N150 and N300 Wireless Routers
Cable Your Router
The installation guide that came in the box has more details about installation.The following illustration shows typical cable connections for a router.
Internet
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Figure 1. Router cable connections
To cable your router:
1.Prepare your modem.
Unplug your modem’s power. If it has a battery backup, remove the battery.
2.Connect the modem.
Plug in your modem. Put the battery back in. Then cable the modem to the router’s Internet port
3.Connect the power adapter cord that came in the package to the power input on the rear panel of the router and plug it in to an electrical outlet.
The Power LED 
lights.
4.Connect a computer or wireless device. You have two options:
•Connect with WiFi. To connect with WiFi, use the WiFi network name and password on the product label.
•Connect with an Ethernet cable. Use an Ethernet cable to connect a computer to one of the Ethernet LAN ports on the rear panel of the router.
Hardware Setup
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