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Cisco 831 Router and Cisco SOHO 91 Router Cabling and Setup Quick Start Guide

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Cisco 831 Router and Cisco SOHO 91 Router 
Cabling and Setup Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide

Cisco One-Year Limited Hardware Warranty Terms

Check Items Shipped with the Router

Connect the Router

Try to Connect to a Website

Configure the Router

Congratulations! You Have Completed Setup

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Documentation Feedback

Cisco Product Security Overview

Obtaining Technical Assistance

Obtaining Additional Publications and Information

Summary of Contents for Router Cisco 831

Page 1: ...Start Guide Cisco One Year Limited Hardware Warranty Terms Check Items Shipped with the Router Connect the Router Try to Connect to a Website Configure the Router Congratulations You Have Completed Setup Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request Documentation Feedback Cisco Product Security Overview Obtaining Technical Assistance Obtaining Additional Publications and Information ...

Page 2: ... warranty You can also contact the Cisco service and support website for assistance http www cisco com public Support_root shtml Check Items Shipped with the Router Do the following to verify that all required items were shipped with the router Step 1 Figure 1 1 shows the items included with the router If any of the items is missing or damaged contact your customer service representative Figure 1 ...

Page 3: ...hows a typical installation of a Cisco 831 router or SOHO 91 router Figure 1 3 Typical Cisco 831 or SOHO 91 Installation Step 1 If you are connecting more than 4 PCs to the router connect the router to a switch or hub using a yellow Ethernet cable as shown in Figure 1 3 INTERNET E1 4 3 2 1 Cisco 831 18 VDC CONSOLE ETHERNET 10BASET COMPUTERS E0 ETHERNET 10BASET ON OFF 103643 SN AAANNNNXXXX SN AAANN...

Page 4: ...er Hardware Installation Guide for more information Step 4 Connect the second yellow Ethernet cable between the router s Ethernet Internet port and an available port on an installed DSL cable or long reach Ethernet modem as shown in Figure 1 3 Follow the instructions provided with your broadband modem to determine which port on the modem to connect to Turn on the broadband modem if it is not alrea...

Page 5: ...index html Note SDM is not shipped with SOHO 91 Routers CRWS Configuration Instructions If you did not receive the Cisco Router and Security Device Manager SDM Quick Start Guide Cisco Router Web Setup CRWS is loaded on your router These instructions show you how to configure your router using CRWS The CRWS software runs on Netscape versions 3 0 through 4 7 and on Internet Explorer version 4 0 or l...

Page 6: ...Run type winipcfg in the Run window and examine the address in the IP address field The address should be in the format 10 10 10 X in which X is a number that is 2 or greater for example 10 10 10 2 or 10 10 10 3 If the IP address is not in this format Follow the instructions in the Tip on page 1 7 to configure the PC to obtain an IP address automatically Then start CRWS again Step 4 If you have no...

Page 7: ...ndows XP and as a cable icon in the Protocol window on Microsoft Windows NT If the icon is not visible click Add and add Microsoft TCP IP 4 To verify that the PC is configured to obtain an IP address automatically click the TCP IP cable icon and select the IP address tab in the TCP IP Properties window Check Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server if it is not checked The IP address and Subnet mas...

Page 8: ...co SOHO series routers Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request For information on obtaining documentation submitting a service request and gathering additional information see the monthly What s New in Cisco Product Documentation which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation at http www cisco com en US docs general whatsnew whatsnew html Subscribe to the What ...

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