Cisco Linksys E800 User Manual Download

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Maintaining and Monitoring

Linksys E800

Click the

Downloads

tab, then select the hardware version for your

router from the

Select Hardware Version

drop-down list

Compare the latest available firmware version on the website with your

current version If there is a newer version, click

Release Notes

to see if

the newer version contains new features you want or solves a problem

you are having

If you want the new version, click

Download

and save the file to your

computer Take note of the file location

During the upgrade process, the router may lose the settings you have

changed Make a backup of your router configuration

before

starting

the upgrade process See “How to back up and restore your router

configuration” on page 35

In the browser-based utility, click the

Administration

tab, then click the

Firmware Upgrade

page

Click

Browse

, then go to the location where you saved the upgrade file

Select the upgrade file, then click

Start Upgrade

and follow the on-

screen instructions The upgrade process begins, and a progress bar

appears When the firmware has been uploaded, a new page opens with

an “Upgrade is successful” notice, and the router reboots

How to check the status of your router

Why would I want to check the status of my router?

Your router status tells

you whether you have a secure Internet connection and informs you about the

status of your network-connected devices

To check your router status using Cisco Connect:
1.

In Windows, click

Start

All Programs

, then click

Cisco Connect

– OR –
On a Mac, open the

Applications

folder, then click

Cisco Connect

The Cisco Connect main menu opens

Look in the upper-right corner of the Cisco Connect main menu If your

router is online and secure, you see

online secure

and a green indicator

Summary of Contents for Linksys E800

Page 1: ...User Guide Linksys E800 ...

Page 2: ...w to clone a MAC address 15 How to connect to your corporate office using a VPN 15 How to optimize your router for gaming and voice 16 How to remotely change your router settings 17 How to enable Voice over IP on your network 18 How to configure UPnP 19 How to use a router as an access point 19 How to put your new router behind an existing router 21 To add your router to an existing router or gate...

Page 3: ... to set up port range triggering for online gaming 33 How to configure your Xbox for online gaming 34 Maintaining and Monitoring How to back up and restore your router configuration 35 How to restore factory defaults 35 How to upgrade the router s firmware 36 How to check the status of your router 37 How to disable the Ethernet port status lights 39 How to test your Internet connection 39 How to c...

Page 4: ...ced security Keep Wi Fi freeloaders and Internet threats at bay with WPA2 encryption and SPI firewall to help keep your network protected Benefits of Fast Ethernet Use the four Fast Ethernet 10 100 ports for quick file sharing between computers and servers Home network ready Connect computers printers and more to your wireless network and the Internet QoS traffic prioritization technology delivers...

Page 5: ...essful Wi Fi Protected Setup connection Flashes slowly during bootup during firmware upgrades and during a Wi Fi Protected Setup connection Flashes quickly when there is a Wi Fi Protected Setup error Power Connect the included AC power adapter to this port CAUTION Use only the adapter that came with your router Port activity indicator Green network activity indicator Network and Internet port Gree...

Page 6: ...mputerswitheachotherandtothemodem Internet service to your home provided by an ISP Internet Service Provider 2 Make sure that your modem is working Your ISP can help you set up your modem and verify that it s working correctly 3 Set up your router See How to set up your router on page 3 4 To connect a computer or other network device to the network see How to connect a computer to your network on ...

Page 7: ...ouble click the Setup icon 3 Follow the on screen instructions to complete your router setup When setup has finished Cisco Connect has also been installed onto your hard drive After your router has been set up and Cisco Connect has been installed you can use Cisco Connect to easily manage many of your router s settings To start Cisco Connect on a Windows computer 1 Click Start All Programs then cl...

Page 8: ... in a location away from other electronics motors and fluorescent lighting Many environmental variables can affect the router s performance so if your wireless signal is weak place the router in several locations and test the signal strength to determine the ideal position If possible upgrade wireless network interfaces such as wireless network cards in computers from older wireless standards to 8...

Page 9: ...rity type and security key so you don t have to remember them To create an Easy Setup Key 1 Run Cisco Connect then click Add device under Computers and devices The Computers and other devices screen opens 2 Click Computer 3 Select No I don t have an Easy Setup Key then click Next 4 Insert a USB drive into an available USB port on your computer This USB drive will be your new Easy Setup Key Cisco C...

Page 10: ...omputer 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 Sele...

Page 11: ...es screen opens 2 Click Printer then click Wireless printer A screen opens that displays network information 3 Write down the Network name SSID Security Key and Security Type information or click Print these settings if you have a different printer already connected 4 Follow your printer s instructions for entering the wireless network information into your printer 5 After the printer connects to ...

Page 12: ...n or click Print these settings if you have a printer attached 4 Follow your device s instructions for entering the wireless network information into the device 5 After the device connects to your network return to the computer running Cisco Connect then click Next 6 Enter a name for device then click Finish For more instructions on connecting a game console to your network see also How to optimiz...

Page 13: ...r based utility you may not be able to manage your router using Cisco Connect We recommend using the procedure below to change your router s login information To change your router s name and password 1 Run Cisco Connect then click Change under Router settings 2 Under Personalize click Change A Changing router name and password warning appears 3 Click Yes if you want to continue 4 Enter the new ro...

Page 14: ... prompts you for a user name and password 2 Enter the user name and password then click OK The utility s main menu opens TIPS If you set up your router without using Cisco Connect your router s default username and password is admin If you used Cisco Connect to set up your router you can see your router s user name and password by running Cisco Connect then clicking Router settings How to manually...

Page 15: ...o manually configure your router s Internet connection Setup Basic Setup 1 Log into the browser based utility see How to open the browser based utility on page 25 2 Click the Setup tab then click the Basic Setup page 3 In the Internet Connection Type drop down list click the type of Internet connection provided by your ISP TIP For field descriptions click Help on the right side of the screen Compl...

Page 16: ...ty see How to open the browser based utility on page 25 2 Click the Setup tab then click the Basic Setup page 3 Review the DHCP Server Setting fields in the middle of the screen You can Enable or disable the DHCP server Change the starting address for the DHCP server Change the number of users 253 maximum 4 If you change any of the settings click Save Settings at the bottom of the page TIP For fie...

Page 17: ...he DDNS service providers detect the address change and continue to route your domain name to that address TIP Before you configure DDNS on your router you must sign up for DDNS service from a DDNS service provider that s supported by your router To set up DDNS Setup DDNS 1 Sign up for DDNS service at either www dyndns org or www tzo com 2 Log into the browser based utility see How to open the bro...

Page 18: ...ute then reconnect power To clone a MAC address from your computer Setup MAC Address Clone 1 Log into the browser based utility see How to open the browser based utility on page 25 2 Click the Setup tab then click the MAC Address Clone page 3 Click Enabled 4 Click either Clone My PC s MAC or enter the 12 digit MAC address of your old router 5 Click Save Settings How to connect to your corporate of...

Page 19: ... your network out to the Internet Performance for demanding real time applications such as online gaming VoIP calls video streaming and videoconferencing can be improved by configuring Internet access priorities QoS is applied only to traffic that is uploaded to the Internet The router cannot control the quality of the traffic after it reaches the Internet TIP For more information on optimizing yo...

Page 20: ...ur network and turned on you can click the Administration tab in the router s browser based utility click the Local Network page then click DHCP Client Table 7 Configure Upstream Bandwidth To allow the router to detect the maximum select Auto default Auto sets speeds in multiples of 512 Kbps To specify the maximum select Manual then select the bandwidth you want it to use CAUTION If you specify a ...

Page 21: ... you can change any router setting just as you would normally from your local network How to enable Voice over IP on your network Do I need to configure Voice over IP VoIP Voice over Internet Protocol is a technologyforusingtheInternetasaninterfacefortelephonecommunications To use VoIP you need to get an account with a VoIP service provider The VoIP service provider typically provides you with a t...

Page 22: ...into the browser based utility see How to open the browser based utility on page 25 3 Click the Setup tab then click the Basic Setup page 4 For Internet Connection Type select Bridge Mode 5 ClickSaveSettingstoapplythechanges Thenewrouter sLANIPaddress will be changed and obtained from the router that is connected to your modem IMPORTANT While in Bridge Mode the following browser based utility page...

Page 23: ...e your old router will be operating as an access point instead of a router you don t want it to distribute IP addresses There should be only one active DHCP server on your network and that should be your new router 6 To reconfigure the wireless network on your old router a Open the wireless network setup page b Change the network name SSID to match the name of your new network Having the same netw...

Page 24: ...p the additional router using the instructions below see To share an Internet connection on page 21 or To extend your network on page 23 To add a router to your existing wireless network 1 Insert the Cisco Connect setup CD into a CD DVD drive on your computer then follow the on screen instructions 2 When you are told to connect your router s Internet port to the LAN Ethernet port on your modem con...

Page 25: ...r router s yellow Internet port not one of the blue Ethernet ports If you connect to an Ethernet port you create IP addressing problems for the office network TIPS An office network often has a wall plate with an Ethernet port that you can connect to If you are doing this in a home environment without wall ports connect an Ethernet network cable between a LAN port on your upstream router and the I...

Page 26: ...se a router as an access point computers connected to the access point are on the same IP subnet as all other devices connected to the router File printer and media sharing is much easier if all devices are on the same subnet How to expose a device to the Internet Why would I expose a device to the Internet If you are operating a web server a mail server or a web camera you may want to expose that...

Page 27: ...g up a DHCP address reservation you can replace Step 6 with the following steps a Click Enabled b In the Source IP Address section select Any IP Address default to allow access to your DMZ device from the entire Internet or select the source range button and enter a range of allowed source addresses c In the Destination section select MAC Address then click DHCP Client Table A separate window open...

Page 28: ...ally set your router s password Administration Management 1 Log into the browser based utility see How to open the browser based utility on page 25 2 Click the Administration tab then click the Management page 3 In the Router Access section enter a secure password for your router then re enter the password to confirm it Your password should be at least eight characters in length The most secure ty...

Page 29: ...are connecting devices When Wi Fi Protected Setup is connecting a network device the light flashes slowly If there is an error the light flashes quickly for two minutes Wait until it stops flashing then try again When Wi Fi Protected Setup has finished connecting a device the light is continuously lit Wait until the light is continuously lit before starting the next Wi Fi Protected Setup session C...

Page 30: ... PIN Use this method if your client device asks for the router s PIN To connect a device using the device s Wi Fi Protected Setup PIN Wireless Basic Wireless Settings 1 Log into the browser based utility see How to open the browser based utility on page 25 2 Click the Wireless tab then click the Basic Wireless Settings page 3 Click Wi Fi Protected Setup 4 On the client device enter the PIN listed ...

Page 31: ...filtering you can allow only known MAC addresses onto your network You can also exclude specific MAC addresses or deny them access to your wireless network Example Because each MAC filtering configuration is unique the following procedure uses the simplified example of setting up MAC filtering to allow one wireless device access to the network To set up MAC filtering to allow one wireless device a...

Page 32: ...s helps protect your local network from Internet threats This option is enabled by default On some router models this setting is separated into IPv6 and IPv4 options so that each can be handled separately CAUTION To help protect your network you should keep this option enabled Filter Anonymous Internet Requests This filter blocks Internet requests from unknown sources such as ping requests This op...

Page 33: ...w those requests to the appropriate computers NOTE To use your router s IPv6 Internet connectino settings IPv6 service from your ISP Internet service provider is required For more information on this service ask your ISP To set IPv6 firewall settings Applications Gaming IPv6 Firewall 1 Log into the browser based utility see How to open the browser based utility on page 25 2 Click the Applications ...

Page 34: ...To set up single port forwarding Applications Gaming Single Port Forwarding 1 Follow your device s instructions for configuring it with a static IP address or use DHCP reservation to assign it a permanent address see How to set up the DHCP server on your router on page 29 2 Log into the browser based utility see How to open the browser based utility on page 25 3 Click the Applications Gaming tab t...

Page 35: ...ort Forwarding page 5 For each entry enter a descriptive name in the Application Name field 6 For each entry enter in the same port number for the External Port and the Internal Port 7 In the To IP Address field enter the last three digits of the IP address you have reserved for the computer you want to forward Internet traffic to The rest of the IP address has already been completed for you 8 Sel...

Page 36: ... works with ports between 6881 and 6999 Depending on your computer s firewall software you may need to open a range of ports in your firewall to enable software that uses port range forwarding How to set up port range triggering for online gaming Why would I use port triggering instead of port forwarding Port range triggering allows the router to watch outgoing data for specific port numbers The I...

Page 37: ... 53 TCP UDP port 3074 To set up an Xbox using multiple entries of single port forwarding Applications Gaming Single Port Forwarding 1 Connect your Xbox 360 to your router 1 Log into the browser based utility see How to open the browser based utility on page 25 2 Set up a DHCP reservation for the IP address of the Xbox See How to set up the DHCP server on your router on page 29 OR Refer to your gam...

Page 38: ...nfiguration Administration Management 1 Log into the browser based utility see How to open the browser based utility on page 25 2 Click the Administration tab then click the Management page 3 Click Restore Configurations at the bottom of the screen A separate window opens 4 Click Browse to navigate to the location of your configuration file then select the file and click Open 5 To restore the conf...

Page 39: ...he upgrade process You should not turn off the router or press the Reset button during the upgrade Doing so may permanently disable the router If you are upgrading from a laptop computer make sure that the laptop is connected to a power source or that the battery is fully charged Disable your computer s Sleep mode It might interrupt the upgrade process If you are upgrading from a computer with a w...

Page 40: ...he Administration tab then click the Firmware Upgrade page 8 Click Browse then go to the location where you saved the upgrade file 9 Select the upgrade file then click Start Upgrade and follow the on screen instructions The upgrade process begins and a progress bar appears When the firmware has been uploaded a new page opens with an Upgrade is successful notice and the router reboots How to check ...

Page 41: ...m IPv6 enabled router shown TIP For field descriptions click Help on the right side of the screen 3 Click the Status tab then click the Local Network page Your local network s IP address information and the DHCP server settings are displayed Screen from IPv6 enabled router shown 4 Click DHCP Client Table to display the currently assigned IP addresses 5 Click the Status tab then click the Wireless ...

Page 42: ... 3 Under Port lights click Off then click Finish To disable the lights using the browser based utility Status Ports 1 Log into the browser based utility see How to open the browser based utility on page 25 2 Click the Status tab then click the Ports page 3 In the Rear Port Lights section click Off then click Save Settings How to test your Internet connection What utilities are included in my route...

Page 43: ...nd a specific address enter an address in the IP or URL Address field of the Traceroute Test section then click Start to Traceroute A window opens with the test results How to configure and use logs What kind of logging capabilities does my router have Your router can track all traffic for your Internet connection Your router supports four types of logs CAUTION All logs that are not saved will be ...

Page 44: ...ination port numbers for incoming Internet traffic Outgoing Log Local IP addresses destination URLs IP addresses and service port numbers for outgoing Internet traffic Security Log Logins for the browser based utility DHCP Client Log Local DHCP server status information 6 To save the log click Save the Log then click OK or Save CAUTION All logs that are not saved will be lost whenever the router r...

Page 45: ...i Fi Protected Setup Operating Temp 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F Storage Temp 20 to 60 C 4 to 140 F Operating Humidity 10 to 80 non condensing Storage Humidity 5 to 90 non condensing NOTES For regulatory warranty and safety information see the CD that came with your router or go to Linksys com support Specifications are subject to change without notice Maximum performance derived from IEEE Standard 802 1...

Page 46: ...ted States and other countries A listing of Cisco s trademarks can be found at www cisco com go trademarks All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners 2013 Cisco and or its affiliates All rights reserved Visit linksys com support for award winning 24 7 technical support 130116MS ...

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