Connecting The Model Rt311 Router To Your Local Area Network; Connecting The Model Rt314 Router To Your Local Area Network; Connecting To The Internet - NETGEAR RT311 Reference Manual

Reference Guide for the Model RT311 and RT314 Internet Access Gateway Routers

Connecting the Model RT311 router to your Local Area Network

The Model RT311 router has a single port for connection to your local network. This port is wired
as a host rather than a hub, and is intended to connect to a hub or switch in your network. To
connect the Model RT311 router to your LAN:
• Connect the LOCAL port of the router to your existing Ethernet hub or switch using the
white straight-through Ethernet cable shipped with your router.
To connect the router to a single PC:
• Connect the LOCAL port of the router to the Ethernet port of your PC using the red
Ethernet crossover cable shipped with your router.
If the Ethernet port of your PC operates at 100 Mbps, you must use a Category 5 rated cable,
such as the red Ethernet cable included with the Model RT311 router.

Connecting the Model RT314 router to your Local Area Network

The Model RT314 router incorporates a four-port switch for connection to your local network. To
connect the Model RT314 router to your LAN:
• Connect up to four PCs directly to any of the four LOCAL ports of the router using
standard Ethernet cables.
If your local network consists of more than four hosts, you will need to connect your router to
another hub or switch:
• Connect any LOCAL port of your Model RT314 router to the UPLINK port of an
Ethernet hub or switch using standard Ethernet cable.
If the UPLINK port of your hub or switch is selectable for UPLINK or NORMAL operation,
be sure that UPLINK is selected. If the hub or switch does not contain an UPLINK port, you
can connect to one of its normal ports using an Ethernet crossover cable.

Connecting to the Internet

To connect the router to the Internet or WAN:
• Connect the INTERNET port of the router to your existing Internet access device, such
as a cable modem or DSL modem.
Because the INTERNET port operates only at 10 Mbps, the attached device must provide a
10BASE-T connection. No cable is provided with your router for this connection. Use the
cable provided with your access device or any other standard 10BASE-T Ethernet cable.
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