User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Product overview
- Setting Up: Basics
- How to create a home network
- Where to find more help
- How to set up your router
- How to improve your wireless connection speed
- How to test your Internet connection speed
- How to connect devices to your network
- How to set up parental controls
- How to set up guest access to your network
- How to change your router’s name and password
- 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
- Browser-based Utility Menu Structure
- Specifications
- Product overview
- Setting Up: Basics
- How to create a home network
- Where to find more help
- How to set up your router
- How to improve your wireless connection speed
- How to test your Internet connection speed
- How to connect devices to your network
- How to set up parental controls
- How to set up guest access to your network
- How to change your router’s name and password
- Setting Up: Advanced
- How to open the browser-based utility
- How to manually set up your router
- How to get the most out of your dual-band 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
- Browser-based Utility Menu Structure
- Specifications
- Product overview
- Setting Up: Basics
- How to create a home network
- Where to find more help
- How to set up your router
- How to improve your wireless connection speed
- How to test your Internet connection speed
- How to connect devices to your network
- How to set up parental controls
- How to set up guest access to your network
- How to change your router’s name and password
- Setting Up: Advanced
- How to open the browser-based utility
- How to manually set up your router
- How to get the most out of your dual-band 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
- Using an External Drive
- Port Forwarding and Port Triggering
- Maintaining and Monitoring
- Browser-based Utility Menu Structure
- Specifications
- Product overview
- Setting Up: Basics
- How to create a home network
- Where to find more help
- How to set up your router
- How to improve your wireless connection speed
- How to test your Internet connection speed
- How to connect devices to your network
- How to set up parental controls
- How to set up guest access to your network
- How to change your router’s name and password
- Setting Up: Advanced
- How to open the browser-based utility
- How to manually set up your router
- How to get the most out of your dual-band 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
- Using an External Drive
- Port Forwarding and Port Triggering
- Maintaining and Monitoring
- Browser-based Utility Menu Structure
- Specifications
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Specifications
Linksys E2500
Linksys E2500
Model Name Linksys E2500
Description Advanced Dual-Band N Router
Model Number E2500
# of Antennas 4 total, 2 internal antennas per each
2.4 GHz & 5 GHz radio band
Detachable (y/n) No
Modulation 802.11b: CCK, QPSK, BPSK
802.11g: OFDM
802.11a: OFDM
802.11n: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM,
64-QAM
Receive Sensitivity 2.4 GHz
(Typical) 802.11b: -87 dBm @ 11 Mbps
802.11g: -70 dBm @ 54 Mbps
802.11n 20 MHz: -70 dBm @ MCS15
802.11n 40 MHz: -66 dBm @ MCS15
5 GHz
802.11a: -70 dBm @ 54 Mbps
802.11n 20 MHz: -66 dBm @ MCS23
802.11n 40 MHz: -62 dBm @ MCS23
Antenna Gain in dBi 2.4 GHz:
Antenna 1 (right rear): ≤2.94 dBi
Antenna 2 (front right): ≤3.78 dBi
5 GHz:
Antenna 1 (right front): ≤5.86 dBi
Antenna 2 (front left): ≤4.88 dBi
UPnP Supported
Security features WEP, WPA, WPA2
Security key bits Up to 128-bit encryption
Environmental
Dimensions 8.86” x 1.38” x 7.09”
(225 x 35 x 180 mm)
Unit Weight 15.94 oz (452 g)
Power 12V, 1A
Certifications FCC, IC, CE, Wi-Fi A/B/G/N
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
Specifications are subject to change without notice.