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Product overview
Linksys E-Series
Back view
Ethernet ports Wi-Fi Protected Setup button
Internet port
Power port
Power indicatorUSB port
 • USB port—To easily share disk storage with other users on your network 
or on the Internet, connect a USB drive to this port. For more information, 
see “Using an External Drive” on page 41.
 • Ethernet ports—Connect Ethernet cables (also called network cables) 
to  these  Gigabit  (10/100/1000)  ports,  color  coded  blue,  and  to  other 
wired Ethernet network devices on your network.
 • Internet  port—Connect  an  Ethernet  cable  (also  called  a  network  or 
Internet cable) to this port, color coded yellow, and to your modem.
Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ button—Press this button to easily configure 
wireless  security  on  Wi-Fi  Protected  Setup-enabled  network  devices. 
For more information, see “How to set up  wireless  security using Wi-Fi 
Protected Setup” on page 37.
 • Power  indicator—Stays  on  steadily  while  power  is  connected  and 
following a successful Wi-Fi Protected Setup connection. Flashes slowly 
during bootup, during firmware upgrades, and during a Wi-Fi Protected 
Setup connection. Flashes quickly when there is a Wi-Fi Protected Setup 
error.
 • Power—Connect the included AC power adapter to this port. 
CAUTION
Use only the adapter that came with your router.
Port activity indicators
Green network  
activity indicator
Yellow network  
activity indicator
Network or Internet port
 • Green network activity indicator—On Ethernet ports, turns on when a 
cable connects the port to another Gigabit Ethernet port. On the Internet 
port, turns on while connected to a modem.
 • Yellow  activity  indicator—Flashes  to  indicate  network  activity  over 
that port.
Bottom view
 • Reset  button—Press  and  hold  this button  for 5-10  seconds (until  the 
port lights flash at the same time) to reset the router to its factory defaults. 
You  can  also  restore  the  defaults  using  the  browser-based  utility.  For 
more information, see “How to restore factory defaults” on page 54.