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    Quick Start Guide Cisco Small Business RV215W Wireless-N VPN Firewall Package Contents • Wire le s s- N VPN Fi rew all • Ethernet Cable • Po we r Ad ap ter • Quick Star t Guide • Documentatio n and software on CD-ROM V ersion en français sur CD[...]

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    2 Cisco RV215W Wireless-N VPN Firewall We lc o me Thank you f or choosing the Cis co Small Busines s RV215 W Wir eles s-N VPN Fir ewall. This guide des cribes how to physically install your Cisco RV215W and launch the web- based De vice Manager. Installing the Cis c o R V215W Plac emen t Tip s T o prevent the fir ewall from overheating or being dam[...]

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    Cisco RV215W Wireless-N VPN Firewall 3 B ack Panel RESE T —T h e RESE T butt on has t wo functions: • T o reboot the unit and retain the curr ent configuration, pres s and hold RESE T f o r a t l e a s t 3 , b u t n o m o r e t h a n 1 0 s e c o n d s , b y u s i n g a p a p e r c l i p or a pen tip. • T o reboot the unit and rest ore the fac[...]

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    4 Cisco RV215W Wireless-N VPN Firewall C onnec ting the Equipmen t Y ou must conne ct a PC to the fir ewall by using an Ethernet cable to per f orm the initial configuration. Aft er the initial configuration, administrative tasks can b e per f orme d through the network or by using a wireless connection. T o connect a P C t o the Cisc o RV215 W f o[...]

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    Cisco RV215W Wireless-N VPN Firewall 5 Using the S etup Wizar d The Setup Wizar d and Devic e Manager are suppor t ed on Microsoft Inte rnet Explorer 6.0 or later , Mozilla Fi r ef ox 3.0 or lat er , and Apple S a fari 3.0 or later . T o configure the firewall by using the Setup Wizar d: S TEP 1 Power on the PC that you connected to the LAN 1 por t[...]

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    6 Cisco RV215W Wireless-N VPN Firewall Changing the Administrator Username and Pas sword T o change the Administrator username and password on the fir ewall: S TEP 1 From the Getting Star t e d page, select Change D efault Administra tor Password or select Admi nis tra tion > Users . S TEP 2 Check Ed it A dmi n Se t ting s . S TEP 3 Enter a New [...]

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    Cisco RV215W Wireless-N VPN Firewall 7 Where to Go F rom Her e Suppor t Cisc o Small Busines s Suppor t Community w ww .cisco .com/ go/smallbizsupport Cisc o Small Busines s Suppor t and Resources w ww .cisc o.com/ g o/ sma llbizhelp Phone Suppor t Contacts w ww .cisco .com/ en/US/ supp ort / tsd_cisc o_small_business _support_center_contacts.html [...]

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