
8520-R1 4-Port Wireless N Gateway
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2.3 Connection Mechanism
This section describes the hardware connection mechanism of 4-port Wireless N Gateway on your Local
Area Network (LAN) connected to the Internet, how to configure your 4-port Wireless N Gateway for Internet
access or how to manually configure your Internet connection.
You need to prepare the following items before you can establish an Internet connection through your
4-port Wireless N Gateway:
1.
A computer/notebook which must have an installed Ethernet Adaptor and an Ethernet Cable, or
2.
A computer/notebook which have Wireless-b or Wireless-g wireless adaptor properly installed.
3.
ADSL/ADSL2/ADSL2+ service account and configuration information provided by your Internet
Service Provider (ISP). You will need one or more of the following configuration parameters to
connect your 4-port Wireless N Gateway to the Internet:
a.
VPI/VCI parameters
b.
Multiplexing Method or Protocol Type or Encapsulation Type
c.
Host and Domain Names
d.
ISP Login Name and Password
e.
ISP Domain Name Server (DNS) Address
f.
Fixed or Static IP Address.
Figure below shows the overall hardware connection mechanism of your 4-port Wireless N Gateway
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