Install And Activate Your Cable Modem; Cable The Modem Router - NETGEAR C6250 User Manual

- 2.4 GHz cordless phone
- 5 GHz cordless phone
• Place the modem router away from large metal surfaces, large glass surfaces, insulated
walls, and items such as these:
- Solid metal doors
- Aluminum studs
- Fish tanks
- Mirrors
- Brick
- Concrete
When you use multiple access points, it is better if adjacent access points use different radio
frequency channels to reduce interference. The recommended channel spacing between
adjacent access points is five channels (for example, use Channels 1 and 6, or 6 and 11).

Install and Activate Your Cable Modem

The most common way to cable your modem router is the simplest, without any other routers
or gateways on the same network. You can also cable the modem router to another router or
gateway and log in to the modem router to specify this setting.

Cable the Modem Router

The modem router comes configured to work as both a modem and a router. You can share
your Internet connection without connecting the modem router to a router or gateway.
Coaxial cable
Internet
Figure 3. Modem router in a simple network
AC1600 WiFi Cable Modem Router
USB Reset Cable
Modem router
Power adapter
Ethernet cable
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