I have a Linksys Wireless Router and my wife's company requires her to have a password protected wireless router and even though my computer is hooked up to the wireless router with a cable I need to have my other laptops to have a password. My question then is how do I create a password on my Linksys wireless router?How do you set up a password for a wireless router?
Securing your Wireless Network
Link below will guide you through the process.
Good LuckHow do you set up a password for a wireless router?
When you installed the router something should have appeared on the screen giving you the option to create a password and a name for it.
Access your wireless router configuration using your browser
Open your web browser, type '; http://192.168.1.1/ '; into the address bar and hit ';Enter.';
Use ';Admin'; as the username in the pop-up box and leave the password blank.
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Under the ';Wireless Security'; option, enter a passphrase and click ';Generate.'; This will generate a password which will need to be used by any client connecting to your router.
Good Luck
Friday, November 19, 2010
How do you get a Linksys range plus wireless router to connect to the internet?
We tried to connect to the internet but the router doesn't connect but the modem connects to the internet with no problem.How do you get a Linksys range plus wireless router to connect to the internet?
Did you connect the router to modem?
You probably already know this, but just in case because you didn't specify..
Your internet cable (From the wall, or wherever) must be connected to the modem, which must be connected to the router, which must connect to each of the PCs on the network via cable or wireless.
If that is correct, try re-setting the router (take a toothpick or some such and hold it into the reset button on the router, the really tiny kind. You must hold the button in for at least 30 seconds until the router lights start blinking.)
If this does not work, open up any web browser and in the address bar try typing in ';192.168.1.1'; (or, if that doesnt work, ';192.168.1.2';, without the quotes) and press enter. If it goes through to your router set-up, see if there's an option to set up the router.
If nothing works, call a tech support guy or return the router for a new one and see if that works.How do you get a Linksys range plus wireless router to connect to the internet?
READ THE MANUAL!
And/or, use the CD that came with it, and let the software thereon auto-configure it for you.
If you don't have a manual, it's on the Linksys web site as a PDF file. The software that's normally on the CD may also be downloadable in a .ZIP file or something.
One of the things you'll want to hunt-down in the manual is how to RESET the router back to factory specs. Once you've done that, the truth is that most routers just start working when you plug them in, without much configuration.
Beyond that, there's far too much to resolving this sort of problem than it's possible for ANYONE to provide here.
Hope that helps.
I would try reading the manual first. If you still can't fix the problem, watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9KWdOLgy
Did you connect the router to modem?
You probably already know this, but just in case because you didn't specify..
Your internet cable (From the wall, or wherever) must be connected to the modem, which must be connected to the router, which must connect to each of the PCs on the network via cable or wireless.
If that is correct, try re-setting the router (take a toothpick or some such and hold it into the reset button on the router, the really tiny kind. You must hold the button in for at least 30 seconds until the router lights start blinking.)
If this does not work, open up any web browser and in the address bar try typing in ';192.168.1.1'; (or, if that doesnt work, ';192.168.1.2';, without the quotes) and press enter. If it goes through to your router set-up, see if there's an option to set up the router.
If nothing works, call a tech support guy or return the router for a new one and see if that works.How do you get a Linksys range plus wireless router to connect to the internet?
READ THE MANUAL!
And/or, use the CD that came with it, and let the software thereon auto-configure it for you.
If you don't have a manual, it's on the Linksys web site as a PDF file. The software that's normally on the CD may also be downloadable in a .ZIP file or something.
One of the things you'll want to hunt-down in the manual is how to RESET the router back to factory specs. Once you've done that, the truth is that most routers just start working when you plug them in, without much configuration.
Beyond that, there's far too much to resolving this sort of problem than it's possible for ANYONE to provide here.
Hope that helps.
I would try reading the manual first. If you still can't fix the problem, watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9KWdOLgy
How do I setup a wifi connection from my router to my iPod?
I've set the iPod to automatically go on the nearest network, and I've turned on the router, and it's picked up the wireless network, but how do I put in the password? Nothin comes up and there's no where to put it in. How do I do it?How do I setup a wifi connection from my router to my iPod?
Hi,
If you've set it up to auto find nearest network your on the right tracks, the thing is when you need to input the network key you have to double tab once youv'e selected the network you want.
I've done this a few times so anymore probs regarding this please mail me.
Thanks
Hi,
If you've set it up to auto find nearest network your on the right tracks, the thing is when you need to input the network key you have to double tab once youv'e selected the network you want.
I've done this a few times so anymore probs regarding this please mail me.
Thanks
How much is a Wireless router for the Wii game system?
Well, I need a router because all of my access points won't work and yes I tried different securities. I need to by a wireless router for the Wii and for the cheapest price. Where can I find one?How much is a Wireless router for the Wii game system?
Well to get a good router you need to pay maybe $60-$80 so it can work between rooms. Some good brands are Linksys and Norton. (although my linksys broke down its still an overall good brand) both are sold at stores where you find electronics, ex: Best Buy, Circuit City, and Frys Electronics. (They did not pay me to write this)How much is a Wireless router for the Wii game system?
you can use any wireless router. have a look on ebay for cheap ones
if you find something can you email me because my wifi has not been working!
Go to Google and type in...... linksys wireless router. About 50 bucks would get you a decent one.
The Wii supports Wireless-B networking, but any Wirelesss-G or newer Wireless-N router will work (as long as they're not configured for g- or n-only operation). Expect to pay between US$30 to $50. You can find one at nearly any place that sells computer hardware or networking equipment. Brands to look for are D-Link, Linksys, or Netgear.
Well to get a good router you need to pay maybe $60-$80 so it can work between rooms. Some good brands are Linksys and Norton. (although my linksys broke down its still an overall good brand) both are sold at stores where you find electronics, ex: Best Buy, Circuit City, and Frys Electronics. (They did not pay me to write this)How much is a Wireless router for the Wii game system?
you can use any wireless router. have a look on ebay for cheap ones
if you find something can you email me because my wifi has not been working!
Go to Google and type in...... linksys wireless router. About 50 bucks would get you a decent one.
The Wii supports Wireless-B networking, but any Wirelesss-G or newer Wireless-N router will work (as long as they're not configured for g- or n-only operation). Expect to pay between US$30 to $50. You can find one at nearly any place that sells computer hardware or networking equipment. Brands to look for are D-Link, Linksys, or Netgear.
How do I recover my wireless connection to my router?
On my laptop, I lost connection to my security-enabled connection from my router. When I tried to reconnect, it just completely disappeared. I do see other people's names and their networks but that's because I live in an apartment building. I still have solid internet connection from my modem and on my desktop computer but can't get any wireless connection.How do I recover my wireless connection to my router?
There's an option in the router to not broadcast the name of the network (the SSID). Normally, you'd set this yourself, but if someone got into your router's admin pages via wireless, they may have changed it as part of their hijacking operation. (Remote administration is EVIL.)
I suggest you log into the admin pages -- if you can -- from your desktop machine and see if that option has been turned off. If it has, you have pirates on board. The following instructions will help get rid of them.
Because routers differ as to details, I can't be specific about how to accomplish these steps, but they're almost all done from within the router's administration web pages. Note: It best to do them from a computer cabled (even just temporarily) to the router rather than wirelessly, especially since wireless administration will be deactivated by step #1.
Generally, to access your router administration pages, hook up a computer directly to the router and enter the router local IP address into a browser address window. See way below for details on finding your router's IP address.
1. Deactivate wireless access to your router's administration web pages so only a computer connected via an Ethernet cable can reach them. This won鈥檛 affect wireless use of the Internet, just wireless administration of the router. Even if you don鈥檛 want to leave a computer connected via a cable, leave the cable there for when you need it.
2. Turn off the SSID (network name) broadcast from the router. There's no need to advertise your network's presence. You're not running a hotspot; everyone who should be on your network should know its name.
3. Change your SSID from the default. Hackers know that routers come with default SSIDs and look for them. Even if the SSID isn't being broadcast, if a hacker knows its name, they can hop on board.
4. Set up encryption with an encryption key. The longer, the better. WPA (if your network and all your computers can support 802.11G) is better than WEP. WEP is better than nothing. Each of your wireless computers and devices will need this encryption key. Wired computers will not.
5. Limit access to only the computers you want on the network via MAC filtering. (MAC refers to unique NIC (Network Interface Card) addresses, not Macintosh computers, and not IP addresses.) This isn't a defense against hardcore freeloaders -- it's possible to fake MAC addresses -- but it keeps out casual interlopers.
6. Change the range of and/or limit the number of automatically assigned IP addresses (DHCP) to reduce the chance of extra users. Again, hackers know what ranges routers come from the factory with. Changing them makes it a little harder to hop on board.
Here how to find your router IP address:
1. Click on the Start-%26gt;Run button.
2. In the text box, type
cmd
and press Enter.
3. A black ';DOS box'; will pop up. In it, enter
ipconfig /all
A bunch of gibberish will fill the box. Next to ';Default Gateway'; an IP address will appear. This is your router's IP address.
That should go far toward hardening your wireless network.How do I recover my wireless connection to my router?
Hard wire laptop and reconfigure it ~
There's an option in the router to not broadcast the name of the network (the SSID). Normally, you'd set this yourself, but if someone got into your router's admin pages via wireless, they may have changed it as part of their hijacking operation. (Remote administration is EVIL.)
I suggest you log into the admin pages -- if you can -- from your desktop machine and see if that option has been turned off. If it has, you have pirates on board. The following instructions will help get rid of them.
Because routers differ as to details, I can't be specific about how to accomplish these steps, but they're almost all done from within the router's administration web pages. Note: It best to do them from a computer cabled (even just temporarily) to the router rather than wirelessly, especially since wireless administration will be deactivated by step #1.
Generally, to access your router administration pages, hook up a computer directly to the router and enter the router local IP address into a browser address window. See way below for details on finding your router's IP address.
1. Deactivate wireless access to your router's administration web pages so only a computer connected via an Ethernet cable can reach them. This won鈥檛 affect wireless use of the Internet, just wireless administration of the router. Even if you don鈥檛 want to leave a computer connected via a cable, leave the cable there for when you need it.
2. Turn off the SSID (network name) broadcast from the router. There's no need to advertise your network's presence. You're not running a hotspot; everyone who should be on your network should know its name.
3. Change your SSID from the default. Hackers know that routers come with default SSIDs and look for them. Even if the SSID isn't being broadcast, if a hacker knows its name, they can hop on board.
4. Set up encryption with an encryption key. The longer, the better. WPA (if your network and all your computers can support 802.11G) is better than WEP. WEP is better than nothing. Each of your wireless computers and devices will need this encryption key. Wired computers will not.
5. Limit access to only the computers you want on the network via MAC filtering. (MAC refers to unique NIC (Network Interface Card) addresses, not Macintosh computers, and not IP addresses.) This isn't a defense against hardcore freeloaders -- it's possible to fake MAC addresses -- but it keeps out casual interlopers.
6. Change the range of and/or limit the number of automatically assigned IP addresses (DHCP) to reduce the chance of extra users. Again, hackers know what ranges routers come from the factory with. Changing them makes it a little harder to hop on board.
Here how to find your router IP address:
1. Click on the Start-%26gt;Run button.
2. In the text box, type
cmd
and press Enter.
3. A black ';DOS box'; will pop up. In it, enter
ipconfig /all
A bunch of gibberish will fill the box. Next to ';Default Gateway'; an IP address will appear. This is your router's IP address.
That should go far toward hardening your wireless network.How do I recover my wireless connection to my router?
Hard wire laptop and reconfigure it ~
How to set up a wireless point on a system using wired router/ modem?
I am operating a wired network of four computers, using an old modem and router. Is there any form of wireless router that I can plug in after the wired system to give a wireless connection for my laptops? Is it straightforward to install?How to set up a wireless point on a system using wired router/ modem?
It is true that the 'wireless access point' is usable in your case. However they are not easy to find. In fact any wifi router, which are very common in stores, can be used. You would have two choices, one just replace your existing router with the new wifi router, or run a wire from one of the LAN ports of the existing router to the WAN port of the new wifi router.How to set up a wireless point on a system using wired router/ modem?
Yes, this is possible, and fairly straight forward. The hardware that you are looking for is called a wireless access point (WAP). They differ from routers in that they do not assign IP addresses, and they are very easy to setup.
I have been told that this one works well, and has the added benefit of supporting N speeds.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as
Greetings From Pakistan !!
Yes there are many wireless routers for this purpose and fortunaetly not too much expensive ( last week i bought one for just 25 $ 100 m range model : tl- wr340gd) if you are going for 4 port wireless router and mostly they are plug and play. you just need to take a wire having LAN connecters on both ends then plug one side of connecter to ur wired router and other side to ur wireless router then place the adoptor of wireless router in electricity switch and then search for wireless network from your laptop and now you have running wireless internet connection on ur laptop. And before going to purchase any wireless router please keep in mind that how much distance you want to cover bcoz some routers also give you extended range for just few more $$.
Thanks
It is true that the 'wireless access point' is usable in your case. However they are not easy to find. In fact any wifi router, which are very common in stores, can be used. You would have two choices, one just replace your existing router with the new wifi router, or run a wire from one of the LAN ports of the existing router to the WAN port of the new wifi router.How to set up a wireless point on a system using wired router/ modem?
Yes, this is possible, and fairly straight forward. The hardware that you are looking for is called a wireless access point (WAP). They differ from routers in that they do not assign IP addresses, and they are very easy to setup.
I have been told that this one works well, and has the added benefit of supporting N speeds.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as
Greetings From Pakistan !!
Yes there are many wireless routers for this purpose and fortunaetly not too much expensive ( last week i bought one for just 25 $ 100 m range model : tl- wr340gd) if you are going for 4 port wireless router and mostly they are plug and play. you just need to take a wire having LAN connecters on both ends then plug one side of connecter to ur wired router and other side to ur wireless router then place the adoptor of wireless router in electricity switch and then search for wireless network from your laptop and now you have running wireless internet connection on ur laptop. And before going to purchase any wireless router please keep in mind that how much distance you want to cover bcoz some routers also give you extended range for just few more $$.
Thanks
How can I get my wireless router to do this?
I have 2 routers.
My modem/wireless router is on the other side of the house. I am asking how it is possible for my 2nd wireless router on this side of the house to pick up the internet from the 1st router and plug my XboX into the 2nd router and it works.
All I did was plug the 2nd router into the wall, but I don't know how to tell it to pick up the internet. Can I?How can I get my wireless router to do this?
Assuming your main wireless router also hsa some ethernet ports available (they look like phone jacks on steroids), running a network cable from the first router to the second router's uplink port should do the trick. Otherwise you need to be looking for a wireless repeater - U think I've seen those, but I've never used one.How can I get my wireless router to do this?
The only way to do it is to run an ethernet cable from the main router(the one with signal from ISP) to the other router.home theater
My modem/wireless router is on the other side of the house. I am asking how it is possible for my 2nd wireless router on this side of the house to pick up the internet from the 1st router and plug my XboX into the 2nd router and it works.
All I did was plug the 2nd router into the wall, but I don't know how to tell it to pick up the internet. Can I?How can I get my wireless router to do this?
Assuming your main wireless router also hsa some ethernet ports available (they look like phone jacks on steroids), running a network cable from the first router to the second router's uplink port should do the trick. Otherwise you need to be looking for a wireless repeater - U think I've seen those, but I've never used one.How can I get my wireless router to do this?
The only way to do it is to run an ethernet cable from the main router(the one with signal from ISP) to the other router.
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