Step 4: Setting Up A Wired Or Wireless Network - Zoom ADSL X6 User Manual

Step 4: Setting Up a Wired or
Wireless Network
Once a computer that is directly connected to the
able to browse the Web, you know for certain that your Web
connection is working. Now you can set up the rest of your
network.
It is up to you whether you want to have some computers
connected directly to the
supports both wired and wireless connections. You can have up
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to 253 connections, four of which can be wired directly through
the 's four LAN ports. You can also plug a network device
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(such as a hub, switch, or router) into one of the LAN ports.
To set up your network, you can do any or all of the following, in
any order that you choose:
•
If you want to connect additional computers directly to the
see To Connect Additional Wired Computers below.
•
If you want to connect a hub, switch, or router directly to the
, see To Connect a Network Device on page 18.
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•
If you want to connect additional computers using a wireless
network, see Setting Up Your Wireless Network on page 20.
To Connect Additional Wired
Computers
You can connect up to four computers that have Ethernet ports
directly to the .
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1
Shut down and power off the computer you want to connect
to the . (This is important because the computer must locate
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the correct IP address for the modem. This is done when the
computer is turned back on in step 3 below.)
2
Plug one end of an Ethernet cable into one of the modem's
LAN ports and plug the other end into the computer's
Ethernet port.
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and others connected wirelessly. The
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modem is
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