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User Guide
Device Information and Status: Dell TrueMobile 1184 Wireless Broadband Router User's Guide

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Installing and Configuring the Router for non-Ethernet Cable Connections

A cable modem may support only Ethernet connection, only USB connection, or both types of connections.

 

Cable modem with only USB Connection

Your TrueMobile 1184 router is designed to function with only Ethernet connection on its Broadband interface.  If your cable modem supports only USB connection, you need to replace it with a model with at least one Ethernet connection.

 

Cable modem with both USB and Ethernet Connections

If your cable modem supports both USB and Ethernet connections, but is connected to your computer via USB cable, follow the instructions below to switch to the Ethernet connection.

  1. Power down your cable modem.
  2. Disconnect the USB cable from your computer and the cable modem.
  3. Connect one end of an standard Ethernet cable into the Ethernet port of the Ethernet card on your computer
  4. Insert the other end of the cable into the Ethernet port on your cable modem.
  5. Power up the cable modem.  The modem may need several minutes to initialize.
  6. Insert the TrueMobile 1184 CD into the CDROM drive on the computer to start the Setup Wizard and select "Installation" and "Setup First Computer" to begin the installation of the router.

 

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