Cisco Linksys WRT310N - Chapter 1: Product Overview; Front Panel; Back Panel; Placement Positions

Chapter 1
Product Overview
4
Wireless-N Gigabit Router
Ch
apter 1:
P
ro
d
uct Overview
T
hank
y
ou
f
or choosing the Links
y
s Wireless-N Gigabit
Router. The Router lets you access the Internet via a
wireless connection or through one of its four switched
p
orts. You can a
l
so use t
h
e Router to s
h
are resources, suc
h
a
s computers. A variety o
f
security
f
eatures help to protect
your data and your privacy while online. Security features
i
nclude WPA2 securit
y
, a State
f
ul Packet Inspection (SPI)
f
irewall and NAT technology. Con
f
iguring the Router is
easy using the provided browser-based utility
.
Front Panel
1, 2, 3, 4
(
Green/Blue)
T
hese numbered LEDs,
correspon
d
ing wit
h
t
h
e num
b
ere
d
ports on t
h
e
Router’s back panel, serve two purposes. The
LED is solidly lit when the Router is connected
to a device through that port. It
f
lashes to
i
ndicates network activity. Green indicates
Gigabit speeds, and blue indicates 10/100
spee
d
s
.
Wi-Fi Protected Setup Button
If
y
ou have
client devices, such as wireless ada
p
ters, that
support Wi-Fi Protecte
d
Setup, t
h
en
y
ou can
u
se Wi-Fi Protecte
d
Setup to automatica
lly
configure wireless security for your wireless
n
etwor
k
(s).
T
o use Wi-Fi Protected Setup, run the Setup
W
izard, or refer to the “Wireless > Basic Wireless
S
ettings” section of “Chapter 3: Advanced
Con
f
i
g
uration”.
Wi-Fi Protected Setup LED (Blue/Amber
)
I
t
l
ig
h
ts up
bl
ue w
h
en wire
l
ess securit
y
is
e
n
ab
l
ed.
Th
e
LED
f
l
as
h
es
b
l
ue
fo
r
t
w
o
m
inutes durin
g
Wi-Fi Protected Setup.
T
h
e LED
l
i
gh
ts up am
b
er i
f
t
h
e
r
e
i
s
a
n
e
rr
o
r
durin
g
the W
i
-
Fi Protected Setu
p
p
rocess. Make
sure t
h
e c
l
ient
d
evice supports W
i
-
Fi Protecte
d
S
etup. Wait until the LED is o
ff
, and then tr
y
again.
The LED flashes amber when a W
i
-
F
i Protecte
d
S
etup session is active, an
d
a secon
d
session
b
e
g
ins. The Router supports one session at a
time. Wait until the LED is off before starting the
n
ext Wi-Fi Protecte
d
Setup session
.
Wireless
(
B
l
ue
)
Th
e Wire
l
ess LED
l
ig
h
ts up
wh
e
n
t
h
e
wir
e
l
ess
featu
r
e
i
s
e
n
ab
l
ed.
I
f
t
h
e
LED
i
s flashing, the Router is actively sending or
r
eceiving
d
ata over t
h
e networ
k.
Internet
(
B
l
ue
)
T
h
e Internet LED
l
ig
h
ts up
w
h
en t
h
ere is a connection ma
d
e t
h
rou
gh
t
h
e
Internet port. A flashin
g
LED indicates networ
k
a
ctivit
y
over t
h
e Internet port
.
Power (Blue
)
The Power LED li
g
hts up and will
sta
y
on w
h
i
l
e t
h
e Router is powere
d
on. W
h
en
the Router
g
oes throu
g
h its sel
f
-dia
g
nostic
m
ode during every boot-up, this LED will flash.
Wh
en t
h
e
d
iagnostic is comp
l
ete, t
h
e LED wi
ll
b
e so
l
i
dly
l
it
.
B
a
c
k
P
a
ne
l
Internet
T
his Gigabit port is where you will
connect
y
our ca
bl
e or DSL Internet connection.
1, 2, 3, 4
Th
ese Giga
b
it ports (1, 2, 3, 4) connect
the Router to com
p
uters and other Ethernet
n
etwor
k
d
evices on your wire
d
networ
k
.
Reset
Th
ere are two wa
y
s to reset t
h
e Router’s
f
actory de
f
aults. Either press and hold the Reset
Button for approximately five seconds, or restore
the de
f
aults
f
rom Administratio
n
>
F
actor
y
De
f
aults in the Router’s web-based utility.
Power The Power port is where you will
connect t
h
e power a
d
apter
.
Placement Positions
Th
ere are two wa
y
s to p
hy
sica
lly
insta
ll
t
h
e Router. T
h
e
f
irst way is to place the Router horizontally on a surface.
Th
e secon
d
wa
y
is to mount t
h
e Router on a wa
ll.
Horizonta
l
P
l
acement
T
he Router has four rubber feet on its bottom panel. Place
t
h
e
R
oute
r
o
n
a
l
e
v
e
l
su
r
face
n
ea
r
a
n
e
l
ect
ri
ca
l
out
l
et.