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The Router’s Ports

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Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Wireless-G Router for

3G/UMTS Broadband

The Router’s Ports

The Router's ports and Reset button are located on the side panel with the antenna port.

(Antenna)

The antenna port is where you will attach the Router’s antenna.

Internet

The

Internet

port is where you will connect your broadband Internet connection, if you are

using broadband WAN service.

Ethernet

1, 2, 3, 4

These ports (1, 2, 3, 4) connect the Router to your PCs and other Ethernet network devices.

Security Bracket

The red bracket labeled “RESET” clips onto the Router. It covers the Reset button and the

security slot on the Router’s front panel. You can remove the security bracket to access the

Reset button. To protect the Router from theft, you can attach a lock to the Router using the

security slot and bracket.

Reset Button

There are two ways to reset the Router's factory defaults. Either press the

Reset

button, for

approximately five seconds, or restore the defaults from the Administration tab - Factory

Defaults tab in the Router's web-based utility.

Power

The

Power

port is where you will connect the power adapter.

IMPORTANT:

Resetting the Router will erase

all of your settings (Internet connection,

wireless security, and other settings) and

replace them with the factory defaults. Do not

reset the Router if you want to retain these

settings.

Figure 3-1: The Router’s Ports

Figure 3-2: The Router’s Front Panel

Security

Bracket

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The Router’s LEDs

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The Router’s LEDs

The Router’s LEDs are located on the Router’s other side panel.

3G/UMTS Button

This button allows you to connect to and disconnect from the HSDPA/3G/UMTS or GPRS

network (you can also use the Basic Setup tab of the Router’s web-based utility).

POWER

Green. The

POWER

LED lights up and will stay on when the Router is powered on. When the

Router goes through its self-diagnostic mode during every boot-up, this LED will flash. When

the diagnostic is complete, the LED will be solidly lit.

ETHERNET

1, 2, 3, 4

Green. These numbered LEDs, corresponding with the numbered ports on the Router’s back

panel, serve two purposes. If the LED is continuously lit, the Router is successfully connected

to a device through that port. A flashing LED indicates network activity over that port.

DMZ

Green. The

DMZ

LED lights up and will remain lit while the Router uses its DMZ function.

WIRELESS

Green. The

WIRELESS

LED lights up whenever there is a successful wireless connection. If the

LED is flashing, the Router is actively sending or receiving data over the wireless network.

3G/UMTS

Blue/Green. The

3G/UMTS

LED flashes as the Router connects to the mobile network. It is

solidly lit when the connection is established. The LED lights up blue if the Router connects to

a HSDPA/3G/UMTS network. It lights up green if the Router connects to a GPRS network.

If the LED quickly flashes, alternating between blue and green, and the Router does not have a

connection to the mobile network, then either the Router’s PIN code is incorrect, or there is no

Vodafone Mobile Connect HSDPA/3G/UMTS data or SIM card inserted when you push the 3G/

UMTS Connect/Disconnect button. Contact Vodafone for assistance (contact information is

available in “Appendix J: Contact Information”).

INTERNET

Green. The

INTERNET

LED lights up when a connection is made through the Internet port.

Figure 3-3: The Router’s LEDs

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The Router’s 3G/UMTS Slot

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The Router’s 3G/UMTS Slot

The Router’s 3G/UMTS slot is located on the Router’s top panel.

3G/UMTS Slot

Insert the Vodafone Mobile Connect HSDPA/3G/UMTS data card (available separately) into this

slot if the Router will connect to a HSDPA/3G/UMTS or GPRS service.

Figure 3-4: The Router’s 3G/UMTS Data Card Slot

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Chapter 4: Connecting the Wireless-G Router for 3G/UMTS Broadband

Overview

Wireless-G Router for 3G/UMTS Broadband

Chapter 4: Connecting the Wireless-G Router for 3G/UMTS

Broadband

Overview

Most users who are connecting the Router to the Internet for the first time can proceed to the appropriate chapter

about the Setup Wizard and use this chapter as reference on how to connect the hardware. There are three

chapters about the Setup Wizard available. If you want to configure the Router for HSDPA/3G/UMTS or GPRS

service only, go to “Chapter 5: Setting up the Wireless-G Router for HSDPA/3G/UMTS or GPRS Service.” If you

want to configure the Router for broadband WAN service only, go to “Chapter 6: Setting up the Wireless-G Router

for Broadband WAN Service Only.” If you want to configure the Router for broadband WAN and HSDPA/3G/UMTS or

GPRS service, go to “Chapter 7: Setting up the Wireless-G Router for Broadband WAN and HSDPA/3G/UMTS or

GPRS Service.”

This chapter includes three sets of instructions. If the Router will use the HSDPA/3G/UMTS or GPRS service only,

follow the instructions in “Hardware Installation for Use of the HSDPA/3G/UMTS or GPRS Service.” If the Router

will be the only router in your network and you have a broadband modem, follow the instructions in “Hardware

Installation for Connection to Your Broadband Modem.” If you want to install the Wireless-G Router for 3G/UMTS

Broadband behind another router in your network, then follow the instructions in “Hardware Installation for

Connection to Another Router.”

Hardware Installation for Use of the HSDPA/3G/UMTS or GPRS Service

1.

Power down your network devices.

2.

Locate an optimum location for the Router. The best place for the Router is usually at the center of your

wireless network, with line of sight to all of your mobile stations.

3.

Attach the antenna and fix its direction. Try to place the Router in a position that will best cover your wireless

network. Normally, the higher you place the antenna, the better the performance will be.

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4.

Connect your network PCs or Ethernet devices to the Router’s numbered ports using standard Ethernet

network cabling.

5.

Connect the power adapter to the Router's Power port, and plug the other end into an electrical outlet. Only

use the power adapter supplied with the Router. Use of a different adapter may result in product damage.

Proceed to the section at the end of this chapter, “Placement Options.”

Figure 4-1: Connect Your Computer

Figure 4-2: Connect the Power

IMPORTANT:

Make sure you use the power

adapter that is supplied with the Router. Use of a

different power adapter could damage the Router.

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