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Chapter 1
Cisco 831 Router and Cisco SOHO 91 Router Cabling and Setup Quick Start Guide
Connect the Router to a DSL or a Cable Modem
Perform the following steps to connect the router to an external Ethernet switch:
Step 1
Connect one end of the yellow cable to built-in Ethernet switch port 4 on the router.
Step 2
Connect the other end of the cable to the available port on the external Ethernet switch to add additional
Ethernet connections.
Turn on the Ethernet switch if it is not already turned on.
Connect the Router to a DSL or a Cable Modem
If your connection to the Internet is provided by a DSL modem or by a cable modem, perform the steps
given after Figure 1-4. (Figure 1-4 shows a Cisco 831 router, but it also applies to a SOHO 91 router.
The connection procedure applies to both the Cisco 831 router and the SOHO 91 router.)
Figure 1-4
Connecting the Router to a DSL or Cable Modem
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Perform the following steps to connect the router to an installed DSL, cable, or long-reach Ethernet
modem:
Step 1
Connect one end of the yellow cable to the router’s Ethernet Internet port.
Step 2
Connect the other end of cable to the available port on the modem.
Follow the instructions provided with your broadband modem to determine which port on the modem to
connect to. Turn on the broadband modem if it is not already turned on.
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