User's Manual

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2.2 Procedure for Hardware Installation
2. Decide where to place your Wireless Broadband Router
You can place your Wireless Broadband Router on a desk or other flat surface, or you can mount it
on a wall. For optimal performance, place your Wireless Broadband Router in the center of your
office (or your home) in a location that is away from any potential source of interference, such as a
metal wall or microwave oven. This location must be close to power and network connection.
2. Setup LAN connection
a. Wired LAN connection: connects an Ethernet cable from your computer’s Ethernet port to one
of the LAN ports of this product.
b. Wireless LAN connection: locate this product at a proper position to gain the best transmit
performance.
Figure 2-3 Setup of LAN and WAN connections for this product.
3. Setup WAN connection
Prepare an Ethernet cable for connecting this product to your cable/xDSL modem or Ethernet
backbone. Figure 2-3 illustrates the WAN connection.
4. Power on
Connecting the power cord to power inlet and turning the power switch on, this product will
automatically enter the self-test phase. When it is in the self-test phase, the indicators M1 will be
lighted ON for about 10 seconds, and then M1 will be flashed 3 times to indicate that the self-test
operation has finished. Finally, the M1 will be continuously flashed once per second to indicate
that this product is in normal operation.