Verizon MI424WR Installation Manual

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Remove Existing FiOS Equipment

Connect to the FiOS Router

Before installing your new FiOS Router, you must disconnect your 1
Step
Connect the Coax Cable previously connected to your
old router and all connected devices, including the Motorola
NIM to the Red Coax Connector on the back of the FiOS Router.
NIM (if connected to your existing router). Don't forget to remove
all of the router components including power supplies and all Alternate - Connect one end of the Coax Cable to your Coax Port
cables because they will NOT work with your new FiOS Router. and the other end to the Red Coax Connector on the back of
The photos below include some examples of connected devices
the FiOS Router.
that must be removed before installing your new FiOS Router.
2
Step
Read and remove the
FiOS Router White label on the back of the
D-Link Router (VDI-624)
FiOS Router. Plug the Black Power
Cord into the Black Port and then
into a Wall Outlet.
D-Link Power Supply
3
Step
Turn the FiOS Router ON. Make
If you are a Verizon FiOS®
TV subscriber, this device sure the Power light on the front of the
may have been connected FiOS Router is SOLID Green.
to an existing D-Link router.
A Motorola NIM can be
identified by the letters"RF" 4
Step
on the lower left front panel. Make sure the LAN Coax light
It is no longer required to
is either solid or flashing Green. This
be connected to your new
Motorola
may take a couple of minutes.
Network Interface Module (NIM) FiOS Router.
5
Step
NOTE: Verizon FiOS TV subscribers will be unable to use the Video On Demand,
Read and remove the Yellow
Pay Per View, Widgets, Search Media Manager or receive updates for the Interactive
label on the back of the FiOS Router.
Media Guide until the new FiOS Router installation is completed. Once installation
Plug the Yellow Ethernet Cable into
is completed, the features will be restored and available for use.
any of the four Yellow Ports.
WAN Ethernet Setup
6
Step
Make sure that your
a. Connect one end of the White
computer is turned on, then plug
Ethernet Cable into your Ethernet
the other end of the Yellow Cable
Port located on the wall and the other
into the Ethernet Port on the
end into the White Ethernet Port on
computer.
the back of the FiOS Router.
An Ethernet Port looks similar to
b. Make sure that the WAN Ethernet
a regular Phone Jack, but is
light is either solid or flashing Green.
slightly larger.
Note: If the WAN Ethernet light does NOT turn green, make sure the White
Black
Port Ethernet Cable is properly connected on both ends.
7
Step
Make sure at least one of the LAN
Power
Cord
Ethernet lights on the front of the FiOS
WAN Coax Setup
Router is either solid or flashing Green.
This may take a few moments.
a. Connect one end of the Coax Cable
to your Coax Port located on the wall
Note: If the LAN Ethernet light does NOT turn green, make sure the Yellow
and the other end to the Red Coax
Ethernet Cable is properly connected on both ends. Otherwise go to Question 9
Connector on the back of the FiOS
of the Troubleshooting section.
Power
Router.
Switch
8 b. Make sure that the WAN Coax light
Step
Check the type of WAN
is either solid or flashing Green.
connection installed. It is either
This may take a couple of minutes.
Ethernet or Coax. If it is Ethernet,
follow the WAN Ethernet Setup
Note: If the WAN Coax light does NOT turn green, make sure the Coax Cable is
properly connected on both ends.
instructions. If it is Coax, follow the
WAN Coax Setup instructions.
Upon completing the setup instructions in Step 8, observe the Internet light located on
Yellow Port
Coax Port Ethernet Port
the front of your new FiOS Router. It should turn green within 3 minutes. If the Internet
light remains amber for more than 3 minutes, call Verizon FiOS customer service at
Yellow
Cable 888-553-1555 to get connected. When you call, enter your phone number and follow
Important: Verizon FiOS TV subscribers MUST always connect a Coax cable to the
FiOS Router regardless of using a WAN Ethernet connection. the prompts for help with connecting your FiOS Router.
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Configure the FiOS Router

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Step
White Port 1
Step
Coax Status or Ethernet Status
Open a Web browser and
Ethernet
under Broadband Connection
Cable
type http://192.168.1.1 in the
shows that it is CONNECTED.
address bar. Then press Enter on
the keyboard.
Note: If the Broadband connection is NOT connected, make sure there is a solid
Green WAN light (either Ethernet or Coax) and also a solid Green Internet light on
2 your FiOS Router.
Step
The "Login Setup" screen
appears. Select a new User Name
and Password and type them
into the appropriate fields.
Make sure to write down this
information as you will need it in
Coax the future.
Cable
3
Step
Change the time zone
Red Coax
Connector to the appropriate setting. Then
click OK.
4
Step
The "Main Menu" screen
appears. Check to make sure you
have a GREEN checkmark under
Router Status.
Note: If the Green checkmark under Router Status does NOT appear, make sure
there is a solid Green WAN light (either Ethernet or Coax).
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Connect to Other Computers/Set Top Box

Make sure that either the
Your FiOS Router supports 3 different home networking
technologies: Ethernet (Wired), Wireless, and Connect Your FiOS
TV Set Top Box(es) (Wired). Please go to the section that is
applicable to you.
Ethernet (Wired)
1
Step
Get another Ethernet
cable (not supplied). Plug one
end into one of the open Yellow
Ethernet Ports on the back of the
FiOS Router. Plug the other end
into the Ethernet port of the next
computer you want to connect.
2
Step
Repeat these steps for
each computer that you want to
connect to the FiOS Router using
Ethernet.
Wireless
1
Step
Computer
Make sure that each
computer that you want to
connect wirelessly has built-in
wireless or an attached
Wireless
Built-In Wireless Adapter
wireless adapter.
2
Step
Make sure that the wireless computer uses the same
ESSID and WEP key as the FiOS Router. To do this, launch the
wireless computer's wireless application.
3
Step
Turn the FiOS Router
over.You will see a sticker that lists
the FiOS Router's preset ESSID and
WEP key. Enter that information in
the wireless computer's wireless
settings and click Save.
Note: The FiOS Router uses 64/40 bit WEP encryption by default. Your wireless
computer must be configured for 64/40 bit WEP during setup.
4
Step
To make sure that the changes were enabled, try to surf
the Web from the wireless computer.
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