Question How do I access the router s web-based setup page? Answer

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1 Question How do I access the router s web-based setup page? Answer All Linksys routers have a built-in web-based setup page that allows the user to customize settings and set up advanced properties. NOTE: Before accessing the router s web-based setup page, make sure the router is powered on and the computer is wired to one of the Ethernet ports on the router (1, 2, 3 or 4 ). Accessing the Router s Web-Based Setup Page NOTE: To access the router's web-based setup page using Mac, click here.

2 Step 1: Open a web browser such as Internet Explorer. Step 2: Go to the Address bar and enter your router s IP address (" " is the default IP of most Linksys routers) then press [Enter]. NOTE : For WRP400, the default IP address would be " " and if you place the router behind a primary router with the IP address of " ", then the router will automatically assume a new default IP address, " ". NOTE: If the IP address of the router has been changed, type the router s IP address in the Address bar instead. The router s IP address can be changed by: Running the router s setup CD or changing it on the router s web-based setup page. If you forgot the router s IP address you can: Check the router s IP address. For instructions, click here. Press the Reset button at the back of the router for 30 seconds. NOTE: This procedure will reset your router to factory defaults. Any settings on the router will be erased. The router s IP address will be " " and the password will be "admin". Step 3: A new window will prompt for a User name and Password. Leave the User name field blank then enter your router s password ("admin" is the default password), then click OK. NOTE: For WRP400, the default Username and Password is "admin". NOTE: If the password of the router has been changed, type the router s new password in the Password field

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4 Question How do I change the password of my Linksys router? Answer When accessing the router s web-based setup page, a log-in screen will appear asking for the router s password. The router s default password is admin. You should change the password for security purposes. NOTE: If you are unable to log in to your router, or have lost, or forgotten your router's password, click here to learn how to reset your router. The router s password must be changed to: Prevent unwanted users from accessing the router s web-based setup page. Enable Remote Management. Changing the Router s Password (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) NOTE: The images below may vary depending on the router you are using but the steps still remain the same. Step 1: Access the router s web-based setup page. For instructions, click here. NOTE: If you are using Mac to access the router's web-based setup page, click here. Step 2: When the router s web-based setup page appears, click Administration. Step 3: Enter the new password on the Password and Re-enter to confirm fields. NOTE: If the screen on your router's web-based Setup page looks different, click here. Step 4: Write down or somehow keep track of your new password. Click. NOTE: The next time you log-on to the router s web-based setup page, you should use the new password.

5 Question Question How do I set up WEP, WPA or WPA2 on a Wireless Router? Answer This article will explain the difference between WEP, WPA, WPA2 and how to set up each of them. i. WEP ii. WPA (Preferred, some older computers may only work on WEP) iii. WPA2 Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is a 64-bit key with 10 hexadecimal digits or a 128-bit WEP key with 26 hexadecimal digits. This encryption will prevent other users from connecting to a wireless network using your own WEP key. It will also protect your wireless transmissions/communications from being accessed or received by other users. To setup WEP Wireless Security on your Linksys Router follow the steps below: Setting-Up the Wireless Router to use WEP Step 1: Access the router s web-based setup page. For instructions, click here. NOTE: If you are using Mac to access the router s web-based setup page, click here. Step 2: When the router s web-based setup page appears, click Wireless then Wireless Security. Step 3: Under Security Mode select WEP. NOTE: If the screen on your router s web-based setup page looks different, click here. Step 4: Under WEP Encryption select 64 bits 10 hex digits. Step 5: Type a wireless network password of your choice such as MySecretKey, then click Generate. NOTE: You should come up with a password that is unique for your network and is a combination of numbers and letters up

6 to 16 characters. Step 6: The result will be a string of random characters. Copy the resulting string since this will be the key to your wireless network. NOTE: Do not give this key to anyone. This will be your wireless network s key. Step 7: Click. Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is a Wi-Fi standard that was designed to improve the security features of WEP. WPA is stronger than WEP encryption. PSK and PSK2, types of WPA, give you a choice of two encryption methods, TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol), which incorporates Message Integrity Code (MIC) to provide protection against hackers, and AES (Advanced Encryption System), which utilizes a symmetric 128-Bit block data encryption.

7 To setup WPA Wireless Security on your Linksys router, follow the steps below: Setting-Up the Wireless Router to Use WPA (Recommended) Step 1: Access the router s web-based setup page. For instructions, click here. NOTE: If you are using Mac to access the router's web-based setup page, click here. Step 2: When the router s web-based, setup page appears, click Wireless and select Wireless Security. Step 3: Select WPA Personal under the Security Mode drop-down menu. Step 4: Select TKIP on WPA Algorithms. Step 5: Enter your desired WPA Key on the WPA Shared Key field such as MySecretKey. This will serve as your network key whenever you connect to your wireless network. NOTE: Do not give this key to anyone. This key will secure your wireless network. Leave Group Key Renewal to 3600 seconds.

8 Step 6: Click. Setting Up WPA2 Personal (Another option) NOTE: Please repeat Step 1 & Step 2 from the above instructions. Step 3: Select WPA2 Personal as your Security Mode. Then enter your Shared Secret as your password. This will serve as your network key whenever you connect to your wireless network. NOTE: Do not give this key to anyone. This key will secure your wireless network. Leave Group Key Renewal to 3600 seconds. Step 4: Click