Chapter 2 - Installation
2. Installation
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SpaceLink Home Gateway
Connecting to the SpaceLink Home Gateway
Wired Connection
One RJ-45 cable is supplied with the SpaceLink Home Gateway. Auto
crossover function is designed into the SpaceLink Home Gateway so you
can use either a straight-through or a crossover Ethernet cable. Plug one
end of the cable into the WAN port on the rear of the SpaceLink Home
Gateway and the other end into the Ethernet port of your ADSL or Cable
modem.
Note: The WAN port only supports 10Base-TX.
Wireless-Connection
Refer to your wireless adapter user’s manual on associating with the
SpaceLink Home Gateway . The default SSID of the SpaceLink Home
Gateway is “default” (lower case), encryption is disabled and open system
authentication is used.
Printer Connection
The SpaceLink Home Gateway can be utilized as a printer server to allow
many wired or wireless computers to share a standard printer. A DB25
parallel cable should be supplied with your printer. Plug the male connector
of this parallel cable into the printer port on the rear of the SpaceLink
Home Gateway and the centronics end into your printer.
Printer Port