Linksys E2000 Chapter 1: Product Overview
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Advanced Wireless-N Router
Chapter 1: Product Overview
Thank you for choosing the Linksys E2000 Advanced
Wireless-N Router. The Router lets you access the Internet
via a wireless connection or through one of its four
switched Gigabit Ethernet ports. You can also use the
Router to share resources, such as computers, printers
and files. A variety of security features help to protect
your data and your privacy while you are online. Security
features include Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) security,
which encrypts data on your wireless network; a Stateful
Packet Inspection (SPI) firewall to help block unauthorized
access to your Router; and Network Address Translation
(NAT) technology, which enhances network protection by
allowing your computers to share Internet access through
a single, public Internet IP address (IP stands for Internet
Protocol).
Setup and use of the Router is easy using Cisco Connect,
the software that is installed when you run the included
CD. Advanced configuration of the Router is available
through the provided browser-based utility.
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1, 2, 3, 4 (Green/Blue) These numbered LEDs,
corresponding with the numbered ports on
the Router’s back panel, serve two purposes.
The LED is continuously lit when the Router
is connected to a device through that port. It
flashes to indicates network activity over that
port. The LED lights up green when the port is
connected to a gigabit port, or blue when the
port is connected to a 10/100 port.
Wi-Fi Protected Setup Button If you have
client devices, such as wireless adapters,
that support Wi-Fi Protected Setup, then you
can use the Wi-Fi Protected Setup button to
automatically configure wireless security for
your wireless network(s).
To use Wi-Fi Protected Setup, refer to
“Wi-Fi Protected Setup” on page 11.
Wireless (Blue) The Wireless LED lights up
when the wireless feature is enabled. The LED
flashes when the Router sends or receives data
over the wireless network.
Internet (Blue) The Internet LED lights up
when there is a connection made through
the Internet port. The LED flashes to indicate
network activity over the Internet port.
Power (Blue) The Power LED lights up when
the Router is powered on. When the Router goes
through its self-diagnostic mode during every
boot-up, the LED flashes. When the diagnostic
is complete, the LED is continuously lit.
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Internet Ethernet4 3 2 1 Reset
Power
12VDC
Internet Using an Ethernet cable (also called
a network or Internet cable), this port connects
the Router to your Internet connection, which is
typically a cable or Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)
modem.
4, 3, 2, 1 Using Ethernet cables, these Gigabit
Ethernet ports (4, 3, 2, 1) connect the Router to
computers and other Ethernet network devices
on your wired network.
Reset There are two ways to reset the Router
to its factory defaults. Either press and hold
the Reset button for approximately five
seconds, or restore the defaults from the
Administration > Factory Defaults screen in
the Router’s browser-based utility (refer to
“Administration > Factory Defaults” on page
26).
Power The Power port connects to the
included power adapter.
