Instant Broadband Series

The WAN Indicators

Link

Green. The Link LED lights up when a successful connec-

 

tion is made between the Router and your broadband device

 

or network.

Act

Green. The Act LED flickers when the Router is sending or

 

receiving data over the broadband WAN port (to the

 

Internet).

Diag

Orange. The Diag LED lights up when the Router goes

 

through its self-diagnosis mode during every boot-up, and

 

also when you click Apply to update any changes made in

 

the Router’s Utility. It will turn off upon successful comple-

 

tion of the diagnosis.

If this LED stays on for an abnormally long period of time, see the Troubleshooting section.

The Reset Button* The Reset button can be used in one of two ways.

1.If your Router is having problems connecting to the Internet, press the Reset button in for just a moment with a paper clip or a pencil tip. This clears up any jammed connections, and is similar to pressing the Reset but- ton on your PC to reboot it.

2.If you are experiencing extreme problems with your Router and have tried all other troubleshooting measures, press the Reset Button in and hold it down until the orange Diag LED on the front panel turns on and off completely.

This will restore factory defaults and clear all of the Router’s settings, including the IP addresses you entered.

Leaving the power off for too long could result in the loss of network con- nections.

See also restoring factory defaults through the Web-based Utility in the Cable/DSL Router’s Web-based Utility section.

*The Reset Button is located on the front panel of the 4-Port Router, and the rear panel of the 3-Port Router and the 1-Port Router.

EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers

Getting to Know the 1-Port

EtherFast Cable/DSL Router

The One-Port Router’s Rear Panel

The rear panel of the Router is where all of the Router’s cabling connections are made, and where you can reset or configure the Router’s LAN port.

 

BEFSR11 shown above

The One-Port Router’s Ports

WAN

The WAN (Wide Area Network) port is where you

 

connect your cable or DSL modem.

LAN

The LAN (Local Area Network) port is where you

 

connect your Router to a PC, hub, or switch. If

 

you have more than one PC, connect an Ethernet

 

hub or switch to your Router, then connect your

 

PCs to that hub or switch.

Power

The Power port connects to the power adapter.

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Linksys BEFSR41 v2 manual Getting to Know the 1-Port EtherFast Cable/DSL Router, One-Port Router’s Rear Panel