LINKSYS EA7500 Users Manual

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Back view ...................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Where to find more help .................................................................................................................................................................

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How to install your router..............................................................................................................................................................

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How to configure your router....................................................................................................................................................

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How to connect to Linksys Smart Wi-Fi...............................................................................................................................

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How to disable remote access ...................................................................................................................................................

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How to connect directly to your router................................................................................................................................

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How to improve your wireless connection speed...........................................................................................................

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How to change your network’s name and password ....................................................................................................

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How to change your router’s local access password.....................................................................................................

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How to change your router’s time zone ...............................................................................................................................

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How to test your Internet connection speed.....................................................................................................................

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How to connect devices to your network............................................................................................................................

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How to connect a computer to your network ...................................................................................................................

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How to connect a USB printer ...................................................................................................................................................

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How to connect other devices ...................................................................................................................................................

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How to manually connect a network device......................................................................................................................

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How to connect a network device using Wi-Fi Protected Setup™..........................................................................

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How to view device details..........................................................................................................................................................

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How to set up parental controls...............................................................................................................................................

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How to configure your guest networks................................................................................................................................

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How to back up your router configuration.........................................................................................................................

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How to customize Linksys Smart Wi-Fi................................................................................................................................

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Using widgets.....................................................................................................................................................................................

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Customizing the Network Map..................................................................................................................................................

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Overview...............................................................................................................................................................................................

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How to attach a USB drive...........................................................................................................................................................

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How to use secured folder access............................................................................................................................................

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How to set up authorized users and shared folders ......................................................................................................

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How to access shared folders.....................................................................................................................................................

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How to set up your router as a media server ....................................................................................................................

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How to connect your UPnP device to the media server...............................................................................................

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How to remotely access storage...............................................................................................................................................

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How to manually set up your router......................................................................................................................................

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How to manually set up your Internet connection.........................................................................................................

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How to associate multiple routers with your Linksys Smart Wi-Fi account.....................................................

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How to get the most out of your dual-band router.........................................................................................................

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Split your traffic................................................................................................................................................................................

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How to control access to your network................................................................................................................................

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How to improve security using the built-in firewall......................................................................................................

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How to set up the DHCP server on your router................................................................................................................

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How to set up DHCP reservations ...........................................................................................................................................

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How to access your network on the Internet ....................................................................................................................

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How to clone a MAC address......................................................................................................................................................

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How to connect to your corporate office using a VPN..................................................................................................

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How to optimize your router for gaming and voice.......................................................................................................

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How to enable Voice over IP on your network.................................................................................................................

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How to configure UPnP.................................................................................................................................................................

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How to use a router as an access point.................................................................................................................................

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How to put your new router behind an existing router...............................................................................................

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How to expose a device to the Internet................................................................................................................................

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How to set up port forwarding .................................................................................................................................................

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How to set up port forwarding for a single port..............................................................................................................

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How to set up port forwarding for multiple ports..........................................................................................................

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How to set up port forwarding for a range of ports.......................................................................................................

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How to set up port range triggering for online gaming ...............................................................................................

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How to back up and restore your router configuration...............................................................................................

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How to upgrade the router’s firmware.................................................................................................................................

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How to restore factory defaults................................................................................................................................................

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How to check the status of your router ................................................................................................................................

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How to turn off Ethernet port status lights ........................................................................................................................

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How to test your Internet connection...................................................................................................................................

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How to configure and use logs ..................................................................................................................................................

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Your router was not successfully set up ..............................................................................................................................

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Your Internet cable is not plugged in message...................................................................................................................

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Cannot access your router message.........................................................................................................................................

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After setup ...........................................................................................................................................................................................

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The Internet appears to be unavailable................................................................................................................................

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Linksys Smart Wi-Fi does not open in your web browser..........................................................................................

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You cannot access Linksys Smart Wi-Fi...............................................................................................................................

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All other troubleshooting has been unsuccessful ...........................................................................................................

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Linksys EA7500 ................................................................................................................................................................................

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Environmental...................................................................................................................................................................................

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