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2.2 Procedure for Hardware Installation
2.2.1 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.
2.2.2 Setup LAN connection
a. Wired LAN connection: connects an Ethernet cable from your computerās 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.
2.2.3 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.
2.2.4 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
Status will be lighted ON for about 10 seconds, and then Status will be flashed 3 times to
indicate that the self-test operation has finished. Finally, Status will be continuously
flashing once per second to indicate that this product is in normal operation.