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Connecting Data Cables to the Router
Connecting the router to your network:
1. Connecting to the LAN.
If you have not already done so, use Ethernet patch cables to connect the
devices on your private network (LAN) to the router’s switch ports. By
default, all switch ports are members of VLAN1.
2. Connecting a DMZ
If you have a public server, use an Ethernet patch cable to connect it to
either:
• one of the router’s Ethernet 10/100/1000 RJ-45 ports
• one of the router’s Ethernet SFP ports (using fibre optic cable), or
• switch ports in a different VLAN than the rest of your LAN
On the AR770S, you can connect to either an Ethernet 10/100/1000 port
(right) or the corresponding SFP port (left), but not both.
Separating public servers from your LAN allows the firewall to provide
greater protection for your LAN. If you have multiple public servers, you can
connect them to a hub or Layer 2 switch and connect that device to the
router’s DMZ port. For information about configuring VLANs, see the
Switching chapter in the Software Reference.
3. Connecting to the WAN.
Caution If you intend to use a firewall, configure it before you activate the
WAN link.
Once initial configuration is complete, connect the router to the WAN.
Either:
• Connect a PIC port to a WAN connection (see the Port Interface Card
Installation and Safety Guide and Hardware Reference), or
• Use an Ethernet patch cable to connect one of the router’s Ethernet 10/
100/1000 ports to the Ethernet port of a WAN device (such as a
modem).
• Use a fibre-optic cable to connect one of the router’s Ethernet SFP ports
to a WAN device.
You can connect to either a 10/100/1000 Ethernet port or the
corresponding SFP port, but not both.