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Note: If the LAN Ethernet light does NOT turn green, make sure the Yellow

Ethernet Cable is properly connected on both ends. Otherwise go to Question 9

of the Troubleshooting section.

Important: Verizon FiOS TV subscribers MUST always connect a Coax cable to the

FiOS Router regardless of using a WAN Ethernet connection.

NOTE: Verizon FiOS TV subscribers will be unable to use the Video On Demand,

Pay Per View, Widgets, Search Media Manager or receive updates for the Interactive

Media Guide until the new FiOS Router installation is completed. Once installation

is completed, the features will be restored and available for use.

Note: If the WAN Ethernet light does NOT turn green, make sure the White

Ethernet Cable is properly connected on both ends.

Note: The FiOS Router uses 64/40 bit WEP encryption by default.Your wireless

computer must be configured for 64/40 bit WEP during setup.

Note: If the WAN Coax light does NOT turn green, make sure the Coax Cable is

properly connected on both ends.

Note: If the Broadband connection is NOT connected, make sure there is a solid

Green WAN light (either Ethernet or Coax) and also a solid Green Internet light on

your FiOS Router.

Connect to the FiOS Router

Remove Existing FiOS Equipment

Step

3 Turn the FiOS Router ON. Make

sure the Power light on the front of the

FiOS Router is SOLID Green.

Step

4 Make sure the LAN Coax light

is either solid or flashing Green. This

may take a couple of minutes.

Step

5 Read and remove the Yellow

label on the back of the FiOS Router.

Plug the Yellow Ethernet Cable into

any of the four Yellow Ports.

Flip this Installation Guide over to continue

Step

7 Make sure at least one of the LAN

Ethernet lights on the front of the FiOS

Router is either solid or flashing Green.

This may take a few moments.

Yellow Port

Yellow

Cable

Step

8 Check the type of WAN

connection installed. It is either

Ethernet or Coax. If it is Ethernet,

follow the WAN Ethernet Setup

instructions. If it is Coax, follow the

WAN Coax Setup instructions.

Step

6 Make sure that your

computer is turned on, then plug

the other end of the Yellow Cable

into the Ethernet Port on the

computer.

An Ethernet Port looks similar to

a regular Phone Jack, but is

slightly larger.

White Port

Ethernet

Cable

Step

1 Connect the Coax Cable previously connected to your

NIM to the Red Coax Connector on the back of the FiOS Router.

Alternate - Connect one end of the Coax Cable to your Coax Port

and the other end to the Red Coax Connector on the back of

the FiOS Router.

Power

Switch

Step

2 Read and remove the

White label on the back of the

FiOS Router. Plug the Black Power

Cord into the Black Port and then

into a Wall Outlet.

Power

Cord

Black

Port

WAN Coax Setup

WAN Ethernet Setup

b. Make sure that the WAN Coax light

is either solid or flashing Green.

This may take a couple of minutes.

a. Connect one end of the White

Ethernet Cable into your Ethernet

Port located on the wall and the other

end into the White Ethernet Port on

the back of the FiOS Router.

b. Make sure that the WAN Ethernet

light is either solid or flashing Green.

Coax Port

Ethernet Port

a. Connect one end of the Coax Cable

to your Coax Port located on the wall

and the other end to the Red Coax

Connector on the back of the FiOS

Router.

Coax

Cable

Red Coax

Connector

Configure the FiOS Router

Step

1 Open a Web browser and

type http://192.168.1.1 in the

address bar.Then press Enter on

the keyboard.

Step

3 Change the time zone

to the appropriate setting.Then

click OK.

Step

2 The “Login Setup” screen

appears. Select a new User Name

and Password and type them

into the appropriate fields.

Make sure to write down this

information as you will need it in

the future.

Step

5 Make sure that either the

Coax Status or Ethernet Status

under Broadband Connection

shows that it is CONNECTED.

Connect to Other Computers/Set Top Box

Your FiOS Router supports 3 different home networking

technologies: Ethernet (Wired), Wireless, and Connect Your FiOS

TV Set Top Box(es) (Wired). Please go to the section that is

applicable to you.

Before installing your new FiOS Router, you must disconnect your

old router and all connected devices, including the Motorola

NIM (if connected to your existing router). Don’t forget to remove

all of the router components including power supplies and all

cables because they will NOT work with your new FiOS Router.

The photos below include some examples of connected devices

that must be removed before installing your new FiOS Router.

Step

2 Repeat these steps for

each computer that you want to

connect to the FiOS Router using

Ethernet.

Step

1 Get another Ethernet

cable (not supplied). Plug one

end into one of the open Yellow

Ethernet Ports on the back of the

FiOS Router. Plug the other end

into the Ethernet port of the next

computer you want to connect.

Ethernet (Wired)

Step

3 Turn the FiOS Router

over.You will see a sticker that lists

the FiOS Router’s preset ESSID and

WEP key. Enter that information in

the wireless computer’s wireless

settings and click Save.

Step

2 Make sure that the wireless computer uses the same

ESSID and WEP key as the FiOS Router.To do this, launch the

wireless computer’s wireless application.

Step

4 To make sure that the changes were enabled, try to surf

the Web from the wireless computer.

Step

1 Make sure that each

computer that you want to

connect wirelessly has built-in

wireless or an attached

wireless adapter.

Wireless

Computer

Built-In Wireless

Wireless

Adapter

Note: If the Green checkmark under Router Status does NOT appear, make sure

there is a solid Green WAN light (either Ethernet or Coax).

Step

4 The “Main Menu” screen

appears. Check to make sure you

have a GREEN checkmark under

Router Status.

FiOS Router

D-Link Router (VDI-624)

D-Link Power Supply

If you are a Verizon FiOS®

TV subscriber, this device

may have been connected

to an existing D-Link router

A Motorola NIM can be

identified by the letters“RF”

on the lower left front panel.

It is no longer required to

be connected to your new

FiOS Router.

Motorola

Network Interface Module (NIM)

EXAMPLE

Upon completing the setup instructions in Step 8, observe the Internet light located on

the front of your new FiOS Router. It should turn green within 3 minutes. If the Internet

light remains amber for more than 3 minutes, call Verizon FiOS customer service at

888-553-1555 to get connected. When you call, enter your phone number and follow

the prompts for help with connecting your FiOS Router.

Summary of content (2 pages)

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A B Remove Existing FiOS Equipment Before installing your new FiOS Router, you must disconnect your old router and all connected devices, including the Motorola NIM (if connected to your existing router). Don’t forget to remove all of the router components including power supplies and all cables because they will NOT work with your new FiOS Router. The photos below include some examples of connected devices that must be removed before installing your new FiOS Router.
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E Connect Your FiOS TV Set Top Box(es) 1 Make sure all of your Set Top Box(es) are turned OFF. 1 Step 2 Get a Coax Cable and Step connect one end into a Coax Port (usually located on the wall or to a splitter) and the other end into your Set Top Box Coax Connector on your Set Top Box.