Configuring And Installing The Wi-Fi Router - Arris SURFboard SBR-AC1200P User Manual

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The Wi-Fi Router package comes with one 4-foot (1.2m) Ethernet cable (the connectors look

like wide telephone connectors); you can purchase more cables if necessary at a computer

retailer. If you are connecting the Wi-Fi Router directly to a computer, or to an Ethernet

switch with a cross-over switch, ask for Category 5e (CAT5e) straight-through cable. CAT5e or

Cat6 cable is required for gigabit Ethernet (Gig-E), not regular CAT5 cable.

Wireless

Wireless access lets you connect additional (wireless-capable) devices to the Wi-Fi Router. The

802.11 wireless LAN standard allows one or more computers to access the SBR-AC1200P using

a wireless (radio) signal. These connections are in addition to the connections supported via

Ethernet.

Note: You can use the wireless connection if the computer has a built-in or aftermarket

plug-in wireless adapter. To learn more about which wireless hardware works best with the

computer, see your computer dealer.

Gigabit Home Networking

Gigabit Home Networking lets you connect additional devices over power lines using the G.hn

Power Line Communications Standards. G.hn also allows you to use your AC power lines to

transmit and receive network communications from your SBR-AC1200P to clients connected

to a G.hn Network Extender.

Combined

If you have two or more computers, you can use Ethernet for up to four devices and wireless

or Gigabit Home Networking for the others. To connect five or more computers to the

Ethernet ports, you will need an Ethernet switch (available at computer retailers).

Configuring and Installing the Wi-Fi Router

1. Unplug the power to turn off your modem.

2. Connect one end of the Ethernet cable (included) to the modem, and the other end to the

WAN port on the Wi-Fi Router.

3. Reconnect the plug on the modem to turn the modem back on. Wait approximately 2

minutes to allow the modem to fully power up.

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Chapter 3: Installing the Wi-Fi Router

SURFboard SBR-AC1200P Wi-Fi Router User Guide

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