Making the Physical Connections 2-3

Identify the Connectors and Attach the Cables

Identify the connectors on the back panel and attach the necessary Netopia Router cables.

Netopia 3387W-ENT back panel

Modem

4

3 LAN 2

1

Power

Off / On

Modem port

Ethernet

Power port

ports

Wireless antenna

.

Port

Description

 

 

 

 

Modem port

An RJ-45 jack labeled Modem to connect to your DSL or cable modem’s Ethernet port.

Ethernet ports

Four RJ-45 10/100Base-T Ethernet jacks. You can use one of these to configure the

 

Netopia 3387W-ENT. You can either connect your computer directly to an Ethernet port

 

using the supplied Category 5 Ethernet cable, or connect both your computer and the

 

Netopia 3387W-ENT to an existing LAN environment. The Ethernet ports are

 

auto-sensing, eliminating the need for a crossover cable.

 

 

Power port

A DC power adapter cable connection.

 

 

Wireless antenna

An 802.11b wireless antenna to send and receive traffic from your wireless LAN

 

computers.

 

 

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