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Linksys EA6200 - page 1
User Guide SMAR T Wi-Fi Router A C900, EA6200 ...
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i Cont ents Linksys EA-Series i Pr oduc t Overview EA6200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 W all-mounting placement 4 Setting Up: Basics How to cr eate a home network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 What is a network? 5 How to set up a home network 5 Where t o nd more help . . . . . . . . ...
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ii Cont ents Linksys EA-Series T o add your router to an e xisting router or gatew ay 38 T o share an Internet connection 39 T o extend your network 41 How to expose a devic e to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 P ort Forwarding and P or t T riggering How to set up port for warding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 How to se ...
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1 Pr oduct O verview Linksys EA-Series 1 P r oduc t O v er view EA6200 P ackage contents In addition to your router , your router package includes: • Network (Ethernet) cable • AC pow er adapter • Simple T ap™ card F eatur es Wireless -A C technology Built with leading 802.11ac wireless technology , your router offers maximum speed and rang ...
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2 Pr oduct O verview Linksys EA-Series Home theater ready Bring the ultimate entertainment experience to your home by c onnecting computers, Internet -ready TVs, game consoles , media players , and more to your wireless network and the Internet. Simultaneous dual-band N and QoS traffic prioritization technology delivers maximum speed and performanc ...
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3 Pr oduct O verview Linksys EA-Series Back view Ethernet ports Wi-F i Pr otected Setup button Internet port Po wer port Reset button USB port • W i-Fi P rotected Setup™ button —Pr ess this button to easily configur e wireless security on Wi-F i P rotected Setup-enabled net work devices. • Ethernet ports — Connect Ethernet cables (also ca ...
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4 Pr oduct O verview Linksys EA-Series W all-moun ting placement The router has two w all-mount slots on its bottom panel. The distance between the slots is 82 mm. T w o screws ar e needed to mount the rout er . Suggested Mounting Hardwar e 3-5 mm 7-8 mm 1.5-2 mm NO TE Linksys is not responsible f or damages incurred by unsecured w all- mounting ha ...
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5 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series 5 How t o creat e a home network What is a netw ork? A network is any gr oup of devices that can communicate with each other . A home network can also include Internet access, which r equires a router like this one. A typical home network may include multiple computers, a printer , a modem, and a router . A la ...
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6 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series How t o install your r outer T o install your rout er: 1. Po wer on your new r outer . If replacing an existing router , disconnec t it. 2. Connect the Internet cable from your modem to the y ellow Internet port on your rout er . Wait until the po wer light on the fr ont of the router is solid. 3. Connect to t ...
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7 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series How t o configur e your rout er Y ou can change router settings to make y our net work more secure or t o work better with a device or game. Being able t o adjust the settings while you ’r e away fr om home can help make router administration easier . Y ou can configure your rout er from anywhere in the w or ...
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8 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series How to disable r emote acc ess If you want to configur e your router only while you are on y our home net work, you should disable remot e access. T o disable remote ac cess: 1. Log into Linksy s Smar t W i-Fi. 2. Under Router Settings , click Connectivity . 3. Click the Administra tion tab, then deselect Allo ...
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9 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series • Many envir onmental variables can affect the router ’ s per formance, so if your wireless sig nal is weak , place the rout er in several locations and test the signal strength t o determine the ideal position. • If possible, upgrade wireless network int er faces (such as wireless network cards in compu ...
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10 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series 3. Click the Basic tab. 4. Under Router Passw ord , type the new password, then click OK . How to change y our router ’ s time zone Y our router’ s time zone should be set to your local time zone. T o set your rout er ’ s time zone: 1. Log into Linksy s Smar t W i-Fi. (See “How to c onfigure your r ou ...
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11 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series NO TE Internet connection speeds are determined by a variety of factors, including ISP account type, local and w or ldwide Internet traffic, and number of devices in your home that ar e shar ing the Internet connection. 4. Click Restar t T est to run it again, and click Show History to display the results of ...
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12 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series 3. Under S elect the type of device to add to your network , click USB Printer . The Add a U SB printer screen opens. 4. F ollow the on-screen instructions for downloading and installing the VUSB (virtual USB) sof tware for your c omputer . T o connect a wireless printer to y our network: 1. F ollow the print ...
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13 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series • If the device has a Wi-F i Prot ec ted Setup button, press that butt on, then click the W i-Fi P rotected Setup button in Linksys Smart W i-Fi or press the button on the back of y our router . • If the device has a Wi-Fi Prot ec ted Setup PIN, type that number into the Device PIN bo x in Linksys Smar t ...
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14 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series Information about the device appears on the screen. 4. Click OK . How t o set up parental c ontrols With y our router , you can use parental contr ols to: • Set the times that Internet access is allowed . • Block websites that y ou specify or based on their content. • Set the above restrictions for spec ...
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15 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series • Click Edit to change the Internet access schedule. Y ou can click and drag to select or deselect a block of time. 6. T o block specific websites: a. Under Block specific sites , click Add . b. T ype the web address (URL) of the websit e to block , then click OK . Y ou can block up to ten websites . TIP It ...
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16 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series T o set up guest access t o your network: 1. Log into Linksy s Smar t W i-Fi. (See “How to c onfigure your r outer ” on page7. 2. Under Apps , click Guest Access . Y our guest network , which was set up during your router installa tion, is displayed . • T o turn guest access on or off , click the All ...
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17 Setting Up: Basics Linksys EA-Series How t o customize Linksy s Smar t W i-Fi Y ou can customize your Linksy s Smar t Wi-F i home page by adding or removing widgets . Widgets are miniature v ersions of menus that let you change basic settings or check the status of your network. Using widgets T o add a widget: 1. Log into Linksy s Smar t W i-Fi. ...
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18 Linksys EA-Series 18 Over view Y ou can attach most USB drives (including a thumb drive or a high-capacity external drive) to the USB port on your router . Y ou can then use the drive as networked storage, as a media server (for media-enabled devices such as a networked T V ), and as an FTP (File T ransfer Pr otocol) ser ver . Y ou can also spec ...
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19 Linksys EA-Series How t o use secured f older access Wh y would I need to use secur ed folder acc ess? B y default, when you connect a USB drive to your r outer , the entire contents of the drive ar e available for read and writ e access to an yone on your local network (no login cr edentials are requir ed). However , you can also make the drive ...
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20 Linksys EA-Series 8. If you need to set up the shared f older : a. Click Create ne w share . The Create New Share dialog box opens. b. Click the button next to the folder that y ou want to share. • T o view subfolders, click the icon next to the folder name. • T o return to a parent f older , click the icon at the top of the list. • T o se ...
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21 Linksys EA-Series TIPS F ile managers display conten t in many way s, but you can usually use these common actions to navigate thr ough folders: • Click or double -click a folder name to open it. • Click, double - click, or right-click a file to open, copy , or view it. • Drag a file from another window and dr op it into the shared folder? ...
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22 Linksys EA-Series 5. Click Add New F older . The Add a new folder dialog box opens . 6. Click the button next to the folder that y ou want to share, then click OK . • T o view subfolders, click the icon next to the folder name. • T o return to a parent f older , click the icon at the top of the list. TIPS • The share name automa tically ch ...
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23 Linksys EA-Series 4. Click the setting for Enable FTP Server to turn it on. 5. W e recommend that you keep the default settings for FTP P or t and Encoding , unless you ar e an advanced user and hav e reason to change them. 6. Click OK . 7. Click the Status tab . 8. Note the information under FTP Server . This is the information you will need to ...
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24 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series 24 How t o manually set up your r outer Although running your rout er ’ s setup software is the easiest way to set up and maintain your rout er , advanced users may want to manually configure their router . Be careful when changing settings using this method. T o manually set up your rout er: 1. Connect y ...
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25 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series 4. Select your ISP ’ s Internet connection t ype from the dr op- down list. Complete the Optional Settings only if required b y your ISP . TIP F or field descr iptions, click Help at the t op of the screen. 5. Click OK . IPv6 Internet connection settings IPv6 is a new IP protocol that uses simplified pack ...
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Linksys EA6200 - page 29
26 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series How t o get the most out of your dual- band rout er I bought a dual band router , but I’ m not sure that I’ m getting the most out of it. What should I check? Of the many reasons f or owning a dual-band router , the most common is to ensure available bandwidth f or streaming high- definition video. A t ...
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27 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series d. Network mode — Y our choice depends upon the clients that will connect to your network. If all of your devices are Wireless-N capable , you can select Wir eless-N O nly for either or both bands . On the 2.4 GHz band, you can select: • Mixed • W ireless-N Only • W ireless-G Only On the 5 GHz band, ...
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28 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series Example : Because each MA C filtering configuration is unique, the follo wing procedur e uses the simplified example of setting up MA C filtering to allow one wireless device acc ess to the network. TIP Y ou can also use MAC filt ering to preven t specific PCs from accessing your network b y selecting Deny ...
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Linksys EA6200 - page 32
29 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series How to impr ove security using the built-in firew all Wh y would I need to change m y security settings? B y default, the firewall settings in your rout er have been optimized f or most home environments, so no changes are needed. The SPI (Stateful P acket I nspection) firewall is enabled by default. In add ...
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30 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series Changing IPv6 firewall settings On some router models , the IPv6 firewall lets you customiz e IP v6 port ser vices for applications . When users send these types of requests to your network via the Internet, the router will allow those r equests to the appropriate computers. NO TE T o use your router’ s I ...
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31 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series 3. Click the Local Network tab . 4. T o disable the DHCP ser ver , deselec t the Enabled checkbox. 5. Leav e the Enabled check box selected to edit the follo wing settings: • Start IP address • Maximum number of users • IP address range (not editable) • Client lease time • Static DNS values • WI ...
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32 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series 5. Click Edit to change the reservation details, or click Delete to delete the reservation. TIP F or field descr iptions, click Help at the t op of the screen. How t o acc ess your network on the Internet Wh y would I need to find m y network on the Internet? If you want to remotely acc ess a drive attached ...
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33 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series How t o clone a MA C address On any home network, each network device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) addr ess. Some ISPs regist er the MAC address of the device (usually a router or a comput er) connected directly to the modem. If your computer’ s MAC address is regist ered with your ISP and you ...
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34 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series 3. Enable each setting that you want t o change. • IPSec Passthrough – IPSec (Internet Pr otocol Securit y) is a suite of protocols used t o implement secure ex change of packets at the IP layer . The VPN clien ts on the local network can establish an IPSec VPN tunnel through the rout er . This option i ...
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35 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series 5. T o prioritize an application or game, select the name in the drop- down list, then click and drag the icon next to the name to the High Priority list. • If the application name isn ’t listed , click Edit and add the name. TIP If you want to add a new application or game , you need to know its por t ...
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36 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series T o configure the r outer for V oIP: 1. Log into Linksy s Smar t W i-Fi. (See “How to c onfigure your r outer” on page 10. 2. Under Router Settings , click Connectivity , then click the Administra tion tab. 3. If your VoIP service uses SIP , selec t the SIP check box under Applic ation Layer Gatew ay . ...
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37 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series How t o use a router as an ac cess point How can I use this new rout er as an access point? If you hav e a large area to cover with y our wireless signal, or if part of your home has weak signals due to interference, y ou can use this router to extend the range of your old rout er ’ s wireless network. T ...
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38 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series 6. T o reconfigure the wir eless network on your old router: a. Open the wireless network setup page. b. Change the network name (SSID) to match the name of y our new network. Having the same network name and securit y settings enables you to seamlessly r oam between your new router and y our old router . c ...
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39 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series 4. At the end of setup , follow the on-screen instructions to set up your Linksys Smart W i-Fi account . NO TE: As part of the router setup process, y ou will be sent a verification e -mail. F rom your home network, click the link in the e -mail to associate your r outer with the Linksys Smar t Wi-Fi ac cou ...
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40 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series 2. Connect an Ethernet network cable to a LAN/Ethernet port on your upstream network to the yello w I nternet port on your router . CA UTION Connect the upstream network to your r outer ’ s yellow Internet port, not one of the blue Ethernet por ts. If you connect to an Ethernet port, you create IP address ...
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41 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series T o extend your network This topic cov ers cases three and four above. NO TE This is a complex pr ocess, so this proc edure assumes that you have some networking k nowledge. T o extend your netw ork or add wireless capabilities: 1. If you want to extend your network, you may also f ollow the instruc tions a ...
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42 Setting Up: Advanced Linksys EA-Series 4. Click the setting for DMZ to turn it on. 5. Select Enabled . 6. In the Source IP Address section, select Any IP A ddress to allow ac cess to your DMZ device fr om the entire Internet, or select the alternate button and enter a range of allow ed source addresses. 7. In the Destination IP Address section, ...
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43 P or t Forwarding and P or t T riggering Linksys EA-Series 43 How t o set up por t for war ding Wh y would I use port forwarding? Port forwarding is a featur e that for wards inbound traffic from the Internet on a specific port or por ts to a specific device or port on your local network . Y ou can set up por t forwarding for: • A single port ...
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44 P or t Forwarding and P or t T riggering Linksys EA-Series How to set up port for warding f or multiple por ts Wh y would I set up port forwarding for multiple ports? Port for warding is a featur e that forwards inbound traffic from the Internet on a specific port to a single device on your local network. Unlike a web camera that typically only ...
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Linksys EA6200 - page 48
45 P or t Forwarding and P or t T riggering Linksys EA-Series T o set up port range forwarding: 1. Log into Linksy s Smar t W i-Fi. (See “How to c onfigure your r outer ” on page10. 2. Set up a DHCP reservation for the IP address of the comput er on which you installed the software. (See “How to set up the DHCP ser ver on your rout er ” ...
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46 P or t Forwarding and P or t T riggering Linksys EA-Series 3. Under Router Settings, click Security . 4. Click the Apps and Gaming tab. 5. Click Port Range T riggering . The Port Range T riggering screen opens. 6. Click Add a new P or t Range T riggering . 7. In the Device or Application field , enter a descriptive name (such as PS3Headset ). ...
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47 Maintaining and Monitoring Linksys EA-Series 47 How t o back up and restor e your r outer configur ation Wh y do I need to back up my r outer configuration? As with an y valuable data, you should back up your r outer configuration. Y our router might contain many customiz ed settings. Those settings would be lost if you r eset your router to its ...
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Linksys EA6200 - page 51
48 Maintaining and Monitoring Linksys EA-Series How t o upgrade the r outer ’ s firmwar e Wh y would I need to upgr ade my r outer’ s firmwar e? Linksys may periodically publish a firmware upg rade either to fix a problem or to add featur es to your router . IMPORT ANT Do not interrupt the upgrade proc ess. Y ou should not tur n off the router ...
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49 Maintaining and Monitoring Linksys EA-Series A confirmation screen opens . 5. Click Ye s to confirm. All settings and logs ar e deleted, and your router is returned to its factory default settings. How t o check the status of y our router Wh y would I wan t to check the status of m y router? Y our router status tells you whether you ha ve a secu ...
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Linksys EA6200 - page 53
50 Maintaining and Monitoring Linksys EA-Series How to disable the E thernet por t status lights Wh y would I wan t to disable the Ethernet port status lights? Depending on the placement of the rout er in a home, you might find the ligh ts distracting. Y ou can easily disable the lights using Linksys Smart W i-Fi. T o disable the lights: 1. Log int ...
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51 Maintaining and Monitoring Linksys EA-Series b. Select a number of times to ping from the Number to ping drop- down list. c. Click Star t to Ping . A window opens showing the ping t est results. Y ou will see a response for each suc cessful ping. NO TE If an Internet URL fails to respond to ping, it doesn ’t necessarily mean that the site is d ...
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Linksys EA6200 - page 55
52 T roubleshooting Linksys EA-Series 52 This chapter can help you solv e common setup issues and connect to the Internet. Y ou can find more help from our awar d-winning customer suppor t at linksys .com/support . Y our router w as not successfully set up If Linksys Smart Wi-Fi did not complete the setup , you can try the following: • Pr ess and ...
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Linksys EA6200 - page 56
53 T roubleshooting Linksys EA-Series Y our Internet c able is not plugged in message If you get a “Y our I nternet cable is not plugged in ” message when tr ying to set up your rout er , follow these tr oubleshooting steps. T o fix the problem: 1. Make sure that an Ethernet or Internet cable (or a cable like the one supplied with your rout er) ...
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Linksys EA6200 - page 57
54 T roubleshooting Linksys EA-Series 3. Click your own network name , then click Connect . In the example below , the computer was connected to another wireless network named JimsRouter . The name of the Linksys E-Series network, BronzeEagle in this example , is shown selected. 4. If you are prompt ed to enter a network key , type your password (S ...
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Linksys EA6200 - page 58
55 T roubleshooting Linksys EA-Series After setup The Internet appears t o be unavailable If the Internet has difficulty communicating with your router , the problem may appear as a “C annot find [I nternet address]” message in your web bro wser . I f you know that the Internet address is correct, and if you ’ve tried several valid Internet a ...
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56 T roubleshooting Linksys EA-Series Y ou cannot access Linksys Smart Wi-F i T o access your rout er direc tly , see “How to manually set up your r outer ” on page 28: All other troubleshooting has been unsuc cessful If you’ ve tried previous troubleshooting steps and your network still doesn ’t work, you may need to r estore your r outer ...
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Linksys EA6200 - page 60
57 Specifications Linksys EA-Series 57 57 Linksys EA6200 Model Name Linksys EA6200 Description Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Router AC 900 Model Number EA6200 Switch Port Speed 10/100/1000 Mbps (Gigabit Ethernet) Radio Frequency 2.4 and 5 GHz # of Antennas 2 (2.4 GHz) + 2 (5 GHz) Ports Power, USB, Internet, Ethernet (1-4) Buttons Reset, Wi-Fi Protected Setup ...
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