Linksys E4200 - Manual (Page 21)

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Product overview Linksys E-Series
Back view
Ethernet ports Wi-Fi Protected Setup button
Internet port
Power port
Power indicator USB port
• USB port—To easily share disk storage with other users on your network
or on the Internet, connect a USB drive to this port . For more information,
see “Using an External Drive” on page 48 . You can also connect a USB
printer and share it across your network . For more information, see “How
to connect a printer” on page 18 .
• Ethernet ports—Connect Ethernet cables (also called network cables)
to these Gigabit (10/100/1000) ports, color coded blue, and to wired
Ethernet network devices on your network .
• Internet port—Connect an Ethernet cable (also called a network or
Internet cable) to this port, color coded yellow, and to your modem .
• Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ button—Press this button to easily configure
wireless security on Wi-Fi Protected Setup-enabled network devices .
For more information, see “How to set up wireless security using Wi-Fi
Protected Setup” on page 43 .
• Power indicator—Stays on steadily while power is connected and
following a 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 indicators
Green network
activity indicator
Yellow network
activity indicator
Network or Internet port
• Green network activity indicator—On Ethernet ports, turns on when a
cable connects the port to another Gigabit Ethernet port . On the Internet
port, turns on while connected to a modem .
• Yellow activity indicator—Flashes to indicate network activity over
that port .
Bottom view
• Reset button—Press and hold this button for 5-10 seconds (until the
port lights flash at the same time) to reset the router to its factory defaults .
You can also restore the defaults using the browser-based utility . For
more information, see “How to restore factory defaults” on page 61 .