For other brands, it may be slightly different, for example 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.100.1. If you are doing this right now, you can click this link! This is the default IP address of your new Linksys router. But if it doesn't work, move on to the further section where I'll be troubleshooting this, and then come back.Īfter you have connected, go ahead and open a web browser. If you're lucky enough, your network should have an Internet connection automatically and you can configure the settings as I am explaining further on. If you are using a computer with no wireless card, connect it to the router's port labelled 1 using an ethernet cable. Connect to it, and you can start configuring the router. If you look for wireless networks, you should find an open network called linksys by default. Then we'll set your network up.Īfter you're done connecting, switch the router and modem on. Start by connecting all your hardware like this. You need the web connection coming through an ethernet cable from the modem! Note that you cannot set up a wireless router with a dial-up Internet connection. Those computers that do not have Wi-Fi capability connect to the router through ethernet cables.Router broadcasts wirelessly to Wi-Fi enabled devices in the house.The ethernet (network) cable from the modem goes into the Internet port of your router (marked yellow on Linksys routers).You get the connection via a cable/DSL/ADSL modem. Here's the basic structure in a wireless router setup: The first step, surely in this process is setting up and connecting the hardware.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |