User manual LINKSYS EA6200

[. . . ] 19 How to set up authorized users and shared folders How to access shared folders Setting Up: Basics How to create a home network . How to set up a home network 5 5 19 20 22 How to set up your router as a media server . 21 How to connect your UPnP device to the media server Where to find more help . 7 How to connect to Linksys Smart Wi-Fi How to connect directly to your router How to improve your wireless connection speed How to change your network’s name and password How to change your router’s local access password How to change your router’s time zone How to remotely access storage . [. . . ] You can now change the following settings: TIP For more descriptions of each setting, click Help at the top of the screen. €• Firewall: SPI firewall protection—This helps protect your local Filter anonymous Internet requests—This filter blocks Internet requests from unknown sources such as ping requests. €• Filter multicast—Multicasting allows a single transmission to simultaneously reach specific recipients within your local network. Select this option to block multicasting. €• Filter Internet NAT redirection—This filter prevents a local computer from using a URL or Internet IP address to access the local server. Select this option to enable the filter. On some router models, this setting applies to IPv4 Internet only. €• Filter ident (Port 133)—This filter prevents port 133 from being scanned by devices from the Internet. On some router models, this setting is separated into IPv6 and IPv4 options so that each can be handled separately. CAUTION To help protect your network, you should keep this option enabled. 29 Linksys EA-Series Setting Up: Advanced Changing IPv6 firewall settings On some router models, the IPv6 firewall lets you customize IPv6 port services for applications. When users send these types of requests to your network via the Internet, the router will allow those requests to the appropriate computers. NOTE To use your router’s IPv6 Internet connectino settings, IPv6 service from your ISP (Internet service provider) is required. For more information on this service, ask your ISP. The Security page opens to the Firewall tab. You can now change the following fields: •• Description—Enter a description of the application. •• Protocol—Select TCP , UDP , or Both (default). €• IPv6 Address—Enter the IPv6 address of the computer that should receive the traffic. €• Allow—Select the range of port(s) used by incoming traffic. The list is updated to show the settings you have saved. €• To change a saved setting, click Edit next to the setting. €• To delete a saved setting, click Remove next to the setting. [. . . ] Wait until the modem’s Online indicator has stopped flashing, or wait two minutes, then reconnect the power cord to the router. Wait until the power indicator stops flashing, then wait two minutes before trying to connect to the Internet from a computer. While the router is rebooting, all connected devices will lose their Internet connection. Linksys Smart Wi-Fi does not open in your web browser The latest versions of the most common web browsers work with Linksys Smart Wi-Fi. [. . . ]