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Setting Up: Basics
Linksys E-Series
To use your Easy Setup Key to connect a computer to your network:
1.
Run Cisco Connect, then click
Add device
under
Computers and devices.
The
Computers and other devices
screen opens .
2.
Click
Computer
.
3.
Select
Yes, I have an Easy Setup Key
, then click
next
. The
Connecting
another computer
screen opens .
4.
Insert the Easy Setup Key into an available USB port on the computer that
you want to connect to the network . The
Connecting another computer
screen opens .
If you do not see this, use Windows Explorer or Finder to view the Easy
Setup Key files, then double-click
Connect
.
5.
Click
Connect to your router
, then follow the on-screen instructions .
6.
Return to the computer running Cisco Connect, then click
next
.
7.
Enter a name for the newly connected computer, then click
Finish
.
How to connect a computer manually
To connect a computer without using an Easy Setup Key, you will need to print
or take note of some information .
IMPoRTAnT
When you manually connect a computer to the network, the
computer will
not
have Cisco Connect installed on it .
To manually connect a computer to your network:
1.
Run Cisco Connect, then click
Add device
under
Computers and devices.
The
Computers and other devices
screen opens .
2.
Click
Computer
.
3.
Select
I want to connect manually using my wireless settings
, then
click
next
. A screen opens that displays network information .
4.
Write down the Network name (SSID), Security Key, and Security Type
information, or click
Print these settings
if you have a printer attached .
5.
At the computer you want to connect, enter the network information
into your wireless manager .
6.
After that computer connects to your network, return to the computer
running Cisco Connect, then click
next
.
7.
Click
Connect to your Linksys router
, then follow the on-screen
instructions .
8.
When you are prompted to enter a name for the newly connected
computer, enter the name, then click
Finish
.
