This tutorial will show you how to setup configure the Dynamic DNS feature on Linksys routers. This article is designed for CCNA students, network engineers, and anyone looking to configure DDNS feature on a Linksys wireless router. This article falls under the CCNA syllabus’s objective “Explain and select the appropriate administrative tasks required for a WLAN”. DNS servers allow you to map a domain name (www.yahoo.com, en.wikipedia.org, ciscoccnabootcamp.com…) to an IP address. Therefore, instead of using an IP address (http://74.22.33.1, ftp://51.12.22.35…) to access...

This tutorial will show you how to setup the MAC Address Clone feature on a Linksys router in order to send the old router’s MAC address to your ISP, instead of the new one. This article is designed for CCNA students, network engineers, and anyone looking to use MAC Address Clone feature on a Linksys wireless router. This article falls under the CCNA syllabus’s objective “Explain and select the appropriate administrative tasks required for a WLAN”. A MAC address is 12 figures string that identifies a network adapter. Therefore, you cannot find two network adapters with the...

This tutorial will show you how to setup configure VPN access in order to enable remote access to your home computers from the Internet. This article is designed for CCNA students, network engineers, and anyone looking to the VPN Passthrough feature. This article falls under the CCNA syllabus’s objective “Explain and select the appropriate administrative tasks required for a WLAN”. VPN technology allows you to connect to your home network from the Internet securely. Once the VPN connection is established, a tunnel is created between your actual computer and the other device on...

This tutorial will show you how to setup the Wireless Security feature in order to enable encryption on your wireless network. This article is designed for CCNA students, network engineers, and anyone looking to encrypt wireless communications using the Linksys wireless router. This article falls under the CCNA syllabus’s objective “Explain and select the appropriate administrative tasks required for a WLAN”. Wireless networks let you connect to the Internet, share files, and play games easily. However, their disadvantage is that your wireless activity can be captured by anyone...

This tutorial will show you how to use the router’s Quality of Service (QoS) feature. This includes configuring the router to allocate bandwidth based on the traffic type. This article is designed for CCNA students, network engineers, and anyone looking to deploy a Quality of Service policy using the Linksys wireless router. This article falls under the CCNA syllabus’s objective “Explain and select the appropriate administrative tasks required for a WLAN”. The Linksys router is sophisticated wireless router. In fact, it allows you to prioritize sensitive traffic above...

This tutorial will show you how to use the router’s Port Range Forwarding feature. This includes configuring the router to forward specific incoming traffic from the Internet to the appropriate host(s) in order to share internal applications and files with Internet users. This article is designed for CCNA students, network engineers, and anyone looking to share internal applications and files on the Internet using the Linksys wireless router. This article falls under the CCNA syllabus’s objective “Explain and select the appropriate administrative tasks required for a...

This tutorial will show you how to setup Wireless MAC Filter feature in order to enable wireless access for authorized computers located on your home/office network. This article is designed for CCNA students, network engineers, and anyone looking to block wireless access for unwanted wireless devices using the Linksys wireless router. The Linksys router offers a couple of security tools in order to secure your wireless network. One of these tools is the Wireless MAC Filter feature. This feature allows you to block unwanted computers by adding their MAC addresses to the router’s filter MAC...

This tutorial will show you how to configure the router’s Logging feature. This includes configuring the router to send logging messages to a Syslog server, and send alerts emails whenever a DoS (Denial of Service) attack occurs. This article is designed for CCNA students, network engineers, and anyone looking to setup the Linksys wireless router’s logging feature. The Linksys router allows you to track web traffic generated by your network users. In addition, the Linksys router can detect DoS (Denial of Service) attacks in the direction of your internal computers. You can configure...

This tutorial will show you how to upgrade the router’s firmware. This includes researching, downloading, and installing the router’s firmware. This article is designed for CCNA students, network engineers, and anyone looking to upgrade the Linksys wireless router’s firmware. Upgrading the router’s firmware is the last solution whenever you experience problems using your Linksys router. For example, if you have configured the Internet connection and you network devices properly, but hosts on your network cannot access the Internet. Then you can choose to upgrade the router...

This tutorial will show you how to use the router’s Factory Defaults feature. This includes resetting the router’s configuration settings to their default values. This article is designed for CCNA students, network engineers, and anyone looking to reset the Linksys wireless router’s configuration to the factory defaults. When purchasing a used Linksys router, it is recommended to reset the router’s configuration settings to their default values and then start configuring the router according to your needs. Upon restoring the router’s factory defaults, any...