3Com 3CRWE50194 User Guide - Page 20

3 Basic Installation Positioning the Home Wireless Gateway You should place the home wireless gateway in a location that: I is centrally located to the computers that will connect wirelessly to the gateway. In a two-story home, this location might be on top of a centrally-located high shelf or similar furniture to optimize wireless connections to computers in both horizontal and vertical directions, allowing coverage throughout the entire house. I is conveniently located for connection to the cable or DSL modem that will be used to connect to the Internet (remember that connection to the Internet is not required to use the wireless gateway). I allows convenient connection to the computers that will be connected to the three LAN ports on the rear panel, if desired. I allows easy viewing of the front panel LED indicator lights, and access to the rear panel connectors, if necessary. Attaching the Non-skid Feet 1 Detach one of the four non-skid feet from the paper backing. 2 Apply the foot to one of the four bottom corners of the gateway (each corner is marked with a small arc symbol to note the proper location of the foot). 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 for the remaining three non-skid feet. Connecting the Wireless Gateway to the Internet The first step for installing your gateway is to physically connect it to a cable or DSL modem in order to be able to access the Internet. Connecting to the Internet is optional. If you are not going to connect to the Internet through the gateway, skip this procedure and proceed directly to the "Connecting the Wireless Gateway to Your Network" procedure to connect your gateway to your home network. External Cable and DSL Modem Connections To use your gateway to connect to the Internet through an external cable or DSL modem (Figure 7): 12