Controls Parental controls restrict Internet access for up to five computers For the computers you select you can block or limit Internet access to specific times You can also block specific websites Parental controls restrictions are being applied to x device s The number of devices with Parental Controls restrictions is displayed Change To enable parental controls or change settings click Change and go to Parental Controls on page 6 Main Menu Guest Access Guest Access provides Internet access only it does not provide access to the local network and its resources For example the guest computer cannot print to a printer on the local network or copy files to a computer on th
8. to connect that computer to the router Come back to this computer On the Connecting another computer screen click Next Enter a name that will be used to identify the newly added computer Then click Finish n Sgr a pre POPE i E A B def jr i a bem inr R mm Som ci i Lr a FR rm 1 an eis M Pee a ee oe II Name Your Device Create or Update the Easy Setup Key If you do not have an Easy Setup Key you can create one using a USB flash drive If you already have an Easy Setup Key you can update it with the router s current settings Maximum Performance Wireless N Router 1 2 Chapter 2 How to Use Cisco Connect Insert the Easy Setup Key or a USB flash drive into an available USB port on your computer Update or Create an Easy Setup Key Please wait while settings are copied to the Easy Setup Key This may take a few minutes Copying Files to the Easy Setup Key Remove the Easy Setup Key You can now use it to connect other computers to the router for more information refer to Connect with the Easy Setup Key on page 5 Click Close Iter Erap Rana Mary Funi ino iaia Ermi H a tin Karn E Kr a E rR ere BR La a n Su Easy Setup Key Has Been Updated Linksys E4200 Connect Manually 1 Enter the Network Name SSID Security Key and Security Type settings on your wireless device To print this information click Print these settings Leret cn a device A A AA EA A NA
9. 1 lt t l CISCO Cisco Connect Linksys E4200 Table of Contents Contents Chapter 1 Installation 1 Installation cxisala ines ie ein 1 Chapter 2 How to Use Cisco Connect 3 How to Access Cisco Connect 0 eee ee ee ee ee 3 Main MeNU 2 0 ai a ec e ee eo ee ewe ee eee ee 3 Computers and Other Devices LL 4 Parental Controls a ooa 6 POUFCESCHINOS einer 9 How to Exit Cisco Connect sasae e e 11 Maximum Performance Wireless N Router i Linksys E4200 Chapter 1 Installation To install Cisco Connect on your computer run the setup software on the CD Then follow these instructions Installation 1 Insert the CD into your CD ROM drive Insert CD 2 Click Set up your Linksys Router Install or run program eE Set up your Linksys Router e Published by Cisco Consum General options Set Up Your Linksys Router If you do not see this access the setup software on the CD directly To do so perform the following steps for your specific operating system Windows 7 a Goto Start gt Computer b Double click your CD ROM drive Windows Vista c Goto Start gt Computer d Double click your CD ROM drive Windows XP a Go to Start gt My Computer and select your CD ROM drive b Double click Setup exe Maximum Performance Wireless N Router Chapter 1 Installation Mac OS X a Double clickthe CD on your desktop b Double click Setup
10. B Pere A A K A RW PH E 7 759 ee fu cn Gece eae eo Ta ae E TL Bom a fo hia a LA Linksys Router Settings 7 Please wait while the setup software is finishing the setup Finishing the Setup co The installation is complete Click OK Installation is Complete After installation Cisco Connect starts automatically For information on using Cisco Connect to manage the router and your network go to How to Use Cisco Connect on page 3 Linksys E4200 Chapter 2 How to Use Cisco Connect Cisco Connect provides an easy way to manage your router and network You can connect computers or devices to your router give Internet access to guests in your home and change the router s settings ZA NOTE A group of computers or other devices connected to a router is a local network The router allows these devices to communicate How to Access Cisco Connect Windows Go to Start gt All Programs gt Cisco Connect Mac Go to Go gt Applications gt Cisco Connect Main Menu When Cisco Connect starts up the main menu appears and offers four options Computers and Devices Parental Controls Guest Access and Router Settings FFE rp ani cad e Be d Mn Pe ba Penia cortina F Be p H oa ee i E Gore aao a A o Bounty kas mal Main Menu Office Wireless Printer Network Storage Local Network M Guest Network Router Chapter 2 How to Use Cisco
11. Lights on off To allow the lights on the router s back panel to turn on keep the default on 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 on page 5 Internet Speed Launch Test You can use the Internet speed test to determine your ISP s current download and upload speeds Connection speed depends on many factors and may change throughout the day To run the speed test click this option and go to Speed Test on page 10 Other Options Register now to receive special offers and updates To sign up to receive special offers and updates from Cisco and Cisco partners click this option Router details To view more information about the router click this option and go to Router Details on page 10 Advanced settings To access settings for advanced users click this option and go to Advanced Settings on page 11 Click Finish to save your settings Change Router Name or Password ZA NOTE When you change the router name or password the name or password of your wireless network also changes and the router is reset ALL computers and devices connected to your router will momentarily lose their Internet connection Wired computers and devices will reconnect automatically however you will need to reconnect all
12. e local network Guest Access helps minimize exposure of your local network To give Internet access to friends or family provide the guest network name and password displayed on this screen Guests can connect to x guest using the password xyz When a guest wants Internet access in your home have the guest do the following 1 Connect to the wireless guest network which is the name of your wireless network followed by guest 2 Open a web browser 3 Onthe login screen enter the password of your guest network Then click Login Change To disable Guest Access or change settings click Change and go to Guest Access on page 8 Main Menu Router Settings Use this option to personalize the router s settings Router name is x The name of the router is displayed Change To change settings click Change and go to Router Settings on page 9 Maximum Performance Wireless N Router Chapter 2 How to Use Cisco Connect Computers and Other Devices The Computers and other devices screen appears Computers and Other Devices Computer Clickthis option to connect another computer in your home Go to Computer on page 4 Wireless printer Click this option to connect a wireless printer Go to Wireless Printer on page 6 Other devices Click this option to connect a device that is not a computer such as a smartphone or game console Go to Connect Manually on page 6 Computer You can use a
13. g your secret question Answer Enter the answer to your secret question Click OK to save your settings Restrict Internet Access List d Parental reir am e er lar mi ca SR RR e ib a 0 ee ee nn Taai meen mire e Parental Controls Maximum Performance Wireless N Router Chapter 2 How to Use Cisco Connect Add To apply parental controls to a computer that is not in the list click Add and the Set up parental controls for screen appears Select the computer and click OK Set Up Parental Controls For Remove If a computer should not have Parental Controls applied to it select the computer and click Remove Rename To give a computer a new name select the computer and click Rename and the Rename the device screen appears Enter the new name Then click Rename D ISS rp E Rename the Device Linksys E4200 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 it a tae mar lit L iS ae a PEK a m HA oe E Taai meren R 1 E lt e Parental Controls 2 In the Block Internet access section specify when the computer s Internet access will be blocked Always To block Internet access at all times select this option Specific times To block Internet access only during specific times of the day selec
14. n 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 Router Details 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 Goto Edit gt Paste 3 Goto File gt Save As 4 The Save As window displays default values for the file name file type and location Make any changes as needed Then click Save 3245 01479 11011010NC JL 10 Linksys E4200 5 Click Close to return to the Router settings screen Advanced Settings If you are an advanced user familiar with router administration you can use the browser based utility to manage the router s advanced settings The Advanced settings screen displays the information needed to log into this utility Username Enter this username in the browser based utility s login screen Password Enter this password in the browser based utility s login screen 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 on the browser based utility refer to your router s User Guide How to Exit Cisco Connect To exit Cisco Connect click Close on the main menu as K h n e e mai I q Fmi Coe 5 9 LE Rel ae
15. r the Parental Controls Password Enter the Parental Controls password and click OK If you forgot the password click I forgot my password and enter the answer to your secret question Then enter a new password verify it and click OK The Parental controls main screen appears rRe corel ir er ene ha lar Phi e R A Sa Fee a ee Parental Controls Linksys E4200 The screen provides the following options Restrict Internet access on This lists the computers that have Parental Controls enabled To add remove or rename computers on this list refer to Restrict Internet Access List on page 7 To set up Parental Controls on a specific computer on this list refer to Set Up Parental Controls on page 8 Change parental controls password Click this option to change the password that protects access to Parental Controls Refer to Change Parental Controls Password on page 8 First Time Use of Parental Controls The first time you use Parental Controls the Parental Controls Password screen appears Parental Controls Password Complete the following Parental controls password This password protects access to parental controls Enter a password of 4 32 characters Verify password Re enter the password Secret question Enter a question whose answer is known by you but cannot be easily guessed by others If you forget the Parental Controls password you can reset it by correctly answerin
16. t 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 never block Internet access keep the default Never 3 In the Block specific sites option click Edit to create a list of websites you want to block The default is None The Block these sites screen appears Block These Sites a Ona blank line enter a website address that you want to block For example to block http www example com enter example com on a line Maximum Performance Wireless N Router Chapter 2 How to Use Cisco Connect b Click Save to save your blocked sites and return to the Parental Controls screen 4 On the Parental controls screen click Finish to save your settings A 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 Chg par aL Te a SRI KERZ bia a smi 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 werd a arem miri e eee P Pa ira i e a al pa a EEH k sar LEE EA AE a PA eee i sr PP pri RTD IA E ee
17. wireless computers and devices using the wireless network s new name or password For more information refer to Computers and Other Devices on page 4 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 Linksys E4200 AAA RA LS HRAM CI SEE PES E PH 4S E LS II SL 1 a 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 Fern TRT eee mra peered Le a i 1g LTE L Change Router Name and Password Speed Test The Internet Speed Test information screen appears Internet Speed Test 1 Click Next The Internet Speed Test screen appears Maximum Performance Wireless N Router Chapter 2 How to Use Cisco Connect Internet Speed Test 2 Click Begin Test After several seconds your ISP s download data receive speed and upload data send speed appear 3 Click Finish to close the screen 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 on page 9 Router Details The Router details screen appears displaying the Model name Model number Serial number Firmware version Operating system Software version Connectio
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