NETGEAR R7300DST, Quick Start Manual

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6
Install Your DST Router and DST Adapter
Make sure that your Internet service is active before you install
your DST router.
¾ To install your DST router and DST adapter:
1. Remove the antenna caps, attach the antennas, and position
them.
a. Remove the antenna caps from the threaded antenna posts
on the DST router.
b. Attach the antennas on the threaded antenna posts.
c. Position the antennas for the best WiFi performance.
NETGEAR recommends that you position the center
antenna vertically and that you position the others outward
at 45-degree angles as shown.
2. Prepare your modem:
a. Unplug your modem’s power.
b. If the modem uses a battery backup,
remove its batteries.
c. If your modem was already
connected to another router,
disconnect the cable between your
modem and that router.
Make sure that your modem is turned off and is cabled only to
the wall jack for your Internet service.
Internet
Modem
Cable or
DSL