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C
HAPTER
2: H
ARDWARE
I
NSTALLATION
If your ISP allocates IP information dynamically over a protocol other than
PPPoE, you do not need any further information. This configuration is
typical of cable connections.
PPPoE, you do not need any further information. This configuration is
typical of cable connections.
Powering Up the
Gateway
Gateway
To power up the Gateway:
1 Plug the power adapter into the power adapter socket located on the
back panel of the Gateway.
2 Plug the power adapter into a standard electrical wall socket.
Connecting the
Gateway
Gateway
The first step for installing your Gateway is to physically connect it to a
cable or DSL modem and then connect it to a computer in order to be
able to access the Internet. See
cable or DSL modem and then connect it to a computer in order to be
able to access the Internet. See
Figure 5 Connecting the Gateway
For example purposes only, this graphic shows a Wireless Cable/DSL
Gateway.
Gateway.
To use your Gateway to connect to the Internet through an external cable
or DSL modem:
or DSL modem:
1 Insert one end of the supplied Ethernet (RJ-45 Category 5) cable into the
Cable/DSL port on the rear panel of the Gateway.
2 Insert the other end of the cable into the RJ-45 port on your cable or DSL
modem. Check that the Cable/DSL status LED lights on the Gateway.