Connecting to Your Local Area Network 4-1CCCChhhhaaaapppptttteeeerrrr 4444CCCCoooonnnnnnnneeeeccccttttiiiinnnngggg ttttoooo YYYYoooouuuurrrr LLLLooooccccaaaallll AAAArrrreeeeaaaa NNNNeeeettttwwwwoooorrrrkkkkThis chapter describes how to physically connect the Netopia R5000 Series to your local area network (LAN).Before you proceed, make sure the Netopia R5000 Series is properly configured. You can customize therouter’s configuration for your particular LAN requirements using console-based management (see“Console-Based Management” on page 6-1).This section covers the following topics: “Overview” on page 4-1 “Readying computers on your local network” on page 4-1 “Connecting to an Ethernet network” on page 4-3 “Adding an external modem” on page 4-4 “Connecting to a LocalTalk network” on page 4-5OOOOvvvveeeerrrrvvvviiiieeeewwwwYou can connect the Netopia R5000 Series to an IP or IPX network that uses Ethernet.If you have purchased the AppleTalk feature expansion kit, you can also connect the router to a LocalTalknetwork that uses PhoneNET cabling.Additionally, on the R5200 and R5300 models you can connect an external modem for remote management.See “Adding an external modem” on page 4-4.Caution!Before connecting the Netopia R5000 Series to any AppleTalk LANs that contain other AppleTalk routers, youshould read “Routers and seeding” on page 11-3.See the later sections in this chapter for details on how to connect the Netopia R5000 Series to different typesof networks.RRRReeeeaaaaddddyyyyiiiinnnngggg ccccoooommmmppppuuuutttteeeerrrrssss oooonnnn yyyyoooouuuurrrr llllooooccccaaaallll nnnneeeettttwwwwoooorrrrkkkkPC and Macintosh computers must have certain components installed before they can communicate throughthe Netopia R5000 Series. The following illustration shows the minimal requirements for a typical PC orMacintosh computer.
