Connecting the Broadband Router, PC Setup

54M Wireless AP Router RNX-G400		User Manual

Connecting the Broadband Router

Prior to connecting the hardware, make sure to power off your Ethernet device, Cable/ADSL modem and Broadband Router. Then follow the steps below to connect the related devices.

zConnect your computer to the LAN port.

Attach one end of the Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connector to your hub, switch or a computer’s Ethernet port, and the other end to one of the LAN ports of your Broadband Router.

zConnect then Cable/ADSL Modem to the WAN port.

Connect the Ethernet cable attaching to your Cable/ADSL modem to the WAN port of your Broadband Router.

zConnect the power adapter.

Connect the single DC output connector of the power adapter to the power jack on the side of the Broadband Router. Then plug the Power Adapter into an AC outlet.

zPower on the following devices in this order:

Cable/ADSL modem, Router, and PCs

The figure below illustrates a connection example:

Figure 1-1

1 PC Setup

You can manage the Broadband Router through the Web browser-based configuration utility. To configure the device via Web browser, at least one properly configured computer must be connected to the device via Ethernet. The Broadband Router is configured with the default IP address of 192.168.1.1 and subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 and its DHCP server is enabled by default. Before setting up the Router, make sure your PCs are configured to obtain an IP (or TCP/IP) address automatically from the Router by the steps below.