Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGR624v3
Connecting the Router to the Internet
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July 2004 202-10036-01
Note:
Place the WGR624v3 router in a location which conforms to the
Performance, Placement, and Range Guidelines” on page 4-1
. The stand provided with the
wireless router provides a convenient, space-saving way of installing the wireless router.
Avoid stacking it on other electronic equipment.
f.
Securely insert the blue cable that came with your wireless router (the blue NETGEAR
cable in the diagram below) into a LAN port on the router such as LAN port 4 (point
C
in
the diagram), and the other end into the Ethernet port of your computer (point
D
in the
diagram).
Figure 3-3: Connect the computer to the wireless router
Your network cables are connected and you are ready to restart your network.
2. R
ESTART
YOUR
NETWORK
IN
THE
CORRECT
SEQUENCE
Warning:
Failure to restart your network in the correct sequence could prevent you from
connecting to the Internet.
a.
First, turn on the broadband modem and wait 2 minutes.
b.
Now, plug in the power cord to your wireless router and wait 1 minute.
c.
Last, turn on your computer.
Note
: For DSL customers, if software logs you in to the Internet,
do not
run that software. You
may need to go to the Internet Explorer Tools menu, Internet Options, Connections tab page
where you can select “Never dial a connection.”
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