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Step 2 - Connect your computer
1. Plug one end of the Ether net cable (yellow e nds) into any of the yellow so ckets (marked
ETH1 - ETH4) on the b ack of your router.
2. Plug the other end of th e Ethernet cabl e (yellow ends) into your compu ter’s Ethernet
socket. This is a sm all socket on the ba ck or side of your co mputer that ’s usually marked
LAN, Ethernet, or . Check your comp uter manual if you ’re not sure.
3. On the front of the ro uter, the Eth light repres enting the socke t you connec ted the cable to
will turn green an d start f lashing as data is tr ansferred.
When settin g up for the first time, conne cting with t he Ethernet cabl e is a quick
way to check that ever ything is working as it shou ld. Once you’ve co nnected to
the Internet, you c an then switch to usi ng Wi-Fi.
If this isn’t convenient o r you’d prefer to use Wi-F i right away, goto the ‘H ow to
connect to y our Wi-Fi N etwork ’ section b elow.
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How to connect to your Wi-Fi Network
1. Open the Wi-Fi menu
• Windows devices: Click the Wi-Fi ico n on the taskbar at t he bottom of yo ur desktop.
• OS X devices: Cli ck the Wi-Fi i con on the toolba r at the top of your scr een.
• Mobile devices: Find ‘Wi-Fi’ i n the settin gs menu and make sure it ’s switched on.
2. Select your Wi-Fi Network from the list of networks
• If you’re not sure what your W i-Fi Netw ork is called, yo u’ll find it pri nted on the back of
your router and the r eference card i ncluded in the bo x.
3. Enter your Wi-Fi Password
• The Wi-Fi P assword is also p rinted on the back o f your router and th e reference car d
included in the b ox. Type it in exac tly as shown (all let ters are lower cas e) and click
‘Connect ’ (or ‘Join’ if you’re using an A pple device).
Step 3 - Get online
This is the easy part…
Put this guide down, a nd come back in 5 mi nutes.
Don’t try to use th e Internet while yo u’re waiting (even if the
Internet light tur ns green), as your router mi ght still be set ting itself up.
After 5 minutes h ave passed tr y to use your interne t connecti on.
5 min s
Wait
If you can’t get online..
If you can’t seem to get o nline and the Broadband light on your rou ter is
solid green. Op en a web browser and b rowse to: http://192.168.1.254
Once the page has lo aded click on ‘Change’ n ext to the fi eld ‘Broadband
Username’. Enter your Router password whe n prompted. This i s the
password on you r Reference Car d. Once logge d in enter your Broa dband
username and Pas sword and click o n Connect.
Connection troubleshooting
If you’re a new customer, please make su re that your broadba nd servic e is ready
before yo u continue. If you don’t see your h ome page after opening your bro wser,
and your Broadba nd light is off o r flashing, go to p age 4.
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