1. A wireless Internet service provider (ISP) that works for you.
It is important to ask what different types of services hourly or flat
rate - the service offers before making your decision.
Before you
Install Wi-Fi
take the time to research the company’s service options and call
their customer service line before making a decision .
If you’re already using a wired
connection service from an existing ISP, check whether the ISP’s
wireless service
comes bundled with a wireless broadband router.
2. If
you haven’t already chosen an ISP, go ahead and buy a wireless
802.11b or g wireless broadband router and
Install-Wi-Fi
The majority of routers available cover a 30.5-meter (100-foot)
radius.
Install Wi-Fi
PC within this range of the router to ensure the best
performance and speed of the
Install Wi-Fi
wireless
home network
3. Once
you have successfully
Installed Wi-Fi -
a wireless
broadband router - you are ready to begin preparing your desktop
by installing a wireless Peripheral Component Interconnect
Linksys
WMP54G - 54Mbps - 802.11G - or - N - PCI Wireless Adapter
(PCI) card
into the desktop. If your own a notebook, you will not need to
install any additional cards.
Install-Wi-Fi
Network
4. Next
you should turn off your broadband connection and your PC.
Then simply unplug the cable from your broadband line (called
the Ethernet cable) and plug it into a local area network (LAN)
port on the back of the wireless broadband router. The other end
of the cable should remain connected your PC.
5. Now
you are ready to
install-Wi-Fi connect
a second Ethernet cable between your wired broadband modem’s
Ethernet port and the wireless broadband router’s wide area
network (WAN) port.
6. Once
step five is completed, turn the modem on and wait for the
status lights to indicate that it’s connected to your ISP. This
may take up to a minute.
7. The
next step is to plug in the wireless broadband router. The status
lights will blink as it self-checks to see that everything is
working properly. Please note that this step may take a
minute or so. Once the lights stop blinking, you are ready to turn
on your wired PC.
8. After
all Install-Wi-Fi
connections are successfully completed, you are ready to set the
security settings that are pre- built into the wireless broadband
router.
These settings are called MAC (media access control)
addresses and SSID (service set identifier) numbers. (Please refer
to terminology sheet for definitions)
9. It
is important to note that the default SSID number is often set to
linksys (if it's a linsys router)
...You can
choose any name you like but don't make it obvious, like your home
address To change this number, you can use your PC’s, that's a no,
no Internet Explorer browser to browse the configuration of the
router...
10. If
your operating system is Windows XP, now you can easily check the
Media Access Control (MAC) address. By typing in the command prompt,
“ipconfig /all”.
Be sure to
input all MAC addresses into the wireless broadband router as well
as your notebook or desktop MAC address. ]
This helps specify devices that communicate with the
router, similar to a person’s signature used as identification.
