Minitar MNWAPGR, User Manual

Page: 9 / 77

2.2 Procedure for Hardware Installation
2. Decide where to place your Wireless Broadband Router
You can place your Wireless Broadband Router on a desk or other flat surface, or you can
mount it on a wall. For optimal performance, place your Wireless Broadband Router in the
center of your office (or your home) in a location that is away from any potential source of
interference, such as a metal wall or microwave oven. This location must be close to both
power and network connections.
2. Setup LAN connection
a. Wired LAN connection: connects an Ethernet cable from your computer’s Ethernet port
to one of the LAN ports of this product.
b. Wireless LAN connection: locate this product at a proper position to gain the best
transmit performance.
Figure 2-3 Setup of LAN and WAN connections for this product.
3. Setup WAN connection
Prepare an Ethernet cable for connecting this product to your cable/xDSL modem or
Ethernet backbone. Figure 2-3 illustrates the WAN connection.
4. Power on
By connecting the power cord to the power inlet and turning the power switch on, this
product will automatically enter the self-test phase. When it is in the self-test phase, the
indicator M1 will be lit ON for about 10 seconds, and then M1 will be flashed 3 times to
indicate that the self-test operation has finished. Finally, the M1 indicator will be
continuously flashed once per second to indicate that this product is in normal operation.
MNWAPGR User Manual Copyright © 2005 Minitar Corporation
9