Netopia 3387W-ENT manual Making the Physical Connections, Find a Location, What You Need

Making the Physical Connections 2-1

Chapter 2

Making the Physical Connections

This section tells you how to make the physical connections to your Netopia 3387W-ENT Cable/DSL Wireless Router. This section covers the following topics:

•“Find a Location” on page 2-1

•“What You Need” on page 2-1

•“Identify the Connectors and Attach the Cables” on page 2-3

•“Netopia 3387W-ENT Cable/DSL Wireless Router Status Lights” on page 2-5

Find a Location

When choosing a location for the Netopia Cable/DSL Wireless Router, consider:

•Available space and ease of installation

•Physical layout of the building and how to best use the physical space available for connecting your Netopia Cable/DSL Wireless Router to the LAN

•Available wiring and jacks

•Distance from the point of installation to the next device (length of cable or wall wiring)

•Ease of access to the front of the unit for configuration and monitoring

•Ease of access to the back of the unit for checking and changing cables

•Cable length and network size limitations when expanding networks

What You Need

Locate all items that you need for the installation.

Included in your router package are:

•The Netopia 3387W-ENT Cable/DSL Wireless Router

•A power adapter and cord

•One yellow Category 5 Ethernet cable

•One gray RJ-45 Modem cable

•The Netopia CD containing software and documentation