User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Product overview
- Setting Up: Basics
- Setting Up: Advanced
- How to open the browser-based utility
- How to manually set up your router
- How to set up the DHCP server on your router
- 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
- How to expose a device to the Internet
- Improving Security
- Port Forwarding and Port Triggering
- Maintaining and Monitoring
- Specifications
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Improving Security
Linksys E800
How to connect a device using its Wi-Fi Protected
Setup PIN
Use this method if your device has a Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN (Personal
Identification Number).
To connect a device using the device’s Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN:
Wireless > Basic Wireless Settings
1.
Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based
utility” on page 25).
2.
Click the Wireless tab, then click the Basic Wireless Settings page.
3.
Click Wi-Fi Protected Setup.
4.
Enter the PIN from the device into the PIN field on the router’s Wi-Fi
Protected Setup screen, then click Register.
5.
After the device has been connected, click OK.
How to connect a device using the router’s Wi-Fi
Protected Setup PIN
Use this method if your client device asks for the router’s PIN.
To connect a device using the device’s Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN:
Wireless > Basic Wireless Settings
1.
Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based
utility” on page 25).
2.
Click the Wireless tab, then click the Basic Wireless Settings page.
3.
Click Wi-Fi Protected Setup.
4.
On the client device, enter the PIN listed on the router’s Wi-Fi Protected
Setup screen. It is also listed on the bottom of the router. In the example
below, the router’s PIN is 32744781.
5.
Follow the device’s instructions to complete setup.
How to connect a device manually
If you have devices that do not support Wi-Fi Protected Setup, note the wireless
settings in the Basic Wireless Settings screen, then manually configure those
devices.
For each wireless network, the Network Name (SSID), Security, and Passphrase
are displayed at the bottom of the screen.