1.  What is E1200?

2.  What is the default IP address, username and password to login to the E1200’s web-based setup page?

3.  How do I reset the E1200 to factory defaults?

4.  What is the warranty period of the E1200?

5.  How do I reboot the E1200?

6.  Does E1200 support remote management?

1.  What is the default wireless network name (SSID) broadcast of E1200?

2.  How many security modes are supported in E1200?

3.  Does E1200 allow VPN tunnels using IPSec, L2TP, or PPTP protocols to pass through the router?

4.  Does E1200 support Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) firewall?

5.  How does Web Filter work?

6.  How do I see who is connected to my wireless network?

 

1.  What DDNS providers does the E1200 support?

2.  How many connection types does the E1200 support?

3.  Does the E1200 support AP Isolation?

4.  Does the E1200 support wireless Quality of Service (QoS) and Internet Access Priority QoS?

5.  Does the E1200 support transmission of the log information to a log server?

6.  Does the E1200 lose the settings you have customized when its firmware has been updated?

7.  What is MAC address clone and what is it for?

8.  What is Diagnostics and what is it for?

9.  What is Port Forwarding?

10. What is Port Triggering?

11. What is DMZ and what is it for?

12. How many network modes are supported in E1200?

13. What is wireless MAC Filter and what is it for?

14. What is UPnP?

15. Does the E1200 have Guest access and Parental controls features in the web-based setup page?

16. What software does the E1200 come with?

17. Does the E1200 support IPv6?

18. How do I connect my mobile wireless devices and gaming consoles to my wireless network?

19. How do I connect my LCD/LED/Internet TV to the router wirelessly or using a cable?

TROUBLESHOOTING

1. How do I verify my computer’s connection to the network?
2. What should I do when I can’t connect to the Internet?
3. How do I disable the Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (WPS) feature of my E1200?

 

The Linksys E1200 is a Wireless-N router with four (4) Ethernet ports.  You can also use the router to share resources such as computers, printers and files.  Various security features such as SPI Firewall help protect your data and your privacy while you are online.  To know more about the E1200, click here.

 

NOTE:  To know how to set up this Linksys Wireless-N router for the first time using Cisco Connect software, click here.

 

 

The default IP address is 192.168.1.1.  The username and the password is “admin”.

 

NOTE:  If you want to learn how to change the wireless network name (SSID) and password using Cisco Connect, click here.

 

 

There are two (2) ways on how to reset the Wireless-N router to factory defaults. 

 

•  Hardware Reset – Press and hold the Reset button located at the bottom panel for about five (5) seconds then release.

•  Software Reset – Access the web-based setup page, go to Administration tab > Factory Defaults sub-tab, click the Restore Factory Defaults button.

NOTE:  For detailed instructions on how to reset your router to factory default, click here.

 

The warranty period is dependent on the country of purchase.  For more information about your device's warranty, click here.

 

 

You can power OFF the router first, then power it back ON, or you can click the Reboot button when you access the web-based setup page under the Basic Setup tab.

 

Remote Management is a feature that allows you to access and manage your Linksys router from a remote location.  You need to be connected to the Internet to be able to do remote management.  The Linksys E1200 supports this feature.  If you want to learn more about remote management, click here.

 

The default SSID of the E1200 is CiscoXXXXX. 

 

NOTE:  XXXXX is the last five (5) digits of the router’s serial number, which is found at the bottom of the router.

 

The E1200 supports the following wireless security options:  WPA2/WPA Mixed Mode, WPA2 Personal, WPA Personal, WPA2/WPA Enterprise Mixed Mode, WPA2 Enterprise, WPA Enterprise, WEP, and RADIUS.  To learn how to set up wireless security on your device, click here.

 

 

Yes.

 

Yes.  E1200 has support for SPI firewall. 

 

NOTE:  For E1200 v2, the SPI firewall protection is available for IPv6 and IPv4.  To learn more about this feature, click here.

 

Web Filter will filter Java, ActiveX, Cookies, and Proxy applications in the network.

 

You may be able to see the wireless networks by going to the router’s web-based setup page.  Under the Setup tab, click the DHCP Reservation button.  A list of all the MAC addresses of the wireless devices currently connected to your wireless network will be displayed.

 

 

Access your router’s web-based setup page.  To learn how, click here.  If you are using a Mac® computer, click here.

 

Go to Administration tab and select Firmware Upgrade.

 

Select the file to upgrade by using the Browse... button.

 

Click Start to Upgrade. 

 

NOTE:  Do not reset or powercycle the router until the upgrade is complete.  For detailed instructions on how to upgrade your firmware, click here.

• Hardware version 1.0, Firmware version Ver.1.1.03 (Build 4)
• Hardware version 2.0, Firmware version Ver.2.1.04 (Build 1)

 

DynDNS.org and TZO.com.

 

 

The router supports six (6) connection types:  Automatic Configuration - DHCP, Static IP, Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE), Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP), Telstra Cable, and L2TP.

 

No.

 

 

Yes. 

 

 

No.

 

 

Yes.  Before upgrading the firmware of your E1200, write down all your customized settings.  After upgrading its firmware, you will have to re-enter all of your configuration settings.

 

Some Internet Service Providers (ISP), especially Cable companies, require you to register the MAC Address of the modem, router or Ethernet adapter of the computer in order to access the Internet.  If you do not wish to re-register the MAC address currently registered with your ISP, you may assign the MAC address you have currently registered with your ISP to the router using the MAC Address Clone feature.

 

If you want to clone the MAC address of the computer that you are using to configure the router, and then click the Clone My MAC Address button.  The router will automatically detect your computer’s MAC address, so you do NOT have to call your ISP to change the registered MAC address to the router’s MAC address.  It is recommended that the computer registered with the ISP is used to enable this feature on the router.

 

 

The Diagnostics sub-tab on the router’s web-based setup page contains the ping and traceroute tools that can be used to check your network’s connectivity to the Internet.

Port Forwarding allows you to set up public services on your network, such as web servers, ftp servers, e-mail servers, or other specialized Internet applications.  To know the difference between Port Forwarding and Port Triggering, click here.  To learn how to set up Port Range Forwarding on a Linksys Wireless-N router, click here.

 

NOTE:  You can add up to 10 application names for Port Range Forwarding.  For Linksys E1200 v2, you can add up to 15 application names.

 

Port Triggering will forward port based on the incoming port specified.  Check your software application to find out what is necessary to enter in these fields.  You can set up to 10 port triggering entries.  To learn how to configure Port Range Triggering in your router’s web-based setup page, click here.

 

Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) allows one local user to be exposed to the Internet for use of a special-purpose service such as Internet gaming and videoconferencing.  DMZ hosting forwards all the ports at the same time to one computer.  However, Port Range Forwarding is more secure because it only opens the ports you want to forward, while DMZ hosting opens all the ports of one computer, exposing the computer to the Internet.

 

 

It supports three (3) network modes - 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n.

 

 

Wireless MAC Filter prevents or allows connectivity to the wireless network with the use of the MAC address of the wireless device.  To know more about it, click here.

 

NOTE:  You can add up to 50 MAC addresses in the MAC Address Filter list.  For Linksys E1200 v2, you can add up to 32 MAC addresses.

 

 

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) allows Windows to automatically configure the router for various Internet applications, such as gaming and video conferencing.

 

Yes.  To know how to set up the Guest Access feature of the E1200 using the web-based setup page, click here.  To know how to set up the Parental controls feature of the E1200 using the web-based setup page, click here.

 

NOTE:  The Linksys E1200 v2 access features offer both Internet Access Policy and Parental controls.  To learn more about this feature, click here.   

 

 

The E1200 comes with Cisco Connect Software version 1.3.  To learn how to set up your Linksys Wireless-N router for the first time using Cisco Connect, click here.

 

NOTE:  Older versions of Cisco Connect for Mac® computers have compatibility issues with the latest release of Mac OS X® (10.7 “Lion”).  Only Cisco Connect versions 1.4.11222 and above are compatible with the Lion operating system.  For more information, click here.

 

 

No, the Linksys E1200 version 1 doesn’t support IPv6.  However, the E1200 version 2 supports IPv6.

 

NOTE:  To find out more what Linksys devices support IPv6, click here.

 

 

You can connect your mobile wireless devices and gaming consoles to your network using the Cisco Connect software.  For more instructions, click here.

 

NOTE:  For instructions on how to connect an iPhone® to your wireless router, click here.

 

 

 

Check if the DHCP server setting of the E1200 router is Enabled.  If it is not, you need to input a Static IP address on your TV.

 

NOTE:  To check if the DHCP server setting of your router is enabled, you need to access the router’s web-based setup page.  For instructions, click here.  Once you’ve accessed the web-based setup page, view the DHCP server setting under Setup > Basic Setup.

 

To connect your LCD/LED/Internet TV to the E1200 router using an Ethernet cable, check first if the TV has a LAN port.  If it has one, read the TV’s user manual for instructions on what type of Ethernet cable to use (Category 5, 6 or 7) then use it to connect the TV to any of the Ethernet ports on the router.

 

NOTE:  Checking the TV specification on the type of Ethernet cable to use is necessary to ensure that it will work properly once connected to the router.

 

Access the Network > Wi-Fi Settings menu of your TV and browse the list of detected wireless networks.

 

Select the wireless network name (SSID) of your router, enter the correct wireless password (if applicable) and select connect.
 

 

 

There are two (2) ways to verify your computer’s connection to the network.  You can either check your computer’s Internet connectivity or connection to the router.
 

NOTE:  To learn how to check your computer’s connection to the Internet, click here.  To check connection to the router, click here.
 

 

There are many possible reasons why you can’t connect to the Internet.  To learn more about them and how to perform troubleshooting steps to resolve these issues, click here.   
 

NOTE:  If you want to find out the most common issues encountered with Linksys Wi-Fi and Smart Wi-Fi Routers, click here.

3. How do I disable the Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (WPS) feature of my E1200?

The Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ is Enabled by default.  To disable this feature, follow the steps below: