3Com 3CRWE52196 manual Powering Up

22CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION

	If your ISP allocates IP information dynamically over a protocol other than
	PPPoE, you do not need any further information. This configuration is
	typical of cable connections.
Powering Up the	To power up the Gateway:
Gateway
	1 Plug the power adapter into the power adapter socket located on the
	back panel of the Gateway.
	2 Plug the power adapter into a standard electrical wall socket.
Connecting the	The first step for installing your Gateway is to physically connect it to a
Gateway	cable or DSL modem and then connect it to a computer in order to be
	able to access the Internet. See Figure 5:
	Figure 5 Connecting the Gateway

For example purposes only, this graphic shows a Wireless Cable/DSL

Gateway.

To use your Gateway to connect to the Internet through an external cable or DSL modem:

1Insert one end of the supplied Ethernet (RJ-45 Category 5) cable into the Cable/DSL port on the rear panel of the Gateway.

2Insert the other end of the cable into the RJ-45 port on your cable or DSL modem. Check that the Cable/DSL status LED lights on the Gateway.