NETGEAR R8500 Quick Start Manual page 7

3. Connect your modem:
Internet
Cable or
DSL
a. Plug in, then turn on your modem.
b. If you removed the batteries, replace them.
c. With the Ethernet cable that came with the router, connect
your modem to the yellow Internet port on your router.
4. Add power to the router:
Internet
Cable or
DSL
a. Connect the power adapter to the router and plug the
power adapter into an outlet.
b. Wait for the Power LED on the front panel to light amber
and then turn white.
If no LEDs are lit, press the Power On/Off button on the
rear panel of the router.
Ethernet
cable
Modem
Ethernet
cable
Modem
Router
Router
5
Power
adapter