# Connecting to the network

| Make sure that you choose the correct cable for the network that you are connecting to.

After installing the Ringnode into the computer, connect it to a working token-ring network. If the network access port in your wall or multi-station access unit is for:

- STP network cable, use the 9-way D-type STP-to-PCMCIA cable to connect the Ringnode to the network cable. Then connect the STP network cable to the network access port.

- UTP network cable, use the male UTP-to-PCMCIA cable to connect the Ringnode directly to the network access port. Alternatively, connect the UTP-to-PCMCIA cable to the RJ45-to-RJ45 socket (also supplied with the Ringnode); then use UTP network cable to connect the RJ45-to-RJ45 socket to the network access port.