Cisco Systems 836 manual

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    CH A P T E R 2-27 Cisco 836 Router and SOHO 96 Router Hardware Installation Guide 78-15281-02 2 Installation This chapter pro vides information on th e follow ing topics: • Preparing for Installation • Pre venting Damage to the Rout er • Installing the Router • Using the Router LE Ds to Check Links • Mounting the Router[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation Preparing for Installation 2-28 Cisco 836 Router and SOHO 96 Router Hardware Installation Guide 78-15281-02 Preparing for Installation This section pro vides information on safety , mounting of the router , and unpacking of the ro uter box. Safety This section provides safety warnin gs and electrostatic an d router damage inf[...]

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    2-29 Cisco 836 Router and SOHO 96 Router Hardware Installation Guide 78-15281-02 Chapter 2 Installation Preparing for Installation War ni ng T o avoid electric sh ock, do not connect safety extra-low vol tage (SEL V) circuits to telephone-network vol tage (TNV) circuits. LAN ports contain SEL V circuits, and WAN po rts contain TNV circuits. Some LA[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation Preparing for Installation 2-30 Cisco 836 Router and SOHO 96 Router Hardware Installation Guide 78-15281-02 War ni ng Network hazardous voltages are present in the ISDN cable. If you detach the ISDN cable, detach the end away from the route r first to avoid possible electric shock. Network hazardous voltages also are present [...]

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    2-31 Cisco 836 Router and SOHO 96 Router Hardware Installation Guide 78-15281-02 Chapter 2 Installation Preparing for Installation Note This de vice is intended for use in residentia l and commercial en vironments only . Caution Periodically check th e resistance value of the antist atic strap, which should be between 1 and 10 me gohms (Mohm). Unpa[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation Preventing Damag e to the Router 2-32 Cisco 836 Router and SOHO 96 Router Hardware Installation Guide 78-15281-02 Step 3 If you plan to conf igure the softw are using a terminal or PC connected to the router , provide the terminal or PC. Note Unless otherwise specif ied, a lave nder straight-through RJ-11t o RJ-11 cable is pr[...]

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    2-33 Cisco 836 Router and SOHO 96 Router Hardware Installation Guide 78-15281-02 Chapter 2 Installation Installing t he Router War ni ng If the symbol of suitability with an overlaid cross ( ) appears above a port, you must not connect the port to a public network that follows the Europ ean Union standards. Connecting the port to thi s type of publ[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation Installing the Router 2-34 Cisco 836 Router and SOHO 96 Router Hardware Installation Guide 78-15281-02 Figur e 2-1 Connecting a Server , PC, or Wor kstation to the Router 1 Cisco 836 router 4 PC 2 One end of the yellow Ethernet cable that connects to Ethernet port 4 o n the router 5 Other end of the Etherne t cable that conne[...]

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    2-35 Cisco 836 Router and SOHO 96 Router Hardware Installation Guide 78-15281-02 Chapter 2 Installation Installing t he Router Perform the follo wing steps to connect the PC to Ethernet port 4 (or to port 1, 2, or 3) on the router: Step 1 Connect one end of the yello w Ethernet cable to Ethernet port 4 on the router . Step 2 Connect the other end o[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation Installing the Router 2-36 Cisco 836 Router and SOHO 96 Router Hardware Installation Guide 78-15281-02 Figur e 2-2 Connecting an ADSL Line to a W all Jac k Note The user has to provide the unsh ielded Category 5 ca ble to connect to the splitter . 1 One end of the ADSL over ISDN (ADSLoISDN) cable that connects to th e ADSLoIS[...]

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    2-37 Cisco 836 Router and SOHO 96 Router Hardware Installation Guide 78-15281-02 Chapter 2 Installation Installing t he Router Perform the follo wing steps to connect t he ADSL line to a cable wall jack: Step 1 Connect the RJ-11 end of the ADSL o ver ISDN ca ble to the ADSLoISDN port on the router . Step 2 Connect the other RJ-11 en d of the ADSL o[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation Installing the Router 2-38 Cisco 836 Router and SOHO 96 Router Hardware Installation Guide 78-15281-02 Figure 2-3 Connecting a T er minal or PC to the Rout er ’ s Console P ort Perform the follo wing steps to connect t he router’ s console port to a terminal or PC: Step 1 Connect the RJ-45 conn ector at one end of the lig[...]

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    2-39 Cisco 836 Router and SOHO 96 Router Hardware Installation Guide 78-15281-02 Chapter 2 Installation Installing t he Router Connecting the AC Adapter T o connect the po wer supply , follow the steps gi ven after Figure 2-4 . ( Figure 2-4 depicts a Cisco 8 36 router , but the proce ss also applies to the Cisco SOHO 96 router . The connection step[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation Installing the Router 2-40 Cisco 836 Router and SOHO 96 Router Hardware Installation Guide 78-15281-02 Perform the follo wing steps to connect t he router to the A C adapter: Step 1 Connect one end of the po wer supply cable to the router’ s input jack. Step 2 Connect the other end of t he power supply cable to t he desktop[...]

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    2-41 Cisco 836 Router and SOHO 96 Router Hardware Installation Guide 78-15281-02 Chapter 2 Installation Installing t he Router Figur e 2-5 Connecting the ISDN P ort t o the ISDN Service Pr ovider 1 ISDN S/T port on the Cisco 836 router 5 ADSL splitter pro vided by ADSL service provider 2 Network ter mination 1 (NT1) box 6 Other end of the f irst un[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation Using the Router LEDs to Che ck Links 2-42 Cisco 836 Router and SOHO 96 Router Hardware Installation Guide 78-15281-02 Perform the follo wing steps to connect t he Cisco 836 router’ s ISDN port to the ISDN service provider: Step 1 Connect one end of the orange I SDN S/T cable to the Cisco 836 router’ s ISDN S/T port. Step[...]

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    2-43 Cisco 836 Router and SOHO 96 Router Hardware Installation Guide 78-15281-02 Chapter 2 Installation Mounting t he Router Mounting the Router Y ou can mount the rout er on one of the follo wing surfaces: • T able or other horizontal su rface • W all or other v ertical surface Mounting on a Table Place the router firmly on a table, an d perfo[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation Mounting the Router 2-44 Cisco 836 Router and SOHO 96 Router Hardware Installation Guide 78-15281-02 Figure 2-6 W all-Moun ting Brac kets (Bot tom of Router) The follo wing conditions must be met when you mount the router: • Because you will use th e LEDs as status and problem indicators, t he LEDs on the front pane l must [...]

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    2-45 Cisco 836 Router and SOHO 96 Router Hardware Installation Guide 78-15281-02 Chapter 2 Installation Mounting t he Router Figur e 2-7 Mounting the Rout er on a W all 82720 O K E T H E R N E T CISCO 800 SERIES 1 5 6 4 3 2 7 ADSL ISDN C D R X D T X D 1 C H 2 C H 1 1 T X D R X D 2 3 4[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation Mounting the Router 2-46 Cisco 836 Router and SOHO 96 Router Hardware Installation Guide 78-15281-02 Perform the follo wing steps to mount the rou ter on the wall: Step 1 Secure two scre ws 7 5/8 inches (19.35 centimeters) apart into a wall and 1/8 inch (0.32 centimeter) from the wall. Step 2 Hang the router on the screws as [...]

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    2-47 Cisco 836 Router and SOHO 96 Router Hardware Installation Guide 78-15281-02 Chapter 2 Installation Mounting t he Router Step 1 Start the PC, and open the Co ntrol Panel. Step 2 Click the Network icon t o display the Network windo w . Step 3 V erify that TCP/IP has been added and associated with the Ethernet adapter . TCP/IP is shown as a cable[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation Mounting the Router 2-48 Cisco 836 Router and SOHO 96 Router Hardware Installation Guide 78-15281-02 Ti p If the CR WS home page does not appear when you enter the URL http://10.10.10.1 , test the connection between the PC and the router by doing th e follo wing: 1. Check that the OK LED on the r outer is on, and check th e c[...]

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    2-49 Cisco 836 Router and SOHO 96 Router Hardware Installation Guide 78-15281-02 Chapter 2 Installation Mounting t he Router Step 8 Select Start/Run , and type winipcfg in the Open f ield of the Run window . When the IP Config windo w appears, click Relea se to release the PC’ s IP address. Then click Renew to rene w the PC’ s IP addres s. Alte[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation Mounting the Router 2-50 Cisco 836 Router and SOHO 96 Router Hardware Installation Guide 78-15281-02[...]