Connecting An External Ethernet Switch (Optional) - Cisco Router 831 Hardware Installation Manual

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Connecting an External Ethernet Switch (Optional)

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Perform the following steps to connect the PC to port number 4 of the built-in
switch:
Connect one end of the yellow Ethernet cable to built-in Ethernet switch port 4 on
the router.
Connect the other end of the cable to the RJ-45 port on the NIC installed in the
PC, server, or workstation.
Leave the PCs that you are connecting to the router turned off until after you
complete the router installation.
You can connect additional servers, PCs, or workstations to built-in Ethernet
switch ports 1, 2, and 3.
If more than four PCs need to be connected to each other in an office, you may
connect an external Ethernet switch to the router's built-in switch to add
additional Ethernet connections to the router. To connect an external Ethernet
switch to a built-in Ethernet switch port on the router, follow the steps given after
Figure 2-2. (Figure 2-2
router. The connection procedure applies to both the Cisco 831 router and the
SOHO 91 router.)
shows a Cisco 831 router, but it also applies to a SOHO 91
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