Chapter 2: Getting To Know The Etherfast; Cable/Dsl Vpn Router With 4-Port 10/100 Switch; The Cable/Dsl Vpn Router's Rear Panel; The Reset Button - Linksys BEFVP41 User Manual

Chapter 2: Getting to Know the
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EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router
with 4-Port 10/100 Switch

The Cable/DSL VPN Router's Rear Panel

The rear panel of the Router is where all of the Router's connections are made.
The Cable/DSL VPN Router's Ports
WAN The WAN (Wide Area Network) Port is where you
will connect your Cable or DSL modem.
Ports 1-4 These four LAN (Local Area Network) ports are
where you will connect networked devices, such as
PCs, print servers, remote hard drives, and anything
else you want to put on your network.
The Crossover Switch (X II) toggles Port 4 between
Crossover Switch
crossover mode (X) and straight-through mode (II).
If you are connecting the Router directly to a com-
puter or to an Uplink port, choose straight-through
(II). For anything else, please refer to the chart
shown in Chapter 3, Figure 3-1.
Power The Power Port is where you will connect the
included AC power adapter.
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Instant Broadband™ Series
Figure 2-1
EtherFast

Cable/DSL VPN Router with 4-Port 10/100 Switch

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Important: The Reset Button
The Reset button can be used in one of two ways.
1. If your Router is having problems connecting to the Internet,
press the Reset button for just a moment with a paper clip or a
pencil tip. This clears up any jammed connections, and is sim-
ilar to pressing the Reset button on your PC to reboot it.
2. If you are experiencing extreme problems with your Router and
have tried all other troubleshooting measures, press the Reset
Button, and hold it down until the red Diag LED on the front
panel turns on and off completely.
This will restore factory defaults and clear all of the Router's set-
tings, including the IP addresses you entered.
* The Reset Button is located on the rear panel of the Router.

The Cable/DSL VPN Router's Front Panel LEDs

Figure 2-2
The LAN Indicators
Power Green. The Power LED illuminates when the Router is pow-
ered on.
Link/Act Green. The Link/Act LED serves two purposes. If the LED
is continuously illuminated, the Router is successfully con-
nected to a device through the corresponding port (1-4). If
the LED is flickering, the Router is actively sending or
receiving data over that port.
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