Linksys Router Setup


This module is designed for CCNA students, network engineers, and anyone looking to perform  Linksys wireless router setup. The actual tutorial describes the different features of the Linksys wireless router, and the Linksys router setup ‘ web-based interface. This article falls under the CCNA syllabus’s objective “Explain and select the appropriate administrative tasks required for a WLAN”.
In  addition,  this article  will provide you with the list of the upcoming video how-to tutorials that will teach you how to do Linksys wireless router setup and configure its features in order to benefit from this great piece of hardware.

Linksys wireless Router Features:

The Linksys wireless-G router allows you to:

  • Connect your network to the Internet.
  • Share your Internet Connection easily and securely.
  • Assign an IP address to each computer on your network using the built-in DHCP function.
  • Assign a fixed host and domain name to dynamic Internet IP address.
  • Interconnect separated physical networks using static/Dynamic routing functions.
  • Create a secured wireless LAN.
  • Protect and hide your network from hackers and malicious users.
  • Access your network from anywhere easily and securely.
  • Manage Internet usage and traffic
  • Play games online with your friends and family.
  • Publish your internal application servers, such as Web servers, FTP servers, e-mail servers…
  • Protect your public application server, and your exposed computers to the Internet.
  • Ensure better service for your high-priority application’s traffic such as VOIP, videoconferencing…

Linksys Router Setup Web-Based Interface:

The Linksys wireless router includes a web-based interface utility that allows you to manage the router, and its associated features easily. This web-based interface contains these tabs:

Linksys Router Setup wireless

  • Setup tab: allows you to setup Internet Connection, DHCP service, DDNS, MAC Address Clone, and advanced routing.

  • Wireless tab: is used to configure basic/advanced wireless settings, wireless security, and wireless MAC filtering.
  • Security tab: lets you setup the Linksys router’s firewall, and the VPN feature.
  • Access Restriction tab: allows you to restrict inbound/outbound Internet traffic based on Internet services (HTTP, FTP, POP…), Internet hosts, your network computers, and time.
  • Application and Gaming tab: lets you publish your internal application servers on the Internet, setup the DMZ feature to protect your exposed hosts to the Internet, and provide better service to specific hosts/application on your network.
  • Administration tab: allows you to setup router’s access, setup security and logging features, start diagnostic tests, restore the router to its default configuration, upgrade your firmware, and backup/restore the router’s configuration file.
  • Status tab: displays the status of your router, local network, and wireless network.
Linksys Wireless Router Setup

Linksys Router Setup Tutorials:

The upcoming how-to tutorials and videos are designed to help perform the Linksys wireless router setup correctly. They will cover these topics:

  1. Basic Setup
  2. Basic Wireless Settings
  3. Wireless Security
  4. Wireless MAC Filtering
  5. Internet Access Restriction
  6. Port Range Forwarding
  7. Dynamic DNS
  8. MAC Address Clone
  9. Advanced Routing
  10. VPN PassThrough
  11. DMZ
  12. Quality of Service
  13. Factory Configuration
  14. Firmware Upgrade
  15. Configuration Management
  16. Router Management
  17. Logging
  18. Network diagnostics

The how-to tutorials will be added in the order above and they will be based on the Linksys router WAG200. This article will be updated as need.


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