Netopia 4542, 4541 manual Chapter Making the Physical Connections, Find a location, What you need

Making the Physical Connections 2-1

Chapter 2

Making the Physical Connections

This section tells you how to make the physical connections to your Netopia 4541/4542 ADSL Router. This section covers the following topics:

■“Find a location” on page 2-1

■“What you need” on page 2-1

■“Identify the connectors and attach the cables” on page 2-2

■“Netopia 4541/4542 ADSL Router status lights” on page 2-3

Find a location

When choosing a location for the Netopia ADSL Router, consider:

■Available space and ease of installation

■Physical layout of the building and how to best use the physical space available for connecting your Netopia ADSL Router to the LAN

■Available wiring and jacks

■Distance from the point of installation to the next device (length of cable or wall wiring)

■Ease of access to the front of the unit for configuration and monitoring

■Ease of access to the back of the unit for checking and changing cables

■Cable length and network size limitations when expanding networks

For small networks, install the Netopia 4541/4542 near one of the LANs. For large networks, you can install the Netopia 4541/4542 in a wiring closet or a central network administration site.

What you need

Locate all items that you need for the installation.

Included in your router package are:

■The Netopia 4541/4542 ADSL Router

■A power adapter and cord with a mini-DIN8 connector

■One Category 5 Ethernet cable

■One Category 5 DSL WAN (or Line) cable

■A DB-9 to DB-9 console cable

■The Netopia CD containing software and documentation