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Linksys E2100L Chapter 1: Product Overview

Advanced Wireless-N Router

Chapter 1: Product Overview

Thank you for choosing the Linksys E2100L Advanced

Wireless-N Router. The Router lets you access the Internet

via a wireless connection or through one of its four

switched ports. You can also use the Router to share

resources such as computers, printers and files. The

Router’s USB port connects to a USB storage device, so

you can access your portable files. (A USB hard drive may

require an external power supply.)

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 (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.

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.

To use Wi-Fi Protected Setup, refer to

Wi-Fi Protected Setup, page 18.

Wireless (Blue) The Wireless LED lights up

when the wireless feature is enabled. It 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. It 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.

Back

Internet Ethernet4 3 2 1

Power

12VDC

USB

Antenna Ports The female R-SMA antenna

ports connect to the male R-SMA connectors of

the included antennas.

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 (4, 3, 2, 1) connect the Router to computers

and other Ethernet network devices on your

wired network.

USB Port The USB port connects to a USB

storage device. If the storage device does not fit

(for example, it may block port 1), then use the

included USB extension cable.

Power The Power port connects to the

included power adapter.

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