Linksys E3000 - Manual (Page 4)

Linksys E3000 Chapter 1: Product Overview
1 High Performance Wireless-N Router
Chapter 1: Product Overview
Thank you for choosing the Linksys E3000 High
Performance Wireless-N Router . The Router lets you
access the Internet via a wireless connection or through
one of its four switched Gigabit Ethernet ports . With
the built-in Storage Link, you can easily add gigabytes
of storage space onto your network using USB 2 .0 hard
drives, or plug in a USB flash disk to access your portable
data files . The E3000’s built-in media server streams music,
video and photos from an attached storage device to
any UPnP-compatible media adapter or player . A variety
of security features help to protect your data and your
privacy while you are online . Security features include
Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) security which provides
encryption for data on your wireless network, a Stateful
Packet Inspection (SPI) firewall to block unwanted access
to your Router, and Network Address Translation (NAT)
technology to protect and allow your entire network to
access the Internet using a single Internet IP address .
Setup and use of the Router is easy using Cisco Connect,
the software that is installed when you run the included
CD . Advanced configuration of the Router is available
through the provided browser-based utility .
For more wireless bandwidth, the Router can create two
simultaneous yet separate Wireless-N networks, one
using the 5 GHz band and one using the 2 .4 GHz band .
For example, use the Wireless-N 2 .4 GHz network to
surf, e-mail, and print while keeping the less crowded,
Wireless-N 5 GHz network free for time-sensitive traffic
like music, gaming, and high-definition video . For more
information, refer to Simultaneous Networks, page 19 .
The Guest Access features allows you to provide Internet
access to guests visiting your home without granting
them access to your local network .
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1, 2, 3, 4 (Green/Blue) These numbered LEDs,
corresponding with the numbered ports on
the Router’s back panel, serve two purposes .
The LED is continuously lit when the Router
is connected to a device through that port . It
flashes to indicate network activity over that
port . The LED lights up green when the port is
connected to a gigabit port or blue when the
port is connected to a 10/100 port .
Wi-Fi Protected Setup Button If you have
client devices, such as wireless adapters,
that support Wi-Fi Protected Setup, then you
can use the Wi-Fi Protected Setup button to
automatically configure wireless security for
your wireless network(s) .
To use Wi-Fi Protected Setup, refer to
Wi-Fi Protected Setup, page 21 .
Wireless (Blue) The Wireless LED lights up
when the wireless feature is enabled . It flashes
when the Router sends or receives data over
the network .
Internet (Green/Blue) The Internet LED lights
up when there is a connection made through
the Internet port . It flashes to indicate network
activity over the Internet port . The LED lights up
green when the port is connected to a gigabit
port or blue when the port is connected to a
10/100 port .
USB (Blue) The USB LED lights up when a USB
device is attached . It flashes when data is being
sent to or received from this device .
Power (Blue) The Power LED lights up when
the Router is powered on . When the Router goes
through its self-diagnostic mode during every
boot-up, the LED flashes . When the diagnostic
is complete, the LED is continuously lit .
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Reset Internet Ethernet 4 3 2 1 Power 12VDC USB
USB Port The USB port connects to a USB
storage device .
Internet The Internet port is where you
connect your cable or DSL Internet connection .
4, 3, 2, 1 Using Ethernet (network) cables,
these Ethernet ports connect the Router to
computers on your wired network and other
Ethernet network devices .
Reset There are two ways to reset the Router
to its factory defaults . Either press and hold
the Reset Button for approximately five
seconds, or restore the defaults from the
Administration > Factory Defaults screen in
the Router’s browser-based utility (refer to
Administration > Factory Defaults, page 40) .
Power Switch Press the I end to power on the
Router . Press the O end to power off the Router .
Power The Power port is where you connect
the power adapter .