Document Outline

• Product overview
  • Package contents
  • Features
  • Back view
  • Bottom view
• Setting Up: Basics
  • How to create a home network
    • What is a network?
    • How to set up a home network
  • Where to find more help
  • How to set up your router
    • How to start Cisco Connect
    • How to install Cisco Connect on another computer
  • How to improve your wireless connection speed
  • How to test your Internet connection speed
  • How to connect devices to your network
    • How to connect a computer to your network
    • How to connect a printer
    • How to connect other devices
  • How to set up parental controls
    • How to access parental controls
    • How to select the computers to have parental controls
    • How to set parental controls
  • How to set up guest access to your network
  • How to change your router’s name and password
• Setting Up: Advanced
  • How to open the browser-based utility
  • How to manually set up your router
    • How to manually set up your Internet connection
  • How to set up the DHCP server on your router
    • How to set up DHCP reservation
  • How to find your network on the Internet
  • How to clone a MAC address
  • How to connect to your corporate office using a VPN
  • How to optimize your router for gaming and voice
  • How to remotely change your router settings
  • How to enable Voice over IP on your network
  • How to configure UPnP
  • How to use a router as an access point
  • How to put your new router behind an existing router
    • To add your router to an existing router or gateway
    • To share an Internet connection
    • To extend your network
  • How to expose a device to the Internet
• Improving Security
  • How do I know if my network is secure?
  • Network security following a manual setup
  • How to set up wireless security using Wi‑Fi Protected Setup
    • Wi-Fi Protected Setup activity light
    • Connecting a device using the Wi-Fi Protected Setup button
    • How to connect a device using its Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN
    • How to connect a device using the router’s Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN
    • How to connect a device manually
  • How to control access to your wireless network
    • How to improve security using the built-in firewall
  • How to configure storage
    • How to create shared folders
    • How to manage group and user access to shared folders
    • How to create a group
    • How to create a new user
    • How to grant group access to a share
  • How to configure your router’s storage for remote access
    • How to configure the FTP server
    • How to share folders and set access rights
  • How to access files remotely
• Port Forwarding and Port Triggering
  • How to set up port forwarding
    • How to set up port forwarding for a single port
    • How to set up port forwarding for multiple ports
    • How to set up port forwarding for a range of ports
  • How to set up port range triggering for online gaming
  • How to configure your Xbox for online gaming
• Maintaining and Monitoring
  • How to back up and restore your router configuration
    • How to restore factory defaults
  • How to upgrade the router’s firmware
  • How to check the status of your router
    • How to disable the Ethernet port status lights
    • How to test your Internet connection
    • How to configure and use logs
• Specifications
  • Linksys E1550
• Browser-based Utility Menu Structure
  • Linksys E1550