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How to use Cisco Connect
Linksys X2000
How to use Cisco Connect
Cisco Connect provides an easy way to manage your router and network. You
can connect computers or devices to your router, give Internet access to guests
in your home, and change the router’s settings.
How to access Cisco Connect
Windows
Go to Start > All Programs > Cisco Connect.
Mac
Go to Go > Applications > Cisco Connect.
Main Menu
When Cisco Connect starts up, the main menu appears and offers four options:
Computers and Devices, Parental Controls, Guest Access, and Router Settings.
Main Menu – Computers and Devices
Use this option to connect another computer or device to the router.
1.
To connect another computer or device to the router, click Add device.
Then, follow the on-screen instructions.
Main Menu – Parental Controls
Parental controls restrict Internet access for up to five computers. For the
computers you select, you can block or limit Internet access to specific times.
You can also block specific websites.
1.
To enable parental controls or change settings, click Change. Then,
follow the on-screen instructions.
Main Menu – Guest Access
Guest Access provides Internet access only; it does not provide access to the
local network and its resources. Guest Access helps minimize exposure of your
local network. To give Internet access to friends or family, provide the guest
network name and password displayed on this screen.
When a guest wants Internet access in your home, have the guest do the
following:
1.
Connect to the wireless guest network, which is the name of your wireless
network followed by -guest.
2.
Open a web browser.
3.
On the login screen, enter the password of your guest network. Then
click Login.
4.
To disable Guest Access or change settings, click Change. Then, follow
the on-screen instructions.
