Setting up a wireless router can make using your computer much more easier. It allows mobility allowing you and family member to access Internet in your home and even your yard without the worries of tangled wires. Its not that hard to do. Anyone can do it. Here are a few things you have to do.
To setup a wireless network it's best to if you have a DSL or a cable Internet connection. With a 56k Internet connection this is not to even something to worry as wireless with a 56k Internet is not really practical at all. Your first step would be getting a wireless router and a some wireless adaptor for the number of computers you want on your wireless network.
For choosing a wireless router you should try to understand the different types of wireless that is call Wi-Fi. They come in mainly four flavors, 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n. If it's a 802.11a, don't get it. They're not really used as they are effected by walls and thus have a smaller range indoors compared to the other forms even though it does have a data transfer rate of 54Mb/s. The main types used today are 802.11b and 802.11g. These two both have better wireless range than 802.11a which is why they are preferred. the difference between wireless B and G is their data transfer rate. With B the limit is a 11Mb/s and G has 54Mb/s transfer rate. Wireless G however, is generally used over B as it can work in send signals as either B or G. Wireless N is the newer of the four, has twice the range of G and a transfer rate of up to 144Mb/s and also the most expensive of the four types and decrease from G to B and the cheapest is A.
When you decide on the type of wireless router you want, it would be best to get wireless adaptors that would work with the router. It's also a good idea to check if your computers if it has one built-in and is compatible with the router you are buying. You would need an wireless adaptor for the ones that you want access on your wireless network. Install them and use proper software provided with the adaptor and the instruction that it came with it.
To set up the router, you should not throw the instructions out as you will need them later. Keep them in case you forget something. It is best if you follow the instruction manual but here is the simple version of it.First power down your DSL or cable modem and disconnect it from your computer. Connect the modem to your wireless router. From the purchase of the wireless router, you should have a short cable. This is your network cable. Connect the network cable to the wireless router in the port labeled as either , WLAN, WAN, or Internet. It depends on brand of router you bought. Then connect that the Internet connection cable to the modem and reconnect your computer to the wireless router and power the modem back on.
Your computers or any devices with built-in wireless and those with the wireless adaptors should be able to detect the wireless router but don't connect any devices through wireless just yet. From here open you Internet browser on computer that is connected to the router. There should be a be an address that came with the router and type that in the address bar. A window should that prompts for a password. The password should come with the router as will. After entering the password it should take you to the configuration page.
On the configuration page you can give your network a name. Pick something the hard to guess for security reasons but should be something you can remember and type this in the SSID section. There should be a section that asks for a WEP or a WPA choose one and it should prompt you to enter an administrator password or a router password. It should be remember but random to prevent hackers from getting on to your network. You should be done with that. You can unwire your computer if you wish switch to wireless. Now your other computers, laptops and other devices on your network and have wireless Internet. All you have to do is type the network name and password or the the network connection page on your devices. That is all you have to do.
To setup a wireless network it's best to if you have a DSL or a cable Internet connection. With a 56k Internet connection this is not to even something to worry as wireless with a 56k Internet is not really practical at all. Your first step would be getting a wireless router and a some wireless adaptor for the number of computers you want on your wireless network.
For choosing a wireless router you should try to understand the different types of wireless that is call Wi-Fi. They come in mainly four flavors, 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n. If it's a 802.11a, don't get it. They're not really used as they are effected by walls and thus have a smaller range indoors compared to the other forms even though it does have a data transfer rate of 54Mb/s. The main types used today are 802.11b and 802.11g. These two both have better wireless range than 802.11a which is why they are preferred. the difference between wireless B and G is their data transfer rate. With B the limit is a 11Mb/s and G has 54Mb/s transfer rate. Wireless G however, is generally used over B as it can work in send signals as either B or G. Wireless N is the newer of the four, has twice the range of G and a transfer rate of up to 144Mb/s and also the most expensive of the four types and decrease from G to B and the cheapest is A.
When you decide on the type of wireless router you want, it would be best to get wireless adaptors that would work with the router. It's also a good idea to check if your computers if it has one built-in and is compatible with the router you are buying. You would need an wireless adaptor for the ones that you want access on your wireless network. Install them and use proper software provided with the adaptor and the instruction that it came with it.
To set up the router, you should not throw the instructions out as you will need them later. Keep them in case you forget something. It is best if you follow the instruction manual but here is the simple version of it.First power down your DSL or cable modem and disconnect it from your computer. Connect the modem to your wireless router. From the purchase of the wireless router, you should have a short cable. This is your network cable. Connect the network cable to the wireless router in the port labeled as either , WLAN, WAN, or Internet. It depends on brand of router you bought. Then connect that the Internet connection cable to the modem and reconnect your computer to the wireless router and power the modem back on.
Your computers or any devices with built-in wireless and those with the wireless adaptors should be able to detect the wireless router but don't connect any devices through wireless just yet. From here open you Internet browser on computer that is connected to the router. There should be a be an address that came with the router and type that in the address bar. A window should that prompts for a password. The password should come with the router as will. After entering the password it should take you to the configuration page.
On the configuration page you can give your network a name. Pick something the hard to guess for security reasons but should be something you can remember and type this in the SSID section. There should be a section that asks for a WEP or a WPA choose one and it should prompt you to enter an administrator password or a router password. It should be remember but random to prevent hackers from getting on to your network. You should be done with that. You can unwire your computer if you wish switch to wireless. Now your other computers, laptops and other devices on your network and have wireless Internet. All you have to do is type the network name and password or the the network connection page on your devices. That is all you have to do.
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Learning how to set up a wireless network is not that hard. Anyone can do it. All it takes is a little knowledge about DSL or ADSL routers and you are good to go.
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