Thomson SpeedTouch™546 - Manual (Page 25)

Chapter 2
Local Network Setup
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2 Local Network Setup
Ethernet network The Ethernet ports on the back panel of your SpeedTouch™ allow you to connect the
SpeedTouch™ to an existing 10 or 100 Base-T Ethernet network or to a computer
with installed Ethernet card.
Using the SpeedTouch™ Ethernet switch, you can create a local Ethernet network of
up to four devices, without needing extra networking devices
Standard wiring
procedure
Use the yellow Ethernet cable provided to wire your computer’s Ethernet port to the
one of the SpeedTouch™’s Ethernet ports.
The Ethernet cable can also be used to wire any Ethernet port of your SpeedTouch™
to an external hub or switch.
In the SpeedTouch™ package, a yellow full-wired straight-through RJ-45/RJ-
45 Ethernet cable is included.
Please follow the installation instructions supplied with the external hub or
switch for connections and Ethernet cabling.