
Quick Start Guide
Cisco 826 and Cisco SOHO 76 Router Cabling and Setup
1 Cisco One-Year Limited Hardware Warranty Terms
2 Overview
3 Parts List
4 Verify the PC Setup
5 Connect the Router to a PC
6 Connect the Router to a Hub
7 Connect an ADSL Line
8 Connect the Power and Turn On the Router
9 Verify the Connections by Using the LEDs
10 Set Up the Router to Access the Network
11 Obtaining Documentation
12 Documentation Feedback
13 Cisco Product Security Overview
14 Obtaining Technical Assistance
15 Obtaining Additional Publications and Information

1 Cisco One-Year Limited Hardware Warranty Terms
There are special terms applicable to your hardware warranty and various services that you can use during the warranty period.
Your formal Warranty Statement, including the warranties and license agreements applicable to Cisco software, is available on
Cisco.com.
Launch your browser, and go to this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/go/warranty
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Complete the information below, and keep it for reference.
Company product purchased from
Company telephone number
Product model number
Product serial number
Maintenance contract number
2 Overview
This document describes the basic process of cabling and configuring the Cisco 826 and Cisco SOHO 76 routers.
You can access the most current Cisco documentation on the World Wide Web at the following sites:
• http://www.cisco.com
• http://www-china.cisco.com
• http://www-europe.cisco.com
3 Parts List
The shipment of your router includes the following items:
• One Cisco 826 or Cisco SOHO 76 router
• One yellow Ethernet cable
• One lavender ADSL cable
• One light blue console cable
• One black power supply
• One black power supply cord
• Cisco 800 and SOHO Series Product Documentation
If any of the items is missing or damaged, contact your customer service representative.
4 Verify the PC Setup
If you are connecting a PC to the router Ethernet port, you must first verify that the PC has a network interface card (NIC)
installed and that Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) has been loaded and configured. For more
information on how to configure TCP/IP, refer to the Microsoft documentation provided with your Windows operating system.
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5 Connect the Router to a PC
Follow these steps to connect the Cisco 826 or Cisco SOHO 76 router to a PC:
Step 1 Connect the yellow Ethernet cable from the yellow Ethernet port on the back panel of the router to the Ethernet port
on the computer, as shown in Figure 1.
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Step 2 Verify that the TO HUB/TO PC switch on the left side of the back panel has been set to the TO PC position (out). If
the button is in, press it to set it to the out position.
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