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Connecting and Configuring your Router
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Step 1
Hardware Connections – Follow the Quick
Installation Guide (QIG)
1.1
Unplug your modem’s power
cord. Place the Router next to the
modem with the antennas raised.
1.2
Locate the networking cable
that connects your modem and
computer. Unplug that cable from
your modem, and plug it into any
gray port on the back of
the Router.
1.3
Find your new networking cable
(included in the box with your
Router) and connect it to the
yellow port on the back of the
Router. Connect the other end to
your modem, in the port that’s
now free.
1.4
Plug in your modem’s power cord.
Wait 60 seconds for the modem
to start up. Plug the Router’s
power supply into the black port
on the back. Plug the other end
into the wall outlet.
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Wait 20 seconds for the Router to
start up. Look at the display on
the front of the Router. Make sure
the “Wired” and “Router” icons
are lit up in blue. If they are not,
recheck your connections.