Cisco E-Series, User Manual

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Troubleshooting
Linksys E-Series
Cannot access your router
message
If you cannot access your router because your computer is not connected to
your network, follow these troubleshooting steps
To access your router, you must be connected to your own network If you
currently 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
2. Click View Available Wireless networks A list of available networks
appears
3.
Click your own network name, then click
Connect
In the example
below, the computer was connected to another wireless network named
JimsRouter
The name of the Linksys E-Series network,
BronzeEagle
in this
example , is shown selected
4. If you are prompted to enter a network key, type your password (Security
Key) into the
network key
and
Confirm network key
fields, then click
Connect
Your computer connects to the network, and you should now be able to
access the router