2 SpeedTouch™ Local Networking Setup

2.1 Ethernet Connection Setup

Local network The SpeedTouch™ Ethernet ports on the back panel allow you to connect the Speed- Touch™ to an existing 10 or 100Base-T Ethernet network or one (or more) computer(s) with installed Ethernet card.

Using the SpeedTouch™ Ethernet switch, you can create a local Ethernet network of up to four devices, without needing extra networking devices.

Note In the SpeedTouch™ package, a yellow full-wired straight-through RJ45/RJ45 Ethernet cable is included to connect a single computer to your Speed- Touch™.

Standard wiring Use the Ethernet cable provided to wire your computer's Ethernet port to one of the procedure SpeedTouch™'s Ethernet ports.

If you intend to extend an existing local network, you can use the yellow Ethernet cable included to wire any Ethernet port of an external Ethernet hub or switch to one of the SpeedTouch™’s Ethernet ports.

Note If an external hub or switch is used for Ethernet networking, please follow the installation instructions supplied with the hub or switch for connections and Ethernet cabling.

Ethernet link check The SpeedTouch™ LED indicators allow you to check your Ethernet.

See “1.1 Getting Acquainted with the SpeedTouch™” on page 6 for more information.

Internet connection To continue with preparing the SpeedTouch™ for internet connectivity, see setup “3 SpeedTouch™ Configuration Setup” on page 23.

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