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# How to install your welo WiFi 6 Gateway

# Like everything else with welo, installation of your gateway is oh-so-simple. 

### First, where should you place your new gateway?
* Close to devices you need to connect by Ethernet or phone cables, such as desktop computer, printer, gaming system, etc.Central to the areas where you use the Internet most often.
* Preferably 3 feet from the ground.
* In an open space, away from any obstacle that may block the WiFi signal, such as wireless electronics, or materials such as metal, concrete or mirrored surfaces.

### Now, let’s connect your equipment
1. **Connect the coaxial cable.** 
   * Choose a [__coax outlet__](https://support.joinwelo.com/en-us/article/what-is-a-coaxial-wall-outlet-8womsz/) located closest to your centrally located gateway
   * Connect one end of the coax cable to the coaxial wall outlet. 
   * Connect the other end to the round connector on the back of the gateway ( a - image below).
2. **Plug in the power cord.** 
   * Plug one end into an electrical (120V) wall outlet, and the other end into the back of the WiFi 6 gateway ( b - image below ).
3. **Sit back and relax.** 
   * Gateway synchronization will now begin and the lights on the gateway will flash while this is happening. 
   * This process may take up to 25 minutes and the gateway may shut off and restart a number of times during this process. 
   * When lights #1 to 4 become solid (not flashing) it means the process is complete and your gateway is ready for use.
4. **Connect any Ethernet cables back in.** 
   * If you previously removed any Ethernet cables connected to your personal wired devices (computer, gaming system, etc.) you may now plug them back into any of the available Ethernet ports on the back of your WiFi 6 gateway ( c - image below ).

![GatewayPorts](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/4/0/8/5/40859b4d4a832800/image_1th0g7v.png)
**Where should you place your new gateway?** 

* Central to the areas where you use the Internet most often.
* Close to devices you need to connect by Ethernet or phone cables, such as desktop computer, printer, gaming system, etc.
* Preferably 3 feet from the ground.
* In an open space, away from any obstacle that may block the WiFi signal, such as wireless electronics, or materials such as metal, concrete or mirrored surfaces.