Set up your modem-router as only a router, 7installation linksys x-series – Linksys X-Series User Manual

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5. Connect the other end of the phone cable to the wall jack with ADSL

service or microfilter .

NOTE

If you experience static on your phone line, you may need a

microfilter or splitter . (This is required for users in the UK; other

users should contact their ISPs to verify . ISDN users do not need

a microfilter .) If you require a microfilter, you must install one for

each phone or fax that you use . To install a microfilter, plug it into

a phone jack that has ADSL service, then connect one end of the

provided phone cable to the microfilter’s DSL port .

6. Connect one end of the power adapter cord to the Power port and the

other end to the electrical outlet .

7. Power on the computer that you will use to configure the modem-router .
8. The LEDs for Power, Wireless, and Ethernet (one for each connected

computer) should light up . If not, make sure the modem-router is

powered on and the cables are securely connected .

Set up your modem-router as only a router

NOTE

Run the Setup CD-ROM to install the modem-router . If you cannot

run the Setup CD-ROM, refer to the steps below .

To set up your modem-router as a router:
1.
Connect one end of the provided Ethernet cable to your computer’s

Ethernet adapter and the other end to an Ethernet port on the back of

the modem-router .

2. Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to the Cable port on the back of

the modem-router, then connect the other end to an available Ethernet/

LAN port on your modem .

3. Connect one end of the power adapter cord to the Power port and the

other end to the electrical outlet .

4. Power on the computer that you will use to configure the modem-router .
5. The LEDs for Power, Wireless, and Ethernet (one for each connected

computer) should light up . If not, make sure the modem-router is

powered on and the cables are securely connected .

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