Netopia 4652 manual Chapter Making the Physical Connections, Find a Location, What You Need

Making the Physical Connections 2-7

Chapter 2

Making the Physical Connections

This section tells you how to make the physical connections to your Netopia 4652 SDSL/IDSL Router. This section covers the following topics:

■“Find a Location” on page 2-7

■“What You Need” on page 2-7

■“Identify the Connectors and Attach the Cables” on page 2-9

■“Netopia 4652 SDSL/IDSL Router Status Lights” on page 2-11

Find a Location

When choosing a location for the Netopia SDSL/IDSL 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 SDSL/IDSL 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 4652 near one of the LANs. For large networks, you can install the Netopia 4652 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 4652 SDSL/IDSL 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