
EtherFast
®
Cable/DSL VPN Router with 4-Port 10/100 Switch
The VPN Router’s LEDs, shown in Figure 3-2, provide a graphic display of
activity.
The LAN Indicators
Power
Green. The Power LED illuminates when the Router is powered on.
Link/Act Green. The Link/Act LED serves two purposes. If the LED is con-
tinuously illuminated, the Router is successfully connected to a
device through the corresponding port (1-4). If the LED is flicker-
ing, the Router is actively sending or receiving data over that port.
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Instant Broadband
®
Series
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The Cable/DSL VPN Router’s Front Panel LEDs
Important: The Reset Button
*
The Reset button can be used in one of two ways.
1. If the VPN Router is having problems connecting to the
Internet, press the Reset button for just a moment with a paper
clip or a pencil tip. This clears up any jammed connections,
and is similar to pressing the Reset button on your PC to
reboot it.
2. If you are experiencing extreme problems with the VPN
Router and have tried all other troubleshooting measures,
press the Reset Button, and hold it down until the red Diag
LED on the front panel turns on and off completely.
This will restore factory defaults and clear all of the Router’s set-
tings, including the IP addresses you entered.
* The Reset Button is located on the Router’s rear panel.
Figure 3-2
Chapter 3: Getting to Know the
EtherFast
®
Cable/DSL VPN Router
with 4-Port 10/100 Switch
The rear panel of the VPN Router, shown in Figure 3-1, is where all of the
Router’s connections are made.
WAN
The WAN (Wide Area Network) Port is where you
will connect your Cable or DSL modem.
Ports 1-4
These four LAN (Local Area Network) ports are
where you will connect networked devices, such as
PCs, print servers, remote hard drives, and anything
else you want to put on your network.
Crossover Switch
The Crossover Switch (
X II
) toggles Port 4 between
crossover mode (
X
) and straight-through mode (
II
).
If you are connecting the Router directly to a com-
puter or to an Uplink port, choose straight-through
(
II
). For anything else, please refer to the chart
shown in “Chapter 4: Connecting the Cable/DSL
VPN Router to Your Network”, Figure 4-2.
Power
The Power Port is where you will connect the
included AC power adapter.
The Cable/DSL VPN Router’s Rear Panel
Figure 3-1