Installing the Router

Item

Description

 

 

Reset

Use this button to reset the power and restore the default

Button

factory settings.

 

 

LEDs

Power, WAN and LAN port status indicators.

 

(See “LED Indicators” on page 3.)

 

 

LAN

Fast Ethernet ports (RJ-45). Connect devices (such as a

Ports

PC, hub or switch) on your local area network to these

 

ports.

 

 

Printer

Parallel port (25-pins, D-type, female). Connect the shared

Port

printer to this port.

 

 

WAN

WAN port (RJ-45). Connect your cable modem, DSL

Port

modem, or an Ethernet router to this port.

 

 

COM

Serial port (9-pins, D-type, male). Connect your ISDN TA or

Port

56K analog modem to this port.

 

 

Power

Connect the included power adapter to this inlet.

Inlet

Warning: Using the wrong type of power adapter may

 

 

cause damage.

 

 

System Requirements

You must have an ISP that meets the following minimum requirements:

Internet access from your local telephone company or Internet

Service Provider (ISP) using a DSL modem, cable modem, ISDN TA, or PSTN analog modem. You may also have access over the telephone system to an analog modem at another site.

A PC using a fixed IP address or dynamic IP address assigned via DHCP, as well as a gateway server address and DNS server address from your Internet Service Provider.

A computer equipped with a 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, or

10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet card, or a USB-to-Ethernet converter.

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SMC7004ABR V.2 specifications

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