How to create a new user – Linksys E4200 User Manual

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3. Under Group Management, click Create new Group .

4. Complete the Group name and Description fields .
5. From the Access drop-down list, select read-only to grant read-only

rights to the group, or select read-and-write to grant read and write

rights to the group .

6. Click Create . The group is now created, and its access rights are displayed

in the Access column .

7. To change a group’s name or access rights, click Edit next to the group

name .

8. To delete a group, click Delete next to the group name .

How to create a new user

Two user accounts (Admin and Guest) are preconfigured for router access . The

password for the Admin user is the same password that you use to access the

router . By default, the user Admin is a member of the group named Admin,

and the user Guest is a member of the group named Guest . To keep it simple,

consider creating user accounts on your router that use the same user names

and passwords that are used by your computer’s operating system .

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Users can be a member of only one group .

To create a new user:

Storage > Administration

1. Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based

utility” on page 25) .

2. Click the Storage tab, then click the Administration page .
3. Under User Management, click Create new User .

4. Complete the name, Full name, and Description fields .
5. Enter and confirm a password .

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