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So you Bought a Router, What Now? (For the Beginner)

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So, you bought a router today? Not sure how to hook it up? The diagrams below will show you waht to do! Click the images for a larger view.

Follow the instructions that came with your new router!

  • Phone cord: thin (usually flat) wire with 4 pins in the connector
  • Cable: thick round cable with a metal connector and a single copper wire in the center of the connector
  • CAT-5: round cord thicker than phone cord, but not as thick as cable with 8 pins in the connector
What you have now (if you have DSL) diagram
If you have DSL
What you have now (if you have a cable modem) diagram
If you have a cable modem
What you need to do diagram
How you need to hook it up
Back of router diagram (what goes where)
Where the wires go