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Connecting to your local area network, Overview, Network model – Netopia R910 User Manual

Page 17: Over view

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This chapter describes how to physically connect the Netopia R910 to your local area network (LAN). Before you
proceed, make sure the Netopia R910 is properly configured. You can customize the router’s configuration for
your par ticular LAN requirements using console-based management (see

“Console-Based Management” on

page 6-31

).

This section covers the following topics:

“Over view” on page 4-17

“Readying computers on your local network” on page 4-18

“Connecting to an Ethernet network” on page 4-20

Overview

You can connect the Netopia R910 to an IP network that uses Ethernet.

Network Model

The following diagrams illustrate network models for typical deployments of the Netopia R910 Ethernet Router
as an Internet access device.

Before

With a DSL or cable modem, you can connect a single computer to the Internet.

using a DSL modem

using a cable modem