User's Manual

Wireless-G Router User's Manual

Introduction

Congratulations on purchasing a sophisticated, high-quality networking product. Your

Wireless-G router is many devices in one, and was designed and manufactured to the

highest standards. Still, like any digital electronic product, it requires proper setup and

care. Follow the instructions in this manual carefully to ensure that your Wireless-G

router will give you many years of trouble-free service.

Overview of the Router

Not long ago, to get all the functionality provided by your Wireless-G router, you

would have had to buy three separate devices: a router (which at the time would have

been just a router), a wireless access point (AP), and an Ethernet switching hub (now

called an Ethernet switch or simply a switch).

(Why is it called a switch? Because it can switch each transmission to the port the

destination machine is connected to. Early Ethernet hubs sent all transmissions out on

all ports.)

You would have connected the router, the AP, and your computers together through

the switch to form your local-area network (LAN). Then you would have connected

the router to your modem for access to the wide-area network (WAN), that is, your

ISP's network, and through it, the Internet.

With your Wireless-G router, everything is in one box, and the AP and router are

connected internally to the switch. You only have to connect your computers to the

LAN ports and your modem to the WAN port.

For the most part in this manual, we will refer to the combination of router, AP, and

switch as a unit. Terms like "the router" and "your router" should be understood to

include the built-in AP and switch.

The Parts of the Router: The router has seven light-emitting diode (LED) indicators

on its front panel. These are described briefly below.

• ETHERNET indicators: Each of these corresponds to a LAN port on the back of

the router. When a good but idle link is detected on the port, the indicator shines

steadily; when there is activity on the link, the indicator blinks off and on.

• WIRELESS indicator: This indicator shines steadily when wireless networking is

enabled but the router is not actively transmitting or receiving; blinks off and on