User's Manual

Wireless Broadband Router User manual
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Figure 1 Local Area Network
Chapter 3 Getting to Know the Wireless-G
Broadband Router
The following sections describe the physical characteristics of your router.
3.1 Back Panel
The following illustration shows the Wireless Broadband Router back panel:
Figure 2 back panel
Power: The receptacle where you plug in the power adapter.
LAN Ports 1-4: These four ports connect the router to your LAN or home
network using Ethernet cables. This enables communication among clients,
such as PCs, on the network. The LAN ports support either 10-BASE-T or
100-BASE-T transmission speeds as well as straight-through and crossover
Ethernet cables. Any of these four ports can also serve as an uplink port to
other network devices, such as another router or switch, which allows you to
extend your network.
WAN: Connect your modem to your router using this port with your supplied