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Setting Up: Advanced
Linksys E1550
• MAC Address and Voice Device—Let you prioritize network traffic
based on the device that is accessing the network. For example, if you
want your gaming console to have higher priority than your computer
for accessing the Internet, you can assign a higher priority to your
game console using its MAC address. We recommend giving any voice
devices a high priority.
a)
Select MAC Address or Voice Device from the drop-down list,
then enter the name of the device you want to add.
b)
Enter the device’s 12-digit MAC address, then select the priority.
c)
Click Apply, then click Save Settings.
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You can often find a device’s 12-digit MAC address on the bottom
of the device. Or, if the device is connected to your network and
turned on, you can click the Administration tab in the router’s
browser-based utility, click the Local Network page, then click
DHCP Client Table.
7.
Configure Upstream Bandwidth.
• To allow the router to detect the maximum, select Auto (default). Auto
sets speeds in multiples of 512 Kbps.
• To specify the maximum, select Manual, then select the bandwidth
you want it to use.
CAUTION
If you specify a maximum bandwidth that is too high, the router
cannot apply priorities correctly, and QoS problems may result.
8.
When you are done setting priorities, click Save Settings.
How to remotely change your router
settings
Why would I want to remotely change my router settings? There may be
times when you want to change parental control settings, or change settings
for remote file access, while you are away from home.
To set up remote access:
Administration > Management
1.
Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based
utility” on page 14).
2.
Click the Administration tab, then click the Management page and
locate the Remote Management Access settings in the middle of the
screen.
3.
For Remote Management, select Enabled.
4.
For Access via, select HTTP (default) or select HTTPS to use SSL (Secure
Socket Layer) to encrypt data transmitted for higher security.
5.
To be able to upgrade your router’s firmware remotely, select Enabled
next to Remote Upgrade.
6.
To allow remote access from anywhere on the Internet, select Any IP
Address (default) next to Allowed Remote IP Address. Otherwise, enter a
range of allowed IP addresses.
7.
For Remote Management Port, keep the setting of 8080 (default) unless
you already have a device on your network that uses port 8080 (such as
a web camera).
8.
Click Save Settings at the bottom of the screen to accept your changes.
9.
Click the Administration tab, then click the Management page and take
note of the Internet IP Address and the Remote Management Port settings.
You will use this information to access your router remotely.