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Chapter 1 Cisco 831 Router and Cisco SOHO 91 Router Cabling and Setup Quick Start Guide

Step 2 To connect a PC directly to your router, do so as shown in Figure 1-3. Turn the PC off so that it will obtain an IP address from the router when it is turned on. You can connect additional PCs to the remaining numbered Ethernet ports.

Step 3 The console port is a service port to which you can connect a terminal or PC in order to configure the software by using the command-line interface (CLI) or to troubleshoot problems with the router. If you want access to the router console, connect a PC or terminal to the Console port. For more information refer to the Cisco 831 and SOHO 91 Hardware Installation Guide.

Note By connecting the console port to an asynchronous modem using the optional SOHO/800 series router modem cable, you can add dial backup and remote management capabilities to the router. Refer to the Cisco 831 Router and SOHO 91 Router Hardware Installation Guide for more information.

Step 4 Connect the second yellow Ethernet cable between the router’s Ethernet Internet port and an available port on an installed DSL, cable, or long-reach Ethernet modem as shown in Figure 1-3.

Follow the instructions provided with your broadband modem to determine which port on the modem to connect to. Turn on the broadband modem if it is not already turned on.

Step 5 Connect power to the router as shown in Figure 1-3and turn on the router. Be sure to use the power supply that was shipped with the router.

The green OK LED on the front panel of the router lights when you connect the router to a power source. The router is now ready to be used.

If the green OK LED does not turn on, refer to the “Troubleshooting the Router” chapter in the Cisco 831 and SOHO 91 Routers Hardware Installation Guide.

The Cisco 831 and SOHO 91 Hardware Installation Guide contains more detailed connection instructions.

Log on to a PC that is connected to the router, open a web browser, and connect to a website. If you successfully access a website, you do not need to change the configuration and you have completed setup. If you cannot access a website, follow the steps in Configure the Router, page 1-5.

Cisco 831 Router and Cisco SOHO 91 Router Cabling and Setup Quick Start Guide

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