Easy setup key, Other options, Change router name or password – Linksys E1000 User Manual

Page 14: Router details

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Linksys E1000

Chapter 2: Cisco Connect

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Wireless-N Router

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,
page 7 .

Other Options

Register now to receive special offers and updates

To

sign up to receive special offers and updates, click this
option .

Router details

To view more information about the

Router, click this option and go to Router Details,
page 11
.

Advanced settings

To access settings for advanced

users, click this option and go to Advanced Settings,
page 12
.

Click Finish to save your settings .

Change Router Name or Password

NOTE:

If you change the Router name or

password, you also change the name or
password of your wireless network . The wireless
computers or other devices connected to the
Router will need to be reconnected using the
new name or password (for more information,
refer to Computers and Other Devices,
page 6
) .

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 .

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 .

Change Router Name and Password

Router Details

The Router  details screen appears, displaying the Model
name, Model number, Serial number, Firmware version,
Operating system, Software version, Connection 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 .)

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 . Go to Edit > Paste .
3 . Go to File > Save .

Router Details

Click Close to return to the Router settings screen .

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