Setting up a wireless network can be confusing and aggravating for many. Many simply throw in the towel and finally end up spending money on someone else to do it for them.
This posting will outline for you the three essential concepts you must understand to setup a wireless router on your own. I will explain the best way to get it done without resorting to the installation CD that is included with your router and without some of the fancy gizmos or push buttons made to try to make configuring a wireless router simple. Although most of these approaches may appear simple and easy on the surface they do not always do the job. They also keep you isolated from any kind of familiarity with what's actually going on. In cases where a simple error is made you may be stuck and be forced to turn to someone else to get assistance.
You will be able to configure IPads, computer printers, game consoles and almost every other wireless network device without any help as soon as you understand how to setup a wireless router properly.
We can reduce establishing wireless network security in to 3 concepts.
1. Your SSID - Service Set Identifier. It's a big sounding word that merely means the name of your wi-fi network. You need to change this from the default and give it a name that means anything to you personally but means little to another person.
2. Encryption type. This tends to end up being auto-negotiated between your router and whatever wireless network device is trying to connect to it. Nonetheless its beneficial to be aware of what it really is. WEP is an old and less secure form of encryption. WPA and WPA2 are actually new better types of encryption. When you have an old system or older devices such as certain ink jet printers and video game consoles you may need to use WEP. Otherwise use WPA/WPA2
3. Passphrase - This is what you enter in to connect to your wireless network. Also known as the actual security key or simply just plain "password". Don't confuse this with the password to log onto the router. The router password does absolutely nothing to help you be connected. It simply enables you to get into the router and configure your passphrase. If you are using WPA or WPA2 the passphrase should be 8 to 63 numbers or letters.
Now that you know the basic principles involved with wireless networking let's put these to use.
Now let's proceed to the routers web interface and provide this info.
When you want to view your routers web interface you have to know 3 important things.1. The IP address of the router.2. The routers user name and password.3. You have to know if the router and your personal computer are on the same network..
IP AddressThe routers IP address will likely be something such as 192.168.0.1, 192.168.2.1 or maybe 10.0.0.1. The documentation that was included with the router should provide you with this. If you don't have the documentation simply do an Internet search on "router make and model default IP".
Username And PasswordThe routers username and password is commonly along the lines of "admin" and "password". In the event that these don't succeed just do a web search on "router make and model default password". If it is a second-hand router you may want to hard reset it so you can get it back to it's default. Hard resetting generally will require poking a paper clip in to a small hole in the back of the router and holding it for 15 to 30 seconds and releasing. Once you release the router will reboot and go back to it's manufacturer default settings and you'll be able to use it's default account information to sign on.
Network
Same Network?Your laptop or computer and router must be on a single network so as to connect. You could compare you wireless routers IP address with the IP information on your pc by going to the command prompt and entering IPCONFIG.
If your PC and wireless router are on different networks exactly what do you do? We simply enable DHCP to perform the job for us. Hook up the two with an Ethernet cable and reboot. DHCP will auto-magically assign an IP address to your computer which will allow it to connect to the router.
Now that eveything is ready it's time for you to sign in to your wireless routers web interface.This is usually a easy thing to do:1. Key in your routers IP address straight into your selected browser (IE, Chrome, Firefox etc.) and hit "enter".2. Type in your account information as discussed above.3. Look for a page named "Wireless Security" (Or something along those lines) which allows you to specify your SSID. Input your network name into this field.
That's virtually all there is to it!
Once you're finished you simply want to key in the pass phrase you created within the wifi utilities in all of your network devices. This is a simple matter of simply clicking or tapping on your SSID, entering your pass phrase and simply clicking on "connect"!
You at this moment understand basic principles of configuring a wireless router. You can use this expertise on virtually any other wireless networking product on the market..
J Richard Jones has been supporting computers and networks for over 15 years. Visit his site to learn more about wireless network setup.
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