Soma Networks SOMAport 400, User Manual

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OMPUTERS
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THERNET
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UB
An Ethernet hub or switch (referred to generically in this section as a
"hub") can be used to have multiple computers share an Internet
connection from a single SOMAport.
NOTE:
Each computer connected to the hub requires an IP address
assigned to it by your service provider. Contact your service provider for
information about provisioning an account that can use several IP addresses.
To use an Ethernet hub with the SOMAport
1 Choose a location and power on the SOMAport, as described in chapter
"Connecting the Power Supply and Powering on the SOMAport” on page 32.
2 Wait for the SOMAport to find a base station.
3 Connect the SOMAport to the hub:
i Insert one end of a straight-through Ethernet cable into the Ethernet port on
the back of the SOMAport.
ii Insert the other end of the cable into an uplink port (sometimes labeled as a
WAN or Internet port) on the hub.
NOTE: If the hub does not have an uplink port, you may connect to the
SOMAport using an Ethernet port (which may be labeled as a switched, LAN,
or numbered port) on the hub. However, you must obtain and use a
crossover Ethernet cable (not shipped with the SOMAport) to make this
connection.
4 Power on the hub.
5 Connect each computer to an Ethernet port on the hub.
6 Reboot each computer.