Netopia R3100 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 R3100 ISDN 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 R3100 ISDN Router Status Lights” on page 2-6

Find a location

When choosing a location for the Netopia Router, consider:

■Available space and ease of installation

■Physical layout of the building and how to best use the physical space available in relation to connecting your Netopia 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 R3100 near one of the LANs. For large networks, you can install the Netopia R3100 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 R3100 ISDN Router

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

■An Ethernet cable (RJ-45) to connect one computer to the built-in 10BaseT hub

■An ISDN cable (RJ-45) to attach to your Telco or Line port

■A dual DE-9 and mini-DIN8 to DE-9 console cable (to connect the router to either a PC or a Macintosh)

■The Netopia CD containing the SmartStart Wizard, this documentation, an Internet browser, Adobe®