Cable Your Router - NETGEAR R6900 User Manual

• Solid metal door
• Aluminum studs
• Fish tanks
• Mirrors
• Brick
• Concrete
If you are using adjacent access points, use different radio frequency channels to reduce interference.

Cable Your Router

The following image shows how to cable your router:
Figure 6. Router cabling
To cable your router:
1. Unplug your modem's power, leaving the modem connected to the wall jack for your Internet service.
If your modem uses a battery backup, remove the battery.
2. Plug in and turn on your modem.
If your modem uses a battery backup, put the battery back in.
3. Connect your modem to the Internet port of your router with the yellow Ethernet cable that came with
your router.
4. Connect the power adapter to your router and plug the power adapter into an outlet.
5. Press the Power On/Off button on the back panel of the router.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Model R6900
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