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Chapter 2 Installation
Installing Your Router
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Cisco 806 Router and SOHO 71 Router Hardware Installation Guide
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Connecting Ethernet Devices
Table 2-2 lists the Ethernet devices you can connect to the router, the connections
for each device, and the settings of the router TO HUB/TO PC button (the default
setting is IN).
Table 2-2 Connecting Ethernet Devices
Network Device
Connected to Router
Network
Device
Button
Setting
1
1. Hub vendors use different names for the button controlling the cable selections. This table uses the Cisco 1528 Micro Hub
10/100 with an MDI/MDI-X button as an example. Determine the button name and setting for your particular hub. Refer to
your hub documentation for details.
Router Port
Ethernet Cable
Type
2
2. Cisco provides a yellow straight-through cable. You must provide additional straight-through cables. For details on cables,
see Appendix A.
Router
HUB/NO HUB
Button Setting
Hub with equivalent to
router TO HUB/TO PC
button
MDI (IN) ETHERNET port 4 Straight-through IN
Hub with equivalent to
router TO HUB/TO PC
button
MDI-X
(OUT)
ETHERNET port 4 Straight-through OUT
Hub without equivalent to
router TO HUB/TO PC
button
MDI-X
(OUT)
ETHERNET port 4 Straight-through OUT
Server, PC, or workstation – ETHERNET port 4 Straight-through OUT