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2.

If you have a telephone cable reconnect it directly to the telephone socket

3.

Disconnect the grey broadband cable from the Bright Box.

4.

Remove any Ethernet cables currently connected to the red WAN port, reconnect the

Ethernet cables to another available port (LAN1, LAN2 or LAN3)

Connect and turn on your router

Plug the other end of the black Ethernet cable connected to the modem into the red WAN

port on your router:

Check it over

Everything should now look like this:

The power light will go green, the broadband light will go green once you’ve completed the

next steps.

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Six simple steps to move

1.

Open a web browser (you will not be connected to the Internet)

2.

Type http://192.168.1.1 into the browser address bar and click go. Your username is

admin and the password is on your ‘KEEP MEE’ card or on the sticker on the bottom of

your router.

3.

Select the Basic Set-Up tab at the top of the screen.

4.

Select the Migration Wizard from the menu on the left hand side menu:

5.

Press the Fibre/Ethernet button.

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6.

Press OK on the warning pop-up. The migration countdown will begin. You can now

close your browser.

Your Fibre broadband is being set up

This will take up to 5 minutes, so relax and let us do the leg work.

Please note that if you're redirected to the ‘Nearly there!’ holding page in your browser,

you may need to wait a few more minutes for us to set up your router. If after 5 minutes, the

‘Nearly there!’ text is still visible when you reopen your browser window, reboot your PC and

then reopen the browser window again, you should now be able to view web pages. If this still

doesn’t work, you can manually enter your broadband username and password in the router

user interface and make a connection to the Internet (see

on page 52)

You can now connect your devices

You can now connect your devices to your Bright Box router. Choose either wireless or wired

connection and follow the steps on pages 23 and 25

SETTING UP A WIRED CONNECTION TO YOUR BRIGHT BOX

To set up a wired (Ethernet) connection between your computer and the Bright Box Wireless

Router, follow the steps below:

1.

For ADSL broadband, plug one end of the black Ethernet cable into any of the four yellow

Ethernet sockets on the back of your Bright Box Wireless Router:

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2.

For Fibre broadband you should leave the black Ethernet cable connected to the red

WAN port on the Bright Box, but can plug another Ethernet cable into any of the other

LAN ports on the Bright Box (LAN1, LAN2 or LAN3).

3.

Plug the other end into the Ethernet socket on your device. You’ll hear a click when

you’ve connected the cable correctly:

4.

To check your connection, type ee.co.uk into a browser's address bar and click Go:

5.

The EE home page will load:

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If you can’t connect or are having problems, repeat all of the steps again ensuring that all

plugs are connected properly. If none of these work give us a call on 0844 873 8586 and

we’ll help get you up and running.

SETTING UP A WIRELESS CONNECTION

To set up a wireless connection to the Bright Box Wireless Router:

Your wireless network name (SSID) and wireless password can be found on the ‘KEEP

MEE’ card or on the bottom of the router.

1.

If you’re using a wireless adapter, make sure it’s installed correctly and turned on.

2.

Open the wireless software on your device:

Windows – click the network icon in your device’s notification area

– if using Windows Vista, you’ll need to choose ‘connect to network’

Apple Mac – click the ‘AirPort’ icon in the menu bar

Other Devices – the list can usually be found in the settings menu next to ‘wireless’,

‘manage connections’ or ‘networks’

3.

Look for your wireless network name in the list of networks.

4.

Select ‘connect’ or ‘join’ on your wireless network and when prompted enter your

wireless password.

5.

You should now be connected to the wireless network

6.

To check your connection, type ee.co.uk into a browser's address bar and click Go: