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Connect your router

How to connect your router correctly. The most common mistake is a swapped port.

If you have used the router on another network before, reset it to factory settings first, as described in its manual.

  1. Plug the cable into the wall socket

    Plug a shielded network cable – Cat 5e FTP or better – into the network socket in your room.

  2. Plug the cable into the WAN port

    Plug the other end of the cable into your router's WAN port.

  3. Power on the router

    Connect the router's power adapter and wait until it has fully started up.

  4. Connect your computer

    Connect your computer either with a network cable to one of the router's LAN ports, or over Wi-Fi. The Wi-Fi credentials are printed on the bottom of the router.

Diagram: wall socket connected to the router's WAN port, computer connected via LAN port or Wi-Fi
This is how the cables go

Didn't work?

Once the router is connected correctly, continue with Configure your router.