Setting up a Wireless

Network
Step 1: Connect your wireless router to your cable or DSL modem. Plug
the Ethernet cable directly into the back of your router in the port
labelled either WAN, WLAN, or Internet.

Step 2: Turn on your router. Wait until the WAN or WLAN light on your
router starts to flash and light up. Be patient as this can take up to a
minute.

Step 3: Plug the cable that came with your router into the network or
Ethernet jack on your computer. Plug the other end of the cable into any
one of the open ports on the back of the router.

Step 4: Open the web browser on your computer. In the top URL field,
enter your router's IP address. This should be supplied in your router's
user manual. If you cannot find it, "192.168.1.1" is the default address
for most routers. You should immediately be prompted for a username
and password. Your router manual should also contain this information.
If not, go to Routerpasswords.com and select the brand and model of
your router to find its default login information.

Step 5: Configure your router. There are three things you should
configure. The first is the SSID, which is the name that identifies your
wireless network. Choose a name for your network that will be uniquely
different from your neighbours. Second, set either a WEP or WPA
password to protect your network. This password will be needed to log
on to your Wi-Fi network. Third, be sure to create an administrative
password that you can use anytime you need to change your router's
settings in the future. Click "OK" or "Apply" to save your new
configurations.

Step 6: Disconnect your computer from the router. Your computer's

wireless card should now be able to detect your new Wi-Fi network,
which will be the SSID you set earlier.
• SSID : Service Set Identifier, Network Name

• IP address: Is a logical address for a network

adapter. The IP address uniquely identifies
computers on a TCP/IP network. An IP address
can be private - for use on a local area network
(LAN) - or public - for use on the Internet or
other wide area network (WAN). IP addresses
can be determined statically (assigned to a
computer by a system administrator) or
dynamically (assigned by another device on
the network on demand).
IP addresses consist of four bytes (32 bits).
Each byte of an IP address is known as an
octet. Octets can take any value between 0
and 255. Various conventions exist for the
numbering and use of IP addresses.