Cisco Systems SOHO 97 quick start Configure the Router, SDM Configuration Instructions

Chapter 1 Cisco 837 Router and Cisco SOHO 97 Router Cabling and Setup

Configure the Router

Follow these steps to connect the router to the power supply, your local network, and your service provider’s network:

Step 1 If you are connecting more than 4 PCs to the router, connect the router to a switch or hub using a yellow Ethernet cable, as shown in Figure 1-2.

Step 2 To connect a PC directly to your router, do so as shown in Figure 1-2. Turn the PC off so that it will obtain an IP address from the router when it is turned on. You can connect additional PCs to the remaining numbered Ethernet ports.

Step 3 The console port is a service port to which you can connect a terminal or PC in order to configure the software by using the command-line interface (CLI) or to troubleshoot problems with the router. If you want access to the router console, connect a PC or terminal to the Console port on the router. For more information, refer to the Cisco 837 and SOHO 97 Hardware Installation Guide.

Note By connecting the console port to an asynchronous modem using the optional SOHO/800 series router modem cable, you can add dial backup and remote management capabilities to the router. Refer to the Cisco 831 Router and SOHO 91 Router Hardware Installation Guide for more information.

Step 4 Connect the ADSL port on the router to the telephone wall jack using the lavender ADSL cable. If the ADSL line is also used for voice communication, you can prevent disruption to data communication by connecting the router to an ADSL splitter, or by installing microfilters between telephones or fax equipment and the wall jack.

Step 5 Connect power to the router as shown in Figure 1-2and turn on the router. Be sure to use the power supply that was shipped with the router. Other Cisco power supplies will not connect to the router.

Configure the Router

Your router was shipped with a web-based configuration tool that you run from a web browser.

SDM Configuration Instructions

If the Cisco Router and Security Device Manager (SDM) Quick Start Guide was included in your accessory kit, Cisco Router and Security Device Manager (SDM) is loaded on your router. Refer to that document to configure your Cisco 837 router.

The following link contains more information about SDM, including release notes and other SDM documentation.

www.cisco.com/go/sdm

Note SDM is not shipped with SOHO 97 routers.

Cisco 837 Router and Cisco SOHO 97 Router Cabling and Setup Quick Start Guide

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