To setup a Wi-Fi Network @ home...
1) You'll need a wireless router that costs about US$60.
2) On the computer end you'll need either a cable for a wired connection or a wireless card for a PC or Mac. Most laptops come with built in wireless capability. You'll need to ensure that it is switched on.
3) Connect your DSL modem or cable modem to th WAN port. If its cable it will self configure usually, unless your cable company gives to a fixed IP number (unlikely). For DSL the connection will require some configuration. You'll need to go into the router and find the WAN setting and configure PPPoE. This will require a User ID and password from your DSL provider.
4) It's important to change the default user ID and password in the router. You can access the router configuration type opening your web browser in a computer wired to the device and typing the router's IP address. This IP address will be something like 192.168.x.1 where x is 0, 1 or 2. On some routers this IP address is 10.0.0.1 or some other 192.168.x.x number. Sonic Wall products for example is192.168.168.168. You will have top type in the default user ID and password provided in the router's manual.
5) Once inside the router its important to go into the Wireless section and change the SSID from what's there to something unique.
6) Wireless connection requires that you right click in Windows XP on the wireless icon in the system tray and choose the router's SSID, which is a name that the router broadcasts. Choose it and click Connect.
7) Windows takes care of the networking side of things. If you have trouble...open the Control Panel and choose networking and then Create a New Connection and select Connect to a Home or Small Network and follow the wizard.
Source: Thanks Andy Walker and Call for Helptv
2) On the computer end you'll need either a cable for a wired connection or a wireless card for a PC or Mac. Most laptops come with built in wireless capability. You'll need to ensure that it is switched on.
3) Connect your DSL modem or cable modem to th WAN port. If its cable it will self configure usually, unless your cable company gives to a fixed IP number (unlikely). For DSL the connection will require some configuration. You'll need to go into the router and find the WAN setting and configure PPPoE. This will require a User ID and password from your DSL provider.
4) It's important to change the default user ID and password in the router. You can access the router configuration type opening your web browser in a computer wired to the device and typing the router's IP address. This IP address will be something like 192.168.x.1 where x is 0, 1 or 2. On some routers this IP address is 10.0.0.1 or some other 192.168.x.x number. Sonic Wall products for example is192.168.168.168. You will have top type in the default user ID and password provided in the router's manual.
5) Once inside the router its important to go into the Wireless section and change the SSID from what's there to something unique.
6) Wireless connection requires that you right click in Windows XP on the wireless icon in the system tray and choose the router's SSID, which is a name that the router broadcasts. Choose it and click Connect.
7) Windows takes care of the networking side of things. If you have trouble...open the Control Panel and choose networking and then Create a New Connection and select Connect to a Home or Small Network and follow the wizard.
Source: Thanks Andy Walker and Call for Helptv
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