Connecting An External Ethernet Switch - Cisco 860 Series Hardware Installation Manual

Chapter 3 Connecting the Router

Connecting an External Ethernet Switch

If more than four PCs in an office must be connected to each other, you can add Ethernet connections to
the router by connecting an external Ethernet switch to the router's Ethernet switch.
To connect an external Ethernet switch to an Ethernet switch port on the router, perform the following
steps:
Connect one end of the yellow Ethernet cable to an Ethernet switch port on the router.
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Connect the other end of the cable to the available port on the Ethernet switch to add additional Ethernet
Step 2
connections.
Step 3 Turn on the Ethernet switch.
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