3Com 3CRWER101A-75, User Manual

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18 C
HAPTER
2: I
NSTALLING THE
R
OUTER
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Air flow around the unit and through the vents in the side of the case
is not restricted. 3Com recommends you provide a minimum of
25 mm (1 in.) clearance.
Powering Up the
Router
To power up the Router:
1 Plug the power adapter into the power adapter socket located on the
back panel of the Router.
2 Plug the power adapter into a standard electrical wall socket.
Connecting the
Router to the
Internet
Prepare an Ethernet cable for connecting the WAN port of the Wireless
11g Router to the RJ-45 port of the broadband xDSL or cable modem.
See
Figure 6 :
Figure 6 Connecting the Router to the Internet
Connecting the
Router to LAN
The four LAN ports on the Router auto-negotiate the connection speed to
10 Mbps Ethernet or 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet, as well as the transmission
mode to half duplex or full duplex.