Appendix a: troubleshooting, Linksys e3000 appendix a: troubleshooting – Linksys E3000 User Manual

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Linksys E3000

Appendix A: Troubleshooting

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High Performance Wireless-N Router

Appendix A: Troubleshooting

Your computer cannot connect to the Internet.

Follow these instructions until your computer can connect

to the Internet:

Make sure that the Router is powered on . The Power

LED should be green and not flashing .

If the Power LED is flashing, then power off all of

your network devices, including the modem, Router,

and computers . Then power on each device in the

following order:
1 . Cable or DSL modem
2 . Router
3 . Computer

Check the cable connections . The computer should

be connected to one of the ports numbered 1-4 on

the Router, and the modem must be connected to the

Internet port on the Router .

The modem does not have an Ethernet port.

The modem is a dial-up modem for traditional dial-up

service . To use the Router, you need a cable/DSL modem

and high-speed Internet connection .

You cannot use the DSL service to connect manually to

the Internet.

After you have installed the Router, it will automatically

connect to your Internet Service Provider (ISP), so you no

longer need to connect manually .

The DSL telephone line does not fit into the Router’s

Internet port.

The Router does not replace your modem . You still need

your DSL modem in order to use the Router . Connect the

telephone line to the DSL modem, and then insert the

setup CD into your computer . Click Set up your Linksys

Router and follow the on-screen instructions .

When you double-click the web browser, you are

prompted for a username and password. If you want to

get rid of the prompt, follow these instructions.

Launch the web browser and perform the following steps

(these steps are specific to Internet Explorer but are similar

for other browsers):
1 . Select Tools > Internet Options .
2 . Click the Connections tab .
3 . Select Never dial a connection .
4 . Click OK .

The Router does not have a coaxial port for the cable

connection.

The Router does not replace your modem . You still need

your cable modem in order to use the Router . Connect

your cable connection to the cable modem, and then

insert the setup CD into your computer . Click Set up your

Linksys Router and follow the on-screen instructions .

The computer cannot connect wirelessly to the network.

Make sure the wireless network name or SSID is the same

on both the computer and the Router . If you have enabled

wireless security, then make sure the same security

method and key are used by both the computer and the

Router .

You need to modify the settings on the Router.

Router settings can be modified using the Cisco Connect

software, refer to How to Access Cisco Connect, page 12 .

To modify the advanced settings, go to Advanced Settings .

Refer to Advanced Settings, page 12 .

You want to access the browser-based utility from Cisco

Connect.

To enter the browser-based utility from Cisco Connect,

follow these steps:
1 . Open Cisco Connect .
2 . On the Main Menu, click Router Settings .
3 . Click Advanced Settings .
4 . Write down the username and password that are

displayed . (To help protect your password, you can

copy it to the Clipboard by clicking Copy Password .)

5 . Click OK .
6 . Your web browser automatically opens . Enter the

username and password, and then click OK . (If you

copied the password to the Clipboard in step 4, press

Ctrl-V to paste it into the Password field .)

When you try to log into the browser-based utility, your

password does not work.

Your wireless security password also serves as the browser-

based utility’s login password . To see this password:
1 . Open Cisco Connect .
2 . On the Main Menu, click Router Settings .
3 . The Password is displayed on the left side of the screen .

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