Chapter2 Installation
Installing Your Router
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Cisco 806 Router and SOHO 71 Router Hardware Installation Guide
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Connecting an Ethernet Switch
To connect an installed Ethernet switch to the router, follow the steps in
Figure 2-4. (Figure 2-4 shows a Cisco 806 router, but the process is the same for
a SOHO 71 router.)
Figure2-4 Connecting to an Ethernet Switch
Turn on the Ethernet switch if it is not already turned on.
Connecting a Terminal or PC to the Console Port
The CONSOLE port is a service port to which you can connect a terminal or PC
in order to configure the software via the command-line interface (CLI) or to
troubleshoot problems with the router. To connect a terminal or PC to the
CONSOLE port, follow the steps in Figure2-5. (Figure 2-5 shows a Cisco 806
router, but the process is the same for a SOHO71 router.)
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Catalyst 3500
SERIES
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INLINE POWER
SYSTEM
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RPS
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Model Cisco 806
ETHERNET
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TO PC
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10BASET COMPUTERS (E0) ETHERNET 10BASET
INTERNET (E1)
CONSOLE
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1. Connect yellow cable to
ETHERNET INTERNET port.
2. Connect other end of
cable to available port
on Ethernet switch.