Hardware Setup
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AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050
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Computers
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Base of a cordless phone
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2.4 GHz cordless phone
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Place the router away from large metal surfaces, large glass surfaces, and insulated
walls such as these:
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Solid metal doors
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Aluminum studs
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Fish tanks
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Mirrors
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Brick
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Concrete
Cable Your Router
The installation guide that came in the box has more details about installation. The following
illustration shows typical cable connections for a router.
Router
Internet
Ethernet cable
Ethernet cable
(not included)
Modem
Figure 5. Router cable connections
To cable your router:
1.
Prepare your modem.
Unplug your modem’s power. If it has a battery backup, remove the battery.
2.
Connect the modem.
Plug in your modem. Put the battery back in. Then cable the modem to the router’s
Internet port.
3.
Connect the power adapter cord that came in the package to the power input on the rear
panel of the router and plug it in to an electrical outlet.
The Power LED
lights.
