LINKSYS 03331 Velop User Manual

LINKSYS LLC Velop

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2  Table of Contents  Product Overview___________________________________________________________________________________________3  Front/top view________________________________________________________________________________________________3  Bottom view __________________________________________________________________ Error! Bookmark not defined.  Where to find more help ____________________________________________________________________________________6  Set Up _________________________________________________________________________________________________________7  What you’ll need______________________________________________________________________________________________8  Velop System Settings____________________________________________________________________________________ 12  Log in to your Linksys Smart Wi-Fi cloud account ____________________________________________________ 12  Dashboard ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 13  Devices _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 14 To view or change device details    15  Wi-Fi Settings _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 16 Advanced Settings     17 Connect a Device with WPS    18  Guest Access_________________________________________________________________________________________________ 19  Speed Test ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 20  Parental Controls___________________________________________________________________________________________ 21  Device Prioritization_______________________________________________________________________________________ 22  Notifications_________________________________________________________________________________________________ 23  Velop Administration ______________________________________________________________________________________ 24  Advanced Settings __________________________________________________________________________________________ 26 Internet Settings    26 Port Settings     27  My Account __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 29  Help___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 30  Feedback_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 31  Connect Directly To Velop _______________________________________________________________________________ 32 Velop admin password    33  How to restore factory defaults ________________________________________________________________________ 34  Specifications______________________________________________________________________________________________ 35  Linksys Velop _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 35  Environmental ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 35
3     Product Overview   Front/top      The light on the top of your  node gives  you information about the node’s operation.   Light description  Status  Blinking blue  Node is starting up  Solid blue  Node is working great  Blinking purple  Node is paired  with  phone  for setup  Solid purple  Node is ready  for setup  Blinking red  Node has lost connection to primary node  Solid red  Node has lost connection to the internet  Solid yellow  Node is too far from another node connected to your  Velop system
4  Back     Ethernet ports------ Connect  Ethernet cables  to these  Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) ports and to other  wired  devices  on your network. If you have  more than one node in your Velop  system,  use one of these ports to connect to your  modem  or modem router.  Note—For best performance, use a CAT5e or higher rated cable  on the Ethernet port.  Power port—Connect the included  AC power adapter to this port.
5  Bottom    Reset button------ Press  and hold until the light on top of the node turns  red, fades  and flashes bright red again to reset  the  node to its factory defaults. Power switch------ Press  | (on) to power  on  the node.
6  Help   Where to find more help  • Linksys.com/support/Velop  • Linksys  app help (launch the app and click  Help in the main navigation menu)    Note—Licenses and notices for  third  party software used in this product may be viewed on http://support.linksys.com/en-us/license. Please contact http://support.linksys.com/en- us/gplcodecenter for questions or GPL source  code requests.
7  Set Up  Download the Linksys  app. You need this app to set up Velop.  Go to the  app store  for  your  device  and search  for Linksys.  Install the app, open it and follow the instructions.  Note—The app  works with iOS 8.x and later, and Android 4.0.3 and later.     During  setup  you will create a Linksys Smart Wi-Fi account so you can use the app to view  or change your Velop system settings from anywhere you have an internet connection. Among the many things you can do with Linksys Smart Wi-Fi:  • Change  your Wi-Fi name and password  • Set  up guest access  • Connect devices  to Wi-Fi with  WPS  • Block internet with parental controls  • Test  your internet connection speed
8  Note—During setup  we’ll send  a verification email. From  your  home network, click the link in the email.  Other than plugging in the  power  and the ethernet cable, the app-based setup process does the work for  you. Once connected, use the  app to personalize your Wi-Fi by giving it a name and password. You also can give nodes names  based  on where they are so you can identify them in the rare  case where things need attention.   What  you’ll need
9  Find a power  source  near to  your  modem  or modem router. Connect to  your first node.
10  If you have more  than  one node, they  can be set  up anywhere within range of another working node. Only one node has to be wired  to the  modem  or modem router. Don’t worry, the app will  help  you place your nodes.
11   Wi-Fi Name   Wi-Fi Password   Admin Password   Guest Network Name   Guest Network Password   Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Username   Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Password   Print this page, then record your Wi-Fi  and account settings in the table as a reference. Store your notes in a safe place.
12  Velop System Settings  Using  your  Linksys  app, you can view  or change  Velop system settings to  make  your Wi-Fi more secure or to  work better with  a device  or game. You can access settings from anywhere in the  world if you have an internet connection, but  you can also access  your Velop system directly from your home network if you are not online.   Log in to your Linksys Smart Wi-Fi  cloud account  1.    Open the Linksys app.   2.    Enter the email address  you used when creating your account.  3.    Enter  your account password.  4.    Tap Log in.
13  Dashboard Dashboard is a snapshot of your Wi-Fi. See how many  devices  are connected to your  Velop system. Share  Wi-Fi password and allow guest access to your  Wi-Fi. Dashboard also shows  you if any devices have parental controls on them  or have been prioritized for  Wi-Fi access.
14  Devices View  and change details for all devices connected to your Wi-Fi. You can view  devices  on your main network and your guest network, or display information about each device.
15  To view  or change  device details  From  the  Devices  screen  you can edit device  names and change the device  icons.  You also can prioritize devices,  set parental controls, and see Wi-Fi details. Tap on any device to see details.
16  Wi-Fi Settings  View  or change  your Wi-Fi name and password and connect devices  using Wi-Fi Protected Setup™.
17  Advanced Settings  Advanced users  can change  the default security type and Wi-Fi mode. Do not change these unless you have a lot of experience with  Wi-Fi networks. Channel  Finder  will  search  for  the most-open Wi-Fi channels in your  area to ensure  you get  the  best performance from  your  Velop  system. If you have more than one node in your Velop  system,  Channel  Finder  will find the best channel for each node.
18  Connect a Device with WPS  Wi-Fi Protected Setup  allows  you to  easily connect wireless devices  to  your Wi-Fi without manually entering security settings.
19  Guest Access   Use your Guest  Access  to  allow  guests to get  online  while restricting their  access  to other resources connected to your Wi-Fi. Send the password by text message  or email.
20  Speed Test  Run a speed test to  make sure  you are getting the speeds  you are paying for. Speed test also helps in Device Prioritization because results determine how Wi-Fi is distributed to the prioritized devices.    •  Download speed is the  rate at which internet content is transferred to  your  Velop system.  •  Upload speed  is the  rate at which  you can upload content to the internet.   Note—Internet connection speeds  are determined by a variety of factors, including ISP account type, local  and worldwide internet traffic, and number of devices  in your  home that are sharing the internet connection.
21  Parental Controls  Parental controls allow  you to control when  your  kids  are online  and what they’re doing there. Block internet to specific devices,  or block specific websites.
22  Device  Prioritization  Choose up to  three  devices  for priority usage of your internet connection. Those devices  --- wired and/or wireless --- always  will  have the  best  access  when connected. Velop  runs  a speed test to determine how to best distribute Wi-Fi to prioritized devices.  Other  devices  will  share  the leftover capacity. Prioritized devices  appear  on Dashboard.
23  Notifications  Velop  can notify you when  nodes in your system go offline. You can also ask Velop  to alert  you when a node is connected with  an Ethernet cable  to another node and is ready  for  setup.  You have to turn on notifications in your  mobile  device settings to allow  Velop  to notify you.
24  Velop Administration  Use the  Velop Administration screen to change the admin password and hint,  and check various identifiers (model number,  serial  number,  and IP details) for all nodes  in your  Wi-Fi.     Opt in to automatically report crashes to Linksys  and contribute to improving the  Wi-Fi experience. You also can manually report specific issues to Linksys.
25  The following information will be sent with your description of the issue:   • App version  • Login Type (cloud: show email address associated, local: display "Velop admin")  • Device model  • WAN Connection type (display  Wi-Fi or Ethernet)  • Device OS version  • Time: date (mo/day/year, time, time zone)
26  Advanced Settings  Internet Settings   You can choose  how your  Velop system connects to the internet. The default is Automatic Configuration – DHCP. Other connection types depend  on your internet service provider or how you plan to use your  Velop  system. Advanced users  can use Additional Settings to clone MAC addresses and set MTU (maximum transmission unit).
27  Port Settings  Port forwarding------ for  a single port, multiple ports or a range of ports------ sends traffic inbound  on a specific port or ports to  a specific device  or port on your Wi-Fi. In port range triggering, Velop watches outgoing data for specific port numbers.  Velop remembers the IP address of the  device that requests the  data  so that when  the requested data returns, it is routed back  to the  proper  device.
28  Wi-Fi MAC Filters  Every network device  has a unique 12-digit MAC  (media access control) address.  You can create a list of MAC addresses,  and then  allow  or deny  those  devices  on your  Wi-Fi.
29  My Account  Change  your  Linksys account password and opt in to receive the latest news  and deals from Linksys.
30  Help  Having trouble with the app?  Just need a little more information about  a feature? Tap Help for an explanation.
 Feedback  Here's your  chance  to tell  us what  you think.  Rate the app  at your  app store, send us a suggestion, or report an issue that's keeping you from  a great experience.                 31
32  Connect Directly To Velop  If you are not connected to the internet you still  can access  your  Velop  system. Connect to  your  Wi-Fi name, launch the Linksys  app and tap Log in with Admin Password toward the bottom of the screen. You will not be able to access  your  Linksys  Wi-Fi account when not online.
33  Velop  admin password  We created a secure  Velop  admin password during setup. To change it, tap Velop Administration and Change  Admin Password and Hint.    To keep  your  Velop system secure,  we'll  send  you an email if someone changes the admin password.
34  How to restore factory defaults  You should  never  need to factory reset your Velop-----a very disruptive process.  A factory reset restores your  Velop system to  the state it was when  you took it out of its  box, requiring you to go through the setup process  again. All settings you have customized in setup and since  --- things such as Wi-Fi name, passwords, security type --- will  be erased.  All wireless devices  will disconnect from your Wi-Fi. To reset Velop:  • With  your node connected to power  and turned on, press  and hold the Reset button on the bottom. The light on top of the node will turn red and fade in pulses.  Do not release the button until the light goes out  and then turns bright red.     Note—If you have  more than one node in your Velop  system,  you might need to  reset  them  all to factory default settings. You can do that by resetting the main node; all other nodes  will reset automatically.
35  Specifications   Linksys Velop  Model Name Velop Model Number WHW01/VLP01/A01 Switch Port Speed 10/100/1000 Mbps Radio Frequency 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz # of Antennas 4 Ports Power, ethernet Buttons Power, Reset LEDs One, multicolored light for power  and status Security Features WPA2-Personal, WPA2-Enterprise Security Key Bits Up to 128-bit encryption   Environmental   Dimensions 3.1” x 3.1” x 5.5” (78.74 mm x 78.74 mm x 139.7  mm) Unit Weight 0.71 lbs (322 g) Power 12V, 1A Certifications FCC, IC, CE, Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac), Windows 7, Windows 8, DLNA Operating Temp. 32° to 104° F (0 to 40° C) Storage Temp. -4° to 140° F (-20 to 60° C) Operating Humidity 10% to 80% relative humidity, non-condensing Storage Humidity 5% to 90% non-condensing   Notes:  For regulatory, warranty, and safety information, go to Linksys.com/support/Velop. Specifications are subject to change without notice. 3
36  Maximum performance derived  from  IEEE Standard 802.11  specifications. Actual performance can vary, including lower wireless network capacity, data throughput rate,  range  and coverage. Performance depends  on many factors, conditions and variables,  including distance from the access point,  volume of network traffic, building materials and construction, operating system used, mix of wireless products used, interference and other  adverse conditions.   Visit linksys.com/support/Velop for award-winning technical support.    BELKIN, LINKSYS  and many product names  and logos  are trademarks of the Belkin  group of companies.  Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.   © 2018 Belkin International, Inc. and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. LNKPG-00519 Rev A00

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