Linksys E1000-RM manual

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    Linksys E 1000 Wir eles s-N Rout er User Guide[...]

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    Linksys E 1000 T able of Contents ii Wireless-N Router Cont ents Chapter 1: Pr oduct Over view 1 T op. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Horizontal Placement .[...]

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    Linksys E 1000 T able of Contents iii Wireless-N Router Appendix A: T roubleshooting 37 Appendix B: Specifications 38 Appendix C: W arranty Information 39 LIMITED W ARRANT Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Appendix D: Regulatory I nf ormation 41 FCC Stat ement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    Linksys E 1000 Chapter 1: P roduct Over view 1 Wireless-N Router Chapter 1: P roduct Over view Thank you for choosing the Linksys E1000 Wireless-N Router . The Router lets you access the I nternet via a wireless connection or through one of its four switched ports. Y ou can also use the Router to shar e resources such as computers, print ers and fi[...]

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    Linksys E 1000 Chapter 1: P roduct Over view 2 Wireless-N Router W all-M ounting Plac ement The Router has two wall-mount slots on its bottom panel. The distance between the slots is 152 mm. T wo scr ews are needed to moun t the Router . Suggested Mounting Hardw are 2.5-3.0 mm 4-5 mm 1-1.5 mm NO TE: Cisco is not responsible for damages incurred by [...]

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    Linksys E 1000 Chapter 2: Cisco C onnect 3 Wireless-N Router Chapter 2: Cisco C onnect During installation, the setup sof tware installs Cisco Connect on your computer . Cisco Connect offers options to connect additional computers or devices to the Router and allows you t o change the Router ’ s settings. Installation T o install the Router: 1. I[...]

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    Linksys E 1000 Chapter 2: Cisco C onnect 4 Wireless-N Router b. Plug the power adapter into an electrical outlet. Connect to Electrical Outlet c. Unplug the existing Ethernet cable from your computer and plug it into the yellow por t labeled Internet on the back of the Router . Click Next . Internet Ethernet 4 3 2 1 Reset Power 12VDC Connect Ethern[...]

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    Linksys E 1000 Chapter 2: Cisco C onnect 5 Wireless-N Router The main menu offers four options: Computers and devices, P arental controls, Guest access, and Router settings. NO TE: T o view the F AQs for more information, click Need help? Local A ccess v ersus Guest Ac cess Y ou can connect computers or devices to your Router by giving them local a[...]

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    Linksys E 1000 Chapter 2: Cisco C onnect 6 Wireless-N Router Computers and Other Devices The Computers and other devic es screen appears. Computers and Other Devices Computer Click this option to connect another computer in your home. Go to C omputer , page 6 . W ireless printer Click this option to connec t a wireless printer . Go to Wireles[...]

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    Linksys E 1000 Chapter 2: Cisco C onnect 7 Wireless-N Router Create or Upda te the Easy Setup Key If you do not ha ve an Easy Setup Key , then y ou can create one using a USB flash drive . If you already have an Easy Setup Key, then you can update it with the Router ’ s current settings. 1. Inser t the Easy S etup Key or a USB flash drive into an[...]

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    Linksys E 1000 Chapter 2: Cisco C onnect 8 Wireless-N Router 3. W ait until your printer connec ts . On the Connecting  a  wireless printer screen, click Ne xt . 4. Enter a name that will be used to identify this printer . Then click F inish . Name Y our Printer P aren tal Contr ols The P arental controls scr een appears. Par ental Controls[...]

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    Linksys E 1000 Chapter 2: Cisco C onnect 9 Wireless-N Router Restric t Internet A ccess List Par ental Controls Add If you want to apply parental controls to additional computers, click A dd . If you clicked Add , the Set  up  parental  controls  for screen appears. Set Up Paren tal Controls F or Select the computer whose par ental con trol[...]

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    Linksys E 1000 Chapter 2: Cisco C onnect 10 Wireless-N Router NO TE: Repeat steps 1-4 to set up par ental controls f or differ ent computers. Change P arental C ontrols P assword If you clicked Change paren tal controls password , the Change your parental contr ols password screen appears . Change Y our Par ental Controls P asswor d • Old[...]

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    Linksys E 1000 Chapter 2: Cisco C onnect 11 Wireless-N Router Easy Setup Key Update or create key The Easy Setup Key is a USB flash drive that holds the wireless settings for the Router . If you want to cr eate or updat e an Easy Setup Key , click this option and go to Cr eate or Update the Easy Setup K ey , page 7 . Other Options Register no w to [...]

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    Linksys E 1000 Chapter 2: Cisco C onnect 12 Wireless-N Router Advanc ed Settings If you are an advanced user familiar with r outer administration, you can access the browser-based utility to use the advanced configur ation settings of the Router . Username Enter this username to access the browser -based utility . Passw ord Enter this password to a[...]

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    13 Wireless-N Router Linksys E 1000 Chapter 3: Advanced C onfiguration Chapter 3: A dvanced C onfiguration After setting up the Router with the setup soft war e (located on the CD-ROM), the Router will be r eady for use . If you would like to change its advanced settings, use the Router ’ s brow ser-based utility. This chapter descr ibes each web[...]

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    14 Wireless-N Router Linksys E 1000 Chapter 3: Advanced C onfiguration Automatic C onfiguration - DHCP The default I nternet Connection T ype is set to Automatic Configur ation - DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Pr otocol). Keep the default only if your ISP supports DHCP or if you connect using a dynamic IP address. ( This option usually applies to[...]

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    15 Wireless-N Router Linksys E 1000 Chapter 3: Advanced C onfiguration DNS 1-3 Y our ISP will provide you with at least one DNS (Domain Name System) Server IP address. PPTP Ser v er IP A ddress Y our ISP will pr ovide you with the IP address of the PPTP server . Username and Password Enter the Username and P assword pr ovided by your ISP . Connect [...]

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    16 Wireless-N Router Linksys E 1000 Chapter 3: Advanced C onfiguration Optional Settings Some of these settings may be required by your ISP . Verify with your ISP befor e making any changes. Optional Settings Host Name and Domain Name These fields allow you to supply a host and domain name for the Router . Some ISP s, usually cable ISPs, require th[...]

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    17 Wireless-N Router Linksys E 1000 Chapter 3: Advanced C onfiguration • Manually Adding Client T o manually assign an IP address, enter the client ’ s name in the Enter  Client  Name field. Enter the IP address you wan t it to have in the Assign IP Address field. Enter its MA C address in the T o This MAC Addr ess field. Then cli[...]

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    18 Wireless-N Router Linksys E 1000 Chapter 3: Advanced C onfiguration Passw ord Enter the P assword f or your DDNS accoun t. Host Name The DDNS URL assigned by the DDNS service is displayed . Sy stem Selec t the DynDNS service y ou use: Dynamic , Static , or C ustom . The default selec tion is Dynamic . Mail Ex change (Optional) Enter the address [...]

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    19 Wireless-N Router Linksys E 1000 Chapter 3: Advanced C onfiguration Setup > Advanced Routing This screen is used to set up the Router ’ s advanced functions. Operating Mode allows you to selec t the type(s) of advanced functions you use. Dynamic Routing automatically adjusts ho w packets travel on y our net work. Static Routing sets up a fi[...]

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    20 Wireless-N Router Linksys E 1000 Chapter 3: Advanced C onfiguration Manual Setup If you set the Configuration  View  to Manual , the Basic  Wireless Settings screen display s the following fields . Wireless > Basic Wireless Settings (Manual Setup) Network Mode F rom this drop-down menu, you can select the wireless standards running on[...]

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    21 Wireless-N Router Linksys E 1000 Chapter 3: Advanced C onfiguration • Enter Client Device PIN on Router Use this method if your client device has a Wi-F i Pr otected Setup PIN (P ersonal Identification Number). a. Enter the PIN from the client device in the   field on the Router ’ s Wi-Fi P rotected Setup screen. b. Click the Register [...]

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    22 Wireless-N Router Linksys E 1000 Chapter 3: Advanced C onfiguration WP A P ersonal NO TE: If you are using WP A2 or WP A, each device in your wireless net w ork MUST use the same WP A method and shared key , or else the network will not function properly . Wireless Security > WP A Personal Passphr ase Enter a passphrase of 8-63 charac ters . [...]

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    23 Wireless-N Router Linksys E 1000 Chapter 3: Advanced C onfiguration Wir eless > Wireless M A C F ilter Wir eless access can be filter ed (restricted) by specifying the MAC addresses of the devices in your wireless network. Wireless > Wireless MAC F ilter Wir eless MA C F ilter Enabled/Disabled T o filter wireless users by the MA C addresse[...]

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    24 Wireless-N Router Linksys E 1000 Chapter 3: Advanced C onfiguration Wir eless > Adv anced Wireless Settings The Advanced  Wir eless  Settings screen is used to set up the Router ’ s advanced wireless functions. These settings should only be adjusted by an advanced user because incorrect settings can reduc e wireless per formance . In mo[...]

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    25 Wireless-N Router Linksys E 1000 Chapter 3: Advanced C onfiguration RTS Thr eshold Should you encounter inconsistent data flow , only minor reduc tion of the default value , 2347 , is recommended . If a network packet is smaller than the preset Request to S end (RTS) threshold size, the R TS/CTS (Clear to Send) mechanism will not be enabled. The[...]

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    26 Wireless-N Router Linksys E 1000 Chapter 3: Advanced C onfiguration Internet on the Layer 2 level. T o allow L2TP tunnels to pass through the Router , keep the default, Enabled . Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to clear your changes . Ac cess Restric tions > Internet A ccess The Int ernet  Access screen al[...]

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    27 Wireless-N Router Linksys E 1000 Chapter 3: Advanced C onfiguration 4. Click Edit List to select which computers will be affected by the policy . The List  of  PCs screen appears. Y ou can select a computer by MA C address or IP address . Y ou can also enter a range of IP addresses if you want this policy to affect a group of computers. Afte[...]

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    28 Wireless-N Router Linksys E 1000 Chapter 3: Advanced C onfiguration External Port Enter the external port number used by the computer or Internet application. Check with the Internet application documentation for more information. Internal Port Enter the int ernal port number used by the computer or Internet application. Check with the Internet [...]

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    29 Wireless-N Router Linksys E 1000 Chapter 3: Advanced C onfiguration F orwarded Range Ent er the starting and ending port numbers of the forwarded por t number range . Check with the Internet application documentation for the port number(s) needed. Enabled S elect Enabled to enable port triggering. Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or cl[...]

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    30 Wireless-N Router Linksys E 1000 Chapter 3: Advanced C onfiguration your network must suppor t W ireless WMM. T o disable this option, select Disabled . Other wise, keep the default, Enabled . No Acknowledgement If you want to disable the Router ’ s Ack nowledgemen t option, so the Router will not re -send data if an error occurs, then select [...]

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    31 Wireless-N Router Linksys E 1000 Chapter 3: Advanced C onfiguration Add a New Game QoS > Add a New Game Enter a Name Enter any name to indicate the name of the entry. Port Range Ent er the por t range that the game will be using. Y ou can have up to three ranges to define for this bandwidth allocation. Port numbers can range from 1 to 65535. [...]

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    32 Wireless-N Router Linksys E 1000 Chapter 3: Advanced C onfiguration Administra tion > Management The Management screen allows the network ’ s administrator to manage specific Router func tions for access and security . Administration > Management Management T o ensure the Router ’ s securit y , you will be asked for your password when [...]

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    33 Wireless-N Router Linksys E 1000 Chapter 3: Advanced C onfiguration Administra tion > Log The Router can keep logs of all traffic for y our I nt ernet connection. Administration > L og Log Log T o disable the Log function, keep the default, Disabled . T o monit or traffic between the network and the Internet, select Enabled . With logging [...]

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    34 Wireless-N Router Linksys E 1000 Chapter 3: Advanced C onfiguration T raceroute T est T rac eroute checks the performance of a connection. IP or URL Address Enter the address of the computer , device, or w ebsite whose connection you wish to test. Start to T racer oute T o run the test, click this button. The T raceroute  screen shows if the t[...]

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    35 Wireless-N Router Linksys E 1000 Chapter 3: Advanced C onfiguration F irmwar e Upgrade Before upgrading the firmware , download the Router ’ s firmware upgrade file from the website, ww w .linksys.com/support . Please select a file to upgrade the firmw are Click Brow se and select the firmware upgrade file . Start to Upgrade After you have sel[...]

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    36 Wireless-N Router Linksys E 1000 Chapter 3: Advanced C onfiguration DHCP Client T able Click this button to view a list of computers or other devices that are using the Router as a DHCP server . DHCP Client T able DHCP Client T able The DHCP Client T able lists comput ers and other devices that have been assigned IP addresses by the Router . The[...]

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    Linksys E 1000 Appendix A: T roubleshooting 37 Wireless-N Router Appendix A: T roubleshooting Y our computer cannot connect to the Internet. F ollow these instructions until your computer can connect to the Internet: • Make sure that the Router is powered on. The P ower LED should be lit and not flashing. • If the Po wer LED is flashing , then [...]

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    Linksys E 1000 Appendix B: Specifications 38 Wireless-N Router Appendix B: Specifications Model Name Linksys E1000 Description Wireless-N Router Model Number E1000 Standards 802.11n, 802.11g, 802.11b, 802.3, 802.3u Ports Power, Internet, and Ethernet (1-4) Buttons Reset, Wi-Fi Protected Setup LEDs Ethernet (1-4), Wi-Fi Protected Setup, Wireless, In[...]

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    Linksys E 1000 Appendix C: Warran ty I nf ormation 39 Wireless-N Router Appendix C: W arranty Information LIMITED W ARRANT Y (U .S.A, Canada, Asia P acific, A ustralia, New Zealand) FOR CONSUMERS WHO ARE C OVERED BY CONSUMER PROTECTION LA WS OR REGULA TIONS IN THEIR COUNTRY OF PURCHASE OR, IF DIFFERENT , THEIR COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE, THE BENEFITS CON[...]

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    Linksys E 1000 Appendix C: Warran ty I nf ormation 40 Wireless-N Router OF SUCH DAMA GES. T O THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LA W , IN NO EVENT WILL CISC O’S LIABILITY EX CEED THE AMOUNT P AID BY Y OU FOR THE PRODUCT . The foregoing limitations will apply even if any warranty or remedy pro vided under this limited warranty fails of its e[...]

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    Linksys E 1000 Appendix D: Regulatory I nformation 41 Wireless-N Router Appendix D: Regulator y Information FC C Statement This device complies with P art 15 of the FC C Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful inter fer ence, and (2) this device must accept an y interference received, inclu[...]

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    Linksys E 1000 Appendix D: Regulatory I nformation 42 Wireless-N Router environnemen t non contrôlé . Ce matériel doit être installé et utilisé à une distance d ’ au moins 20 cm entre l’antenne et le corps de l’utilisateur . L ’ émetteur ne doit pas êtr e placé près d’une autre antenne ou d ’un autre émetteur , ou fonctionne[...]

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    Linksys E 1000 Appendix E: Soft war e End User License A greemen t 43 Wireless-N Router Appendix E: Sof twar e End User License A greemen t Cisco P roducts This product from Cisco Systems, Inc. or its subsidiar y licensing the Soft war e instead of Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco ”) contains soft war e (including firmwar e) originating from Cisco a[...]

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    Linksys E 1000 Appendix E: Soft war e End User License A greemen t 44 Wireless-N Router or provided in or with the applicable Cisco product, and (b) any upgrades , updates, bug fixes or modified versions (“Upgrades ”) or backup copies of the Sof tware supplied to Y ou by Cisco or an authorized reseller (whether or not for a fee), provided Y ou [...]

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    Linksys E 1000 Appendix E: Soft war e End User License A greemen t 45 Wireless-N Router In addition, Cisco may collect and stor e detailed information regarding Y our network configuration and usage for the purpose of providing Y ou technical networking support. The information is associated with Y ou only when Y ou provide a unique ID number to th[...]

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    Linksys E 1000 Appendix E: Soft war e End User License A greemen t 46 Wireless-N Router offensive or inappr opriate. Cisco makes no repr esentations concerning an y c ontent contained in or accessed through the T echnology, and Cisco will not be responsible or liable for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality or decency of material contained [...]

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    Linksys E 1000 Appendix E: Soft war e End User License A greemen t 47 Wireless-N Router Y ou to use Cisco ’ s or its licensors’ names or r espective trademarks. END OF SCHEDULE 1 Schedule 2 Open Source and Third P ar ty Licenses Schedule 2-A If this Cisco produc t contains open source sof tware licensed under V ersion 2 of the “ GNU General P[...]

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    Linksys E 1000 Appendix E: Soft war e End User License A greemen t 48 Wireless-N Router 2. Y ou may modify your copy or copies of the Prog ram or any portion of it, thus forming a w ork based on the Pr ogram, and copy and distr ibute such modifications or w ork under the terms of Sec tion 1 above , pro vided that you also meet all of these conditio[...]

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    Linksys E 1000 Appendix E: Soft war e End User License A greemen t 49 Wireless-N Router 5. Y ou are not required to accept this License, since you have not signed it. However , nothing else grants you permission to modify or distribute the Prog ram or its derivative works. These ac tions are prohibit ed by law if you do not accept this Lic ense. Th[...]

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    Linksys E 1000 Appendix E: Soft war e End User License A greemen t 50 Wireless-N Router 12. IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LA W OR AGREED TO IN WRITING WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR AN Y O THER P ART Y WHO MA Y MODIFY AND/OR REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM AS PERMIT TED ABOVE, BE LIABLE T O Y OU FOR DA MAGES, INCL UDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, IN[...]

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    Linksys E 1000 Appendix E: Soft war e End User License A greemen t 51 Wireless-N Router W e call this license the “Lesser” General P ublic License because it does Less to protect the user’ s freedom than the ordinary General Public License. I t also provides other free software developers Less of an advantage over competing non-free programs [...]

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    Linksys E 1000 Appendix E: Soft war e End User License A greemen t 52 Wireless-N Router table used by this function must be optional: if the application does not supply it, the square root func tion must still compute square r oots.) These requirements apply to the modified work as a whole. I f identifiable sec tions of that work are not derived fr[...]

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    Linksys E 1000 Appendix E: Soft war e End User License A greemen t 53 Wireless-N Router a. Accompan y the work with the complete corresponding machine -readable source code for the Librar y including whatever changes were used in the work (which must be distributed under Sections 1 and 2 abov e); and, if the work is an executable linked with the Li[...]

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    Linksys E 1000 Appendix E: Soft war e End User License A greemen t 54 Wireless-N Router 11. If , as a consequence of a cour t judgment or allegation of pat ent infringement or for any other reason (not limited to patent issues), conditions are imposed on you (whether by court order , agreement or other wise) that contradict the conditions of this L[...]

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    Linksys E 1000 Appendix E: Soft war e End User License A greemen t 55 Wireless-N Router Schedule 2-C OPENSSL LICENSE If this Cisco produc t contains open source sof tware licensed under the OpenSSL license: This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL T oolk it. ( http://ww w .openssl.org/ ). This product i[...]

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    Linksys E 1000 Appendix E: Soft war e End User License A greemen t 56 Wireless-N Router 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer . 2. Redistributions in binar y form must reproduce the above cop yright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the [...]

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    ww w .linksys.com/support © 2010 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco, the Cisco logo, and Linksys are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the United States and certain other countries. All other trademarks mentioned in this document or website are the propert y of their respec tiv e owners[...]