| Need help setting up your router? This process is | | | | address box. It will prompt for a username and |
| relatively easy whether you are setting up a | | | | password. Look at the default username and |
| broadband router or a wireless router. But to walk | | | | password in the manual. Change internet |
| you through the whole installation process, here | | | | connection settings to DSL. Change the password |
| are some steps that can help you out: | | | | and input necessary details like IP address and |
| Wired or Broadband Router: | | | | subnet mask, all of which are provided in the |
| Step 1: You need to a broadband router, Ethernet | | | | manual or the DSL provider. After doing |
| cables for all the computers you want to include in | | | | necessary changes, click "save settings". |
| the network, your computers and a modem. Turn | | | | Wireless Router |
| all of these off to prepare for the installation of | | | | Step 1: For a wireless router, you need only to |
| the router. | | | | plug the wireless internet adapter at the WAN |
| Step 2: Connect router to the modem first. Get | | | | port found at the back of your computer. If your |
| an Ethernet cable and plug one end to the | | | | desktop computer is not yet wireless ready, you |
| modem and the other end to one of the Ethernet | | | | can still use this by using Ethernet cable. Plug one |
| ports at the back. A typical router usually has 4 | | | | end at the back of the router and one end at the |
| Ethernet ports. | | | | back of your computer. For other wireless |
| Step 3: Get another Ethernet cable and plug one | | | | devices such as laptop, they are already wireless |
| end at the back of the router and one end at the | | | | ready. Once you have set it up, you need only to |
| back of the computer. If you have more than 4 | | | | input password and you can now connect. |
| computers you need to install, purchase an | | | | Step 2: Plug the router to the power outlet and |
| external switch first and connect the switch to | | | | turn on base computer and do the same steps |
| the router. Connect your computers to the switch | | | | for Step 4 in the wired router settings. In this |
| using the Ethernet cable. | | | | case, you need to change SSID settings or come |
| Step 4: Now you are ready to install the router. | | | | up with a new name for your local area network. |
| Open your modem, router and computer. Open | | | | This is to prevent other people from hacking into |
| your browser and type in 192.168.1.1 to the | | | | your network. |