Install Your Router - NETGEAR R8500 Quick Start Manual

Install Your Router

Make sure that your Internet service is active before you install
your router.
¾ To install your router:
1. Position the antennas.
For the best WiFi performance, We recommend that you
position the antennas as shown in the figure.
2. Prepare your modem:
Internet
Cable or
DSL
a. Unplug your modem's power.
b. If the modem uses a battery backup, remove its batteries.
c. If your modem is already connected to another router,
disconnect the cable between your modem and that router.
Make sure that your modem is turned off and is cabled only to
the wall jack for your Internet service.
Modem
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