88 Setting Up and Using NetworksSetting Up a New WLAN Using a Wireless Router and a BroadbandModem1 Contact your Internet service provider (ISP) to obtain specific informationabout the connection requirements for your broadband modem.2 Ensure that you have wired Internet access through your broadbandmodem before you attempt to set up a wireless Internet connection (see"Connecting a Network or Broadband Modem Cable" on page 85).3 Install any software required for your wireless router. Your wireless routermay have been shipped with installation media. Installation media usuallycontains installation and troubleshooting information. Install the requiredsoftware according to the instructions provided by the routermanufacturer.4 Shut down your computer and any other wireless-enabled computers inthe vicinity through the Windows Vista Start button .5 Disconnect your broadband modem power cable from the electrical outlet.6 Disconnect the network cable from the computer and the modem.7 Disconnect the AC adapter cable from your wireless router to ensure thatthere is no power connected to the router.NOTE: Wait for a minimum of 5 minutes after disconnecting your broadbandmodem before continuing with the network setup.8 Insert a network cable into the network (RJ-45) connector on theunpowered broadband modem.9 Connect the other end of the network cable into the Internet network(RJ-45) connector on the unpowered wireless router.10 Ensure that no network or USB cables, other than the network cableconnecting the modem and the wireless router, are connected to thebroadband modem.NOTE: Restart your wireless equipment in the order described below to prevent apotential connection failure.11 Turn on only your broadband modem and wait for at least 2 minutes forthe broadband modem to stabilize. After 2 minutes, proceed to step 12.12 Turn on your wireless router and wait for at least 2 minutes for the wirelessrouter to stabilize. After 2 minutes, proceed to the step 13.
