3 Hardware Installation
WS325 300Mbps Wireless Router
User Guide
3-2
Issue 01 (2012-10-26)
As the interface that connects your home or SOHO network to the Internet, the WAN
interface of the router is used to connect the router to a network access device, such as an
ADSL modem. The PCs and switches on your home or SOHO network are connected
through the WLAN that is set up through the router and the LAN interfaces of the router.
For the cable connections of the router on other types of networks, see the descriptions in
the other sections of this chapter.
3.2.2 Installing the Router on a Community Broadband Network
In some communities, network service providers use Ethernet interfaces as Internet
interfaces. Figure 3-2 shows the cable connections of a community broadband network
after the router is installed on the network.
Figure 3
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Cable connections of a community broadband network after the router is
installed on the network
1. Community broadband network interface on
the wall (Ethernet interface)
2. Router
3. Power adapter of the router
4. PC
3.2.3 Installing the Router on an ADSL Broadband Network
On an ADSL broadband network, the ADSL modem provides an Ethernet interface used
to connect a PC to the Internet.
