NETGEAR MR814 Installation Manual page 5

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Prepare to Install the Router
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Verify Your Equipment
Before installing the MR814 router, you should have:
• An external DSL or cable modem with an
Ethernet port set up and working with one
computer.
• Working ISP Internet Connection
• Internet Explorer 5.0 or later OR Netscape
Navigator 4.7 or later.
You'll be installing the router between the modem and the computer.
For each computer that you want to connect to the router, you must have
• An available RJ-45 Ethernet port (or adapter) — either built-in or from a network
interface card (NIC) installed in the computer OR a 2.4 GHz wireless adapter (Wi-Fi
802.11b at 11Mbps).
Note: If you have a built-in modem or a modem card, the telephone jack for the
modem looks very similar to an RJ-45 Ethernet port, but the RJ-45 port is larger.
• TCP/IP networking installed.
• Windows® computers: Client for Microsoft® Networks software installed.
Note: TCP/IP and Client for Microsoft Networks is installed on most Windows
computers. If you can view Web sites with a browser, you are ready to go. Please
see the Reference Manual on the CD if you need help installing either on a
Windows computer.
• A Category 5 (Cat 5) Ethernet patch cable
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Phone jack or
cable outlet
DSL or cable modem