Actiontec electronic RI408 User Manual

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Actiontec Broadband Router User Manual

Chapter 2 Connecting the Router

6. Make sure the computer is powered on, then plug the other end of the yellow

Ethernet cable into an Ethernet port on the computer.

7. Make sure at least one of the Ethernet

LAN

lights on the front of the Router

glows steadily green. This may take a few moments.

8. The phone company previously installed a high-speed Ethernet wall jack

somewhere in the house. Locate it and plug one end of the white Ethernet
cable in the wall jack.

9. Plug the other end of the white Ethernet cable in the white port on the back

of the Router.

10. Make sure the Ethernet

WAN

light on the front of the Router glows

steadily green.

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Note: If the Ethernet

WAN

light does not illuminate, make sure

the Ethernet cable is connected properly at both ends.

Configuring the Router

1. Open a web browser on the computer connected to the Router. In the

“Address” text box, type:

http://192.168.1.1

then press Enter on the keyboard.

2. The “Login” screen appears. Enter the default user name (admin) and pass-

word (password) in the appropriate text boxes, then click OK.