Connecting Antennas To The Router Rp-Tnc Connectors; Configuring The Router Using Cisco Router And Security Device Manager; Connecting A Pc To The Router Console Port - Cisco 1811W - Integrated Services Router Wireless Quick Start Manual

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Connecting Antennas to the Router RP-TNC Connectors

If your router has the wireless LAN option, connect the antennas by screwing the antenna connectors in a clockwise direction
onto the reverse-polarity threaded Neill-Concelman (RP-TNC) connectors on the back panel of the router. Figure 3 shows an
example of how to connect the swivel-mount dipole antennas to the router.
The location and position of your router antennas are crucial to effective wireless connectivity. For more information
Note
about the antennas compatible with the Cisco 1801, Cisco 1802, and Cisco 1803 routers, see the online documents
located at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5853/prod_installation_guides_list.html
Figure 3 Connecting Antennas to the Router
For information about configuring the wireless LAN functionality of your router, see the Cisco Access Router Wireless
Configuration Guide at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/routers/access/1800/wireless/configuration/guide/awg.html
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Configuring the Router Using Cisco Router and Security Device Manager

Cisco Router and Security Device Manager (SDM) is a web-based configuration tool that allows you to configure LAN and
WAN interfaces, routing, Network Address Translation (NAT), firewalls, VPNs, and other features on your router. If SDM is
installed on your router, configure the router by following the instructions in the Cisco Router and Security Device Manager
(SDM) Quick Start Guide. If this document was not shipped with your router, you can obtain the SDM software and instructions
for installing it on your router from the following location:
http://www.cisco.com/pcgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/sdm
To obtain the SDM release notes and other SDM documentation, go to the following URL and click the Technical
Documentation link.
http://www.cisco.com/go/sdm
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Connecting a PC to the Router Console Port

This step is optional; it is required only if you want to use the Cisco IOS CLI instead of SDM to configure or troubleshoot the
router. To use Cisco IOS, you must connect the router to a terminal or to a PC with terminal emulation software. Terminal
emulation software should be configured with the following settings:
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