LINKSYS EA7500 LINKSYS MAX-STREAM AC1900 MU-MIMO GIGABIT ROUTER User Manual

LINKSYS LLC LINKSYS MAX-STREAM AC1900 MU-MIMO GIGABIT ROUTER Users Manual

Contents

Users Manual

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Front/top view ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 4 Back view ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Where to find more help ................................................................................................................................................................. 7 How to install your router .............................................................................................................................................................. 7 How to configure your router .................................................................................................................................................... 10 How to connect to Linksys Smart Wi-Fi ............................................................................................................................... 10 How to disable remote access ................................................................................................................................................... 10 How to connect directly to your router ................................................................................................................................ 11 How to improve your wireless connection speed ........................................................................................................... 11 How to change your network’s name and password .................................................................................................... 12 How to change your router’s local access password ..................................................................................................... 12 How to change your router’s time zone ............................................................................................................................... 13 How to test your Internet connection speed ..................................................................................................................... 14 How to connect devices to your network ............................................................................................................................ 15 How to connect a computer to your network ................................................................................................................... 15 How to connect a USB printer ................................................................................................................................................... 15 How to connect other devices ................................................................................................................................................... 16 How to manually connect a network device ...................................................................................................................... 17 How to connect a network device using Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ .......................................................................... 17 How to view device details.......................................................................................................................................................... 17 How to set up parental controls ............................................................................................................................................... 19 How to configure your guest networks ................................................................................................................................ 20 How to back up your router configuration ......................................................................................................................... 22 How to customize Linksys Smart Wi-Fi ................................................................................................................................ 22 Using widgets ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Customizing the Network Map.................................................................................................................................................. 23 Overview ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 How to attach a USB drive ........................................................................................................................................................... 24 How to use secured folder access ............................................................................................................................................ 25 How to set up authorized users and shared folders ...................................................................................................... 25 How to access shared folders..................................................................................................................................................... 28 How to set up your router as a media server .................................................................................................................... 29 How to connect your UPnP device to the media server ............................................................................................... 31 How to remotely access storage ............................................................................................................................................... 31
How to manually set up your router ...................................................................................................................................... 33 How to manually set up your Internet connection ......................................................................................................... 34 How to associate multiple routers with your Linksys Smart Wi-Fi account ..................................................... 35 How to get the most out of your dual-band router......................................................................................................... 35 Split your traffic ................................................................................................................................................................................ 36 How to control access to your network ................................................................................................................................ 36 How to improve security using the built-in firewall ...................................................................................................... 37 How to set up the DHCP server on your router ................................................................................................................ 40 How to set up DHCP reservations ........................................................................................................................................... 40 How to access your network on the Internet .................................................................................................................... 41 How to clone a MAC address ...................................................................................................................................................... 42 How to connect to your corporate office using a VPN .................................................................................................. 43 How to optimize your router for gaming and voice ....................................................................................................... 44 How to enable Voice over IP on your network ................................................................................................................. 46 How to configure UPnP ................................................................................................................................................................. 47 How to use a router as an access point ................................................................................................................................. 48 How to put your new router behind an existing router ............................................................................................... 49 How to expose a device to the Internet ................................................................................................................................ 53 How to set up port forwarding ................................................................................................................................................. 55 How to set up port forwarding for a single port .............................................................................................................. 55 How to set up port forwarding for multiple ports .......................................................................................................... 56 How to set up port forwarding for a range of ports ....................................................................................................... 57 How to set up port range triggering for online gaming ............................................................................................... 58 How to back up and restore your router configuration ............................................................................................... 59 How to upgrade the router’s firmware ................................................................................................................................. 60 How to restore factory defaults ................................................................................................................................................ 60 How to check the status of your router ................................................................................................................................ 62 How to turn off Ethernet port status lights ........................................................................................................................ 63 How to test your Internet connection ................................................................................................................................... 63 How to configure and use logs .................................................................................................................................................. 64 Your router was not successfully set up .............................................................................................................................. 66 Your Internet cable is not plugged in message ................................................................................................................... 67 Cannot access your router message ......................................................................................................................................... 68 After setup ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 69 The Internet appears to be unavailable................................................................................................................................ 69 Linksys Smart Wi-Fi does not open in your web browser.......................................................................................... 70 You cannot access Linksys Smart Wi-Fi ............................................................................................................................... 71 All other troubleshooting has been unsuccessful ........................................................................................................... 71
Linksys EA7500 ................................................................................................................................................................................ 72 Environmental ................................................................................................................................................................................... 72
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