Connecting Your Hardware Together And Booting Up - Network Everywhere NR041 User Manual

Connecting Your Hardware Together and Booting Up

1. Before you begin, make sure that all of your network's hardware is powered
off, including the Router, PCs, and cable or DSL modem.
2. Connect one end of
an Ethernet network
cable to one of the
LAN ports (labeled
1-4) on the back of
the Router.
If you use Port 1 to uplink the Router to a hub or switch, press the Uplink
pushbutton. If you use Port 1 to connect to a PC, make sure the Uplink push-
button is not pressed.
3. Connect the other end of the
Ethernet network cable to a
standard port on a network
device, e.g., a PC, hub,
switch, or print server. See
"Appendix E: Twisted-Pair
Cabling" for details on net-
work cabling.
Repeat the above step to connect more PCs or network devices to the Router.
4. Connect the Ethernet network cable from your cable or DSL modem to the
Internet port on the Router's rear panel. This is the only port that will work
for your modem connection.
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5. Connect the power adapter to the Power port, and then plug the power
adapter into a power outlet.
• The Power LED on the front panel will light up green as soon as the power
adapter is connected properly.
• The Diag LED will light up red for a few seconds when the Router goes
through its self-diagnostic test. This LED will turn off when the self-test is
complete.
5. Power on the cable or DSL modem.
6. Press the Reset button on the Router's front panel with a paper clip or a pen-
cil. Hold the button in until the Diag LED lights up and then turns off. This
will restore the Router's factory default settings.
Figure 3-5
Note: It is highly recommended that you plug the Router's power
adapter into a power strip with surge protection.
Have you checked that the Link/Act LEDs for all your LAN con-
nections and the Internet LED for your WAN connection light
up?
If these LEDs are not lighting up, make sure that all your cables are
securely plugged in, and that all of your hardware is powered on
properly. Verify that the modem is plugged into the Internet port on
the Router.
The Router's hardware installation is now complete.
Go to "Chapter 4: Configure the PCs."
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