Powering Up the Gateway
1Plug the power adapter into the power adapter socket located on the back panel of the Gateway (refer to “Power Adapter socket” on page 13).
2Plug the power adapter into a standard electrical wall socket.
Connecting the Cable/DSL Secure Gateway
The first step for installing your Cable/DSL Secure Gateway is to physically connect it to a cable or DSL modem in order to be able to access the Internet.
Figure 5 Connecting the Cable/DSL Secure Gateway
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To use your Cable/DSL Secure Gateway to connect to the Internet through an external cable or DSL modem (Figure 5):
1Use the supplied cable to connect the Gateway's Ethernet Cable/DSL port to your Cable/DSL modem. Ensure that your modem is connected to the Internet and switched on.
2Connect your computer to one of the 10/100 LAN ports on the Gateway.
3Connect the power adaptor to the Gateway and wait for the Alert LED to stop flashing. Check that the Cable/DSL Status LED is illuminated.
4Switch on your computer. Once your computer is ready to use, check that the LAN Port Status LED on the Gateway is illuminated.
You have now completed the hardware installation of your Gateway. You now need to set up your computers so that they can make use of the Gateway to communicate with the Internet.
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