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To Connect Your Router

  1. Connect the router, the computer, and the modem.
    1. Turn off your computer.
    2. Turn off and unplug the cable or ADSL broadband modem.
    3. Locate the Ethernet cable (1) that connects your computer to the modem.

      Figure 1-3

    4. Disconnect the cable at the computer end only (2).
    5. Use the label on the bottom of the router to locate the Internet port, which is on the left next to the power connection.
    6. Securely insert the Ethernet cable from your modem into the Internet port of the router (3).

      Figure 1-4

    7. Securely insert the blue cable (4) that came with your router into a LAN port on the router such as LAN port 1 (5), and the other end into the Ethernet port of your computer (6).

      Figure 1-5

    8. Your network cables are connected and you are ready to start your network.

  2. Start your network in the correct sequence

    Warning: Failure to start or restart your network in the correct sequence could prevent you from accessing the Internet.
    1. First, plug in and turn on the cable or DSL modem. Wait 2 minutes.
    2. Now, plug the power cord into your router and into a power outlet. Wait 1 minute.
    3. Last, turn on your computer.

      Note: For DSL customers, if software logs you in to the Internet, do not run that software. You may need to go to the Internet Explorer Tools menu, Internet Options, Connections tab page where you can select "Never dial a connection."
    4.  

      Figure 1-6

    5. Check the router status lights to verify the following:
      • Power: The power light (1) should turn solid green. If it does not, see Quick Tips.
      • Test: The test light (2) blinks when the router is first turned on, then goes off. If after 2 minutes it is still on, see Quick Tips.
      • Wireless: The Wireless light (3) should be off. The Smart Wizard configuration assistant turns on and sets up the wireless feature of your router.
      • Internet: The Internet port light (4) should be lit. If not, make sure the Ethernet cable is securely attached to the router Internet port and the modem, and the modem is powered on.
      • LAN: A LAN light (5) should be lit. Green indicates your computer is communicating at 100 Mbps; amber indicates 10 Mbps. If a LAN light is not lit, check that the Ethernet cable from the computer to the router is securely attached at both ends, and that the computer is turned on.

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