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Connecting the Router
This chapter describes how to connect the IR1101 to Ethernet devices and a network. The chapter contains
the following sections:
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Connecting the Router, on page 65
Connecting the Router
This chapter describes how to connect the IR1101 to Ethernet devices and a network. The chapter contains
the following sections:
Preparing to Connect the Router
Before you connect the router to the devices, install the router according to the instructions in
.
Preventing Damage to the Router
To prevent damage to your router, turn off power to the devices and to the router until all connections are
completed.
Do not turn on the devices until after you have completed all connections to the router.
Caution
Connecting a PC, Server, or Workstation
To connect a PC (or other Ethernet devices) to an Ethernet switch port, follow these steps:
1.
Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to an Ethernet switch port on the router.
2.
Connect the other end of the cable to the RJ-45 port on the network interface card (NIC) that is installed
in the PC, server, or workstation.
3.
(Optional) Connect additional servers, PCs, or workstations to the other Ethernet switch ports.
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