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You can install the residential gateway in your home office and access

the Internet from your kitchen computer to get your favorite recipe.

Use this chapter to properly install your residential gateway and to

connect the residential gateway to your computer and other devices in

your home.

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In This Chapter

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Mounting the Residential Gateway Vertically

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Mounting the Residential Gateway to the Wall

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Connecting Your Computer to the Residential Gateway

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Connecting the DSL Interface

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Connecting an IP Set-Top to the Gateway

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Mounting the Residential Gateway Vertically

Some installations may require that you place the residential gateway in a vertical

position. Use proper care when installing the residential gateway in a vertical

position. Be sure that the housing of the residential gateway is vertical and that the

stand is extended as shown in the following illustration:

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Mounting the Residential Gateway to the Wall

The following illustration shows the location and dimensions of the wall-mounting

slots on the bottom of the residential gateway. Use the information on this page as a

guide for mounting your residential gateway to the wall.

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Connecting Your Computer to the Residential

Gateway

You can connect a computer to the residential gateway using one of the following

methods:



Ethernet Connection



Wireless Connection

Note

:

These instructions describe a PC connection. You could also connect another

type of device with a wireless interface. See the owner's manual that came with the

device for instructions.

Connecting the Computer with an Ethernet Connection

Complete these steps to connect the computer with an Ethernet connection.

1

Connect the power adapter that came with the residential gateway to the

POWER port on the residential gateway and to an electrical outlet.

2

Power on the residential gateway. After the residential gateway has completed

its startup process, the POWER LED on the front panel of the residential gateway

should be green.

3

Connect the Ethernet cable provided with the residential gateway from any

available Ethernet port (LAN 1 through LAN 4) on the gateway to the Ethernet

port on the computer.

4

Connect the gray cable provided with the residential gateway from the DSL port

on the gateway to a telephone wall jack. See

Connecting the DSL Interface

(on

page 14) for more information.

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Connecting the Computer with a Wireless Connection

A wireless connection requires a wireless-enabled notebook or a computer with an

802.11b/g wireless network adapter installed.

Complete these steps to connect the computer with a wireless connection.

1

Connect the power adapter that came with the residential gateway to the

POWER port on the residential gateway and to an electrical outlet.

2

Power on the residential gateway. After the residential gateway has completed

its startup process, the POWER light on the front panel of the residential

gateway should be green.

3

Connect the gray cable provided with the residential gateway from the DSL port

on the residential gateway to a telephone wall jack. See

Connecting the DSL

Interface

(on page 14) for more information.

4

Follow the instructions in your owner's manual for your PC or laptop to activate

the wireless connection.