6
Getting Started
NOTE:
The information in the following section as well as the information in Chapter 2:
Quick Setup is covered on the Quick Installation Guide that accompanies this manual. If
you have already performed the steps in the Quick Installation Guide, you can proceed
to Chapter 3: General Settings.
Setting Up Your LAN
1. Make sure all network devices are turned off.
2. Plug the power adapter into the 12VDC port on the back of the router. Plug the other
end into an available power source. The green PWR LED on the router should be lit.
3. Using an RJ-45 Ethernet cable, connect your modem to the router’s WAN port.
Connecting Your Wired Clients
Using RJ-45 Ethernet cables, connect your network devices to one of the four LAN
ports (labeled 1 through 4) on the back of the router.
Connecting Your Wireless Clients
The router also serves as a wireless access point (WAP) that allows you to wirelessly
connect your 802.11g or 802.11b-enabled computers to the router.
To connect your wireless devices to your router, make sure that your router is powered
and connected to your modem. From your wireless-enabled computer, use the
instructions provided by your wireless adapter manufacturer to connect the computer to
the router’s wireless access point.
The router’s default settings are:
ESSID:
default
Channel:
1
Encryption Key:
None
Sample Network
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