Connecting The Power Adapter To Your Prestige; Connecting The Console Port - ZyXEL Communications Prestige 941 User Manual

Prestige 941 Cable Router
Connecting Ethernet Cables to the Prestige 941
Step 3.
If you do not have an Ethernet interface card (NIC) in your computer, please install one.
If you have only one computer, you can connect the Prestige to the computer directly without a hub. For a
single computer, connect the 10/100M LAN port on the Prestige to the Network Adapter on the computer
using a straight-through Ethernet cable.
If you have more than one computer, you must use an external hub. Connect the 10/100M LAN port on the
Prestige to a port on the hub using a cross-over Ethernet cable. If your Ethernet hub provides cascade (also
called uplink) port, you can connect the Prestige to that port by using a straight Ethernet cable.
Connecting the Prestige 941 to the Computer(s)
Step 4.
For a single computer, locate an available end of the Ethernet cable that you just connected to the Prestige
and connect this end to the Ethernet port on the computer.
For more than one computer, connect your computers to the hub using other straight Ethernet cable.

Connecting the Power Adapter to your Prestige

Step 5.
Connect the power adapter to the port labeled POWER on the rear panel of your Prestige.
Cable Router Initialization
Step 6.
The Prestige cable router is powered on whenever you connect the power adapter to the power outlet. It will
initialize the system and start to connect with headEnd CMTS. When the CABLE LED shines steadily, the
Prestige is ready to handle data traffic. The first initialization process might take several minutes because it
will scan for the proper downstream and upstream channels. When the cable modem is ready, it will
memorize the channel attributes. If you power cycle the cable modem, the next connection process will be
faster.
Generally, your cable company will configure your Prestige for you. You do not have to do any configuration.

Connecting the Console Port

Step 7.
For Internet sharing, you have to configure your Prestige in Router mode. You need to use a terminal
emulator software on a workstation and connect it to the Prestige through the console port. Connect the 9-pin
(smaller) end of the console cable to the console port of the Prestige and the other 9-pin or 25-pin (bigger)
end to a serial port (COM1, COM2 or other COM port) of your workstation. You can use an extension RS-
232C cable if the enclosed one is too short.
For users using a DOS version terminal emulator, you may need to configure your communication
parameters as follows:
VT100 terminal emulation
9600 Baud rate
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