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Chapter 2: Connecting the Router
Before You Start
Before plugging everything together, it's always a good idea to have everything
you'll need to get the Router up and running.
Connecting Your Hardware Together and Booting Up
1. Power everything down, including your PCs, your cable modem and the
Router.
2. Connect an Ethernet cable from your cable modem to the Router's WAN port
(as shown in Figure 2-1).
Figure 2-1
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Instant Wireless
TM
Series
Wireless Access Point Router with 4-Port Switch
3. Connect an Ethernet cable from one of your PC's Ethernet ports to one of the
Router's LAN ports (as shown in Figure 2-2). Do the same with all the PCs
you want to connect to the Router. (LAN Port 4 will become inactive if you
use the Uplink port.)
In addition to accessing the Router through
an Ethernet connection, a wireless connec-
tion can be used to access the Router. See
the "For Wireless Connections" section
that follows these connection instructions.
4. Connect the Power Adapter (included) to
the Router's Power port (as shown in
Figure 2-3) and plug the other end into a
power outlet.
• The Power LED will illuminate green
as soon as the power adapter is con-
nected.
• The Diag LED will illuminate red for a
few seconds while the Router goes
through its internal diagnostic test. The
LED will turn off when the self-test is
complete.
5. Power on the cable modem. Verify that the
power is on by checking the Link LED in the WAN column on the front of
the Router. The Link LED will be illuminated if the power is on and the
modem is ready.
6. Press the Reset button on the back of the Router. Hold the button in for three
seconds, or until the Diag LED illuminates red. This restores the Router's
default settings.
7. Power on your PC.
The Router is now connected. Continue to the next chapter to configure
your PCs.
Figure 2-2
Figure 2-3
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