LINKSYS E900 User Manual

Getting to know the E900

Article ID: 23417

The Linksys E900 Wireless-N Router lets you access the Internet via a 2.4 GHz
wireless connection or through one of its four-port switch. The range of this router
can reach up to 250 meters.

NOTE: Wireless signal is greatly affected by walls and other electronic devices. This
will reduce the range of the router dramatically.

Product Features:

• Wireless-N Technology

• 2.4 GHz radio frequency

• 2x2 Transmit/Receive function

• 2 internal antennas

• Guest Access feature

• 4 x 10/100 Ethernet ports

• Includes Cisco Connect Software

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There are two ways to reset the Linksys E900 to its factory defaults. Either press or
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Administration > Factory Defaults page on the router's web-based setup page.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

HARDWARE INFORMATION

1. What is E900?

2. What is the default IP Address, Username and Password to login to the

E900’s web-based setup page?

3. How do I reset the E900 to factory defaults?

4. What is the Warranty period of the E900?

5. How do I reboot the E900?

6. Does E900 support remote management?

SECURITY SUPPORTED

1. What is the default SSID broadcast of E900?

2. How many security modes are supported in E900?

3. Does E900 allow VPN tunnels using IPSec, L2TP, or PPTP protocols to

pass through the router?

4. Does E900 support SPI firewall?

5. How does Web Filter work?

FIRMWARE UPGRADE METHOD

1. How do I upgrade the Firmware of the E900?

SPECIAL FEATURES

1. What DDNS providers does the E900 support?

2. How many connection types does the E900 support?

3. Does E900 support AP Isolation?

4. Does E900 support wireless and Internet Access Priority QOS?

5. Does E900 support transmission of the log information to a log server?

6. Does E900 lose the settings you have customized when its firmware has

been updated?

7. What is Radio Band, Standard and Wide?

8. What is "MAC address clone" and what is it for?

9. What is Diagnostics and what is it for?

10. What is Port Forwarding?

11. What is Port Triggering?

12. What is "DMZ" and what is it for?

13. How many Network modes supported in E900?

14. What is wireless MAC Filter and what is it for?

15. What is UPnP?

16. Does it have a Guest access and Parental controls in the web-based

setup page?

17. What software does the E900 come with?

HARDWARE INFORMATION

1. What is E900?

The Linksys E900 is a Wireless-N router with four Ethernet ports. You can also use
the router to share resources such as computers, printers and files. Various security
features such as SPI Firewall help protect your data and your privacy while you are
online.

2. What is the default IP Address, Username and Password to login to the
E900’s web-based setup page?

The default IP Address is 192.168.1.1. The username and the password is “admin”.

3. How do I reset the E900 to factory defaults?

There are two (2) ways on how to reset the Wireless-N router to factory defaults.

• Hardware Reset
Press and hold the Reset button located at the bottom panel for about five (5)
seconds then release.

• Software Reset
Access the web-based setup page, go to Administration tab > Factory

Defaults sub-tab, click the Restore Factory Defaults button.

4. What is the warranty period of the E900?

One (1) year limited warranty.

5. How do I reboot the E900?

You can turn OFF the power first then turn it back ON or you can click the Reboot
button when you access the web-based setup page under the Basic Setup tab.

6. Does E900 support remote management?

Remote Management is a feature that allows you to access and manage your

Linksys router from a remote location. You need to be connected to the Internet to be
able to do remote management. The Linksys E900 supports this feature. If you
want to learn more about remote management, click here

SECURITY SUPPORTED

1. What is the default SSID broadcast of E900?

The default SSID of the E900 is CiscoXXXXX.

NOTE: "XXXXX" is the last five (5) digits of the router’s serial number, which is

found at the bottom of the router.

2. How many security modes are supported in E900?

The E900 supports the following wireless security options: WPA2/WPA Mixed Mode,
WPA2 Personal, WPA Personal, WPA2/WPA Enterprise Mixed Mode, WPA2
Enterprise, WPA Enterprise, WEP, and RADIUS.

3. Does E900 allow VPN tunnels using IPSec, L2TP, or PPTP protocols to pass

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Yes.

4. Does E900 support SPI firewall?

Yes.

5. How does the Web Filter on the E900 work?

Web Filter will filter Java, ActiveX, Cookies, and Proxy applications in the network.

FIRMWARE UPGRADE METHOD

1. How do I upgrade the Firmware of the E900?

Step 1:

Access the router’s web-based setup page.

Step 2:

Go to Administration tab and select Firmware Upgrade.

Step 3:

Select the file to upgrade by using the Browse... button.

Step 4:

Click Start to Upgrade.

NOTE: Do not reset or powercycle the router until the upgrade is complete.

SPECIAL FEATURES

1. What DDNS providers does the E900 support?

DynDNS.org and TZO.com

2. How many connection types does the E900 support?

The router supports six (6) connection types: Automatic Configuration – DHCP, Static
IP, PPPoE, PPTP, Telstra Cable, and L2TP.

3. Does E900 support AP Isolation?

No.

4. Does E900 support wireless and Internet Access Priority QOS?

Yes.

5. Does E900 support transmission of the log information to a log server?

No.

6. Does E900 lose the settings you have customized when its firmware has been
updated?

Yes. Before upgrading the firmware of your E900, write down all your customized
settings. After upgrading its firmware, you will have to re-enter all of your
configuration settings.

7. What is Radio Band, Standard and Wide?

The Radio Band gives you two (2) options: Auto and Standard - 20MHz channel,
Standard channel is what all B/G/N devices use. If you select Wide channel for the
Radio Band setting, then Wireless-N can use two channels: a primary one (Auto) and
a secondary one (Standard Channel). This will improve Wireless-N performance.

8. What is "MAC address clone" and what is it for?

Some Internet Service Providers, especially Cable companies, require you to register
the MAC Address of the modem, router or Ethernet adapter of the computer in order
to access the Internet. If you do not wish to re-register the MAC address currently
registered with your ISP, you may assign the MAC address you have currently
registered with your ISP to the router using the MAC Address Clone feature.

If you want to clone the MAC address of the computer that you are using to configure
the router, and then click the Clone My MAC Address button. The router will
automatically detect your computer’s MAC address, so you do NOT have to call your
ISP to change the registered MAC address to the router’s MAC address. It is
recommended that the computer registered with the ISP is used to enable this feature
on the router.

9. What is Diagnostics and what is it for?

Diagnostics is used to check internet connect and application "ping”, "traceroute”

command to check your network’s connectivity to the Internet.

10. What is Port Forwarding?

Port Forwarding allows you to set up public services on your network, such as web

servers, ftp servers, e-mail servers, or other specialized Internet applications.

11. What is Port Triggering?

Port Triggering will forward port based on the incoming port specified. Check your

software application to find out what is necessary to enter in these fields.

NOTE: You can set up to ten (10) port triggering entries.

12. What is "DMZ" and what is it for?

Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) allows one local user to be exposed to the Internet for use

of a special-purpose service such as Internet gaming and videoconferencing. DMZ
hosting forwards all the ports at the same time to one computer. However, Port
Range Forwarding is more secure because it only opens the ports you want to
forward, while DMZ hosting opens all the ports of one computer, exposing the
computer to the Internet.

13. How many Network modes supported in E900?

It supports three (3) Network Modes - 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n.

14. What is wireless MAC Filter and what is it for?

Wireless MAC Filter prevents or allows connectivity to the wireless network with the

use of the MAC address of the wireless device.

15. What is UPnP?

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) allows Windows to automatically configure the

router for various Internet applications, such as gaming and videoconferencing.

16. Can I configure Guest access and Parental controls feature using the
web-based setup page?

Yes. To know how to set up the Guest Access feature of the E900 using the
web-based setup page, click here

To know how to set up the Parental controls of the E900 using the web-based setup
page, click here

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