Powering Up The Router; Connecting The Secure Router - 3Com OfficeConnect User Manual

this option. Note that when you install the Router, you will not
need to use the dialup VPN on your PC anymore. To configure
the Router you will need to know the following: Username,
Password, and VPN Server address (usually your modem). You will
be asked for the IP Allocation Mode when you run the Setup
Wizard.

Powering Up the Router

Plug the power adapter into the power adapter socket located
1
on the back panel of the Router (refer to
socket" on page 13).
Plug the power adapter into a standard electrical wall socket.
2

Connecting the Secure Router

The first step for installing your Secure Router is to physically
connect it to a cable or DSL modem in order to be able to access
the Internet.
:
"Power Adapter
17
Figure 6 Connecting the Secure Router
Your existing
Cable/DSL
Modem
5
Ethernet
Cable/
DSL
OfficeConnect
Switch
To use your Secure Router to connect to the Internet through an
external cable or DSL modem
Use the supplied cable to connect the Router's Ethernet
1
Cable/DSL port to your Cable/DSL modem. Ensure that your
modem is connected to the Internet and switched on.
Connect your computer to one of the 10/100 LAN ports on the
2
Router.
Internet
OfficeConnect
OfficeConnect
VPN Firewall
Secure Router
LAN
(Figure 6)