Linksys E3000 Chapter 1: Product Overview
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High Performance Wireless-N Router
Chapter 1: Product Overview
Thank you for choosing the Linksys E3000 High Performance
Wireless-N Router. The Router lets you access the Internet
via a wireless connection or through one of its four
switched Gigabit Ethernet ports. With the built-in Storage
Link, you can easily add gigabytes of storage space onto
your network using USB 2.0 hard drives, or plug in a USB
flash disk to access your portable data files. The Router’s
built-in media server streams music, video and photos
from an attached storage device to any UPnP-compatible
media adapter or player. 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 block unwanted
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.
For more wireless bandwidth, the Router can create two
simultaneous yet separate Wireless-N networks, one
using the 5 GHz band and one using the 2.4 GHz band.
For example, use the Wireless-N 2.4 GHz network to
surf, e-mail, and print while keeping the less crowded,
Wireless-N 5 GHz network free for time-sensitive traffic
like music, gaming, and high-definition video. For more
information, refer to “Simultaneous Networks” on page
9. The Guest Access features allows you to provide Internet
access to guests visiting your home without granting
them access to your local network.
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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 indicate 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. It flashes
when the Router sends or receives data over
the network.
Internet (Green/Blue) The Internet LED lights
up when there is a connection made through
the Internet port. It flashes to indicate network
activity over the Internet 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.
USB (Blue) The USB LED lights up when a USB
device is attached. It flashes when data is being
sent to or received from this device.
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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Reset
Internet
Ethernet4 3 2 1
Power
12VDC
USB
USB Port The USB port connects to a USB
storage device.
Internet Using an Ethernet cable (also called
a network or Internet cable), the Internet
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 Ethernet
ports connect the Router to computers on your
wired network and other Ethernet network
devices.
