Hardware Installation, Panel Layout | 3Com 3C510 specification

HARDWARE INSTALLATION

This chapter describes the panel layout of the Home Network Gateway, as well as detailing the hardware installation procedure.

Panel Layout

Front Panel The front panel of the gateway contains 4 Ethernet ports.

Ports 1 - 4 These ports function as your Ethernet switch. After you connect the devices to these ports, (including computers, hubs, etc.), they can be networked together, and you can share files between the computers on your home network.

Rear Panel The rear panel of the gateway contains three ports: the PRINT port, the WAN port, and the COM port.


	WAN
PRINT	WAN	COM
PRINT		COM

PRINT	Parallel port connector (25-pin D-type female). This is where you will connect the
	shared printer.
WAN	WAN port (RJ-45). This is where you will connect to your cable or DSL modem.
COM	Serial port connector (9-pin D-type male). This is where you will connect your
	analog or ISDN modem.