Cisco Systems 828, 78 manual Installing Your Router, Connecting Ethernet Devices, Network, Button

Chapter 2 Installation

Installing Your Router

•If you must supply your own cable, see the cabling specifications in Appendix A. If this appendix does not provide specifications for a particular cable, we strongly recommend ordering the cable from Cisco Systems.

Installing Your Router

To install the Cisco 828 router or the SOHO 78 router, you need to perform the following tasks in order:

•Connect the Ethernet devices to the router.

•Connect the G.SHDSL line.

•Connect a terminal or PC to the router (for software configuration, using the command-line interface [CLI], or for troubleshooting).

•Connect the router to the power source.

•Verify the router installation.

•Mount the router.

Connecting Ethernet Devices

Table 2-2 lists the types of Ethernet devices you can connect to the router, identifies the connections for each device, and tells the settings of the router TO HUB/TO PC button for Ethernet port 4 (the default setting is IN).

Table 2-2 Ethernet Device Connections

				Network
			Router TO	Device
Network Device		Ethernet Cable	HUB/TO PC	Button
Connected to Router	Router Port	Type1	Button Setting	Setting2
Hub with equivalent to	ETHERNET port 4	Straight-through	IN	MDI (IN)
router TO HUB/TO PC
button
Hub with equivalent to	ETHERNET port 4	Straight-through	OUT	MDI-X
router TO HUB/TO PC				(OUT)
button
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