home routers manuIactured by Cisco.

These may be wireless routers, DSL routers, and cable

routers.
LinkSys routers are Iairly simple to setup, even Ior inexperienced users.
LinkSys Router Setup
Physical Setup oI a LinkSys Router :
Even though the diIIerent models oI LinkSys routers may diIIer, the general design Ior setup is
very similar Ior all oI them.
1. ttach the antennas to the router (Ior wireless routers).
2. Plug the Ethernet cable Irom your broadband Internet provider`s modem into the port
labeled 'Internet or 'W on the Router.
(ote: The 'Internet and other ports are usually located at the back oI the Router)
3. Plug another Ethernet cable into one oI the available ports (usually numbered 1,2,3,4,
etc.).
4. Then plug the other end oI this cable into an Ethernet port on your PC.
LinkSys Router Configuration
LinkSys routers now ship with a Setup Wizard
which is intended to simplIy basic conIiguration
tasks.
We do not recommend the LinkSys Setup
Wizard Ior two reasons:
O The Setup Wizard is not signiIicantly
easier than the regular conIiguration
menus
O II you use the Setup Wizard, you will end
up learning two interIaces Ior your
LinkSys router instead oI just one
The best course oI action would be to open your
web browser (Mozilla FireIox, Internet Explorer, etc.) and enter the Iollowing URL:
http://192.168.1.1/
You will now be prompted to enter your Username and Password.
Logging in to a Linksys Router
Leave the Username Iield blank and enter your Router`s password (the deIault password is
'admin).

Once you are past the login screen, you have access to (and can change) a plethora oI
conIiguration options Ior your router.
Don`t be worried by the enormous number and variety oI options, your LinkSys router ships with
deIault settings that enable it to work right out oI the box in most environments.
From here the conIiguration options that you choose are largely up to your own personal
preIerence.
II this is a wireless router, we recommend that you consider setting an SSID to identiIy the router
as your own and conIiguring WEP to encrypt your wireless traIIic.
Setting-Up a DSL ISP on a Linksys Router
Iter you`ve entered the URL 192.168.1.1 in your web browser and the web-based setup page
appears, Iollow these steps:
1. Look Ior 'Local IP ddress and change it to '192.168.2.1 (usually under Setup a Basic
Setup)
2. Click 'Save Settings.
3. Renew your computer`s IP ddress as Iollows:
i. Go to MS-DOS or Command Prompt; click the Start button, click on 'run command,
type in 'cmd (without quotations), and press enter
ii. Type in 'ipconIig/release and press Enter on your keyboard.
iii. Your IP ddress will consist oI 0`s , i.e. 0.0.0.0
iv. ow type in 'ipconIig/renew and press Enter on your keyboard.
v. Your IP ddress will now be displayed, e.g. 192.168.10.10
4. ccess the Router`s web-based setup page by typing the 192.168.2.1 in the URL oI your
web browser.
5. Once the web page appears, click on 'Status and check whether the 'IP ddress Iield
has a series oI numbers or 0`s.
6. II the IP ddress has numbers, you can now connect to the Internet.
. However, iI the IP ddress has 0`s, Iirst click either on 'DHCP Release or 'IP ddress
Release and then click on 'DHCP Renew or 'IP ddress Renew accordingly.
8. II the IP ddress still comprises only oI 0`s, enable PPPoE on the router as Iollows:
i. Click 'Setup on the Router`s web-based setup page.
ii. Go to 'Internet Connection Type and change the option to 'PPPoE.
iii. Enter the Username and Password as provided by your ISP , along with the domain in
the username iI necessary.
iv. Click 'Save Settings.
9. ow click 'Status and see iI the 'Login Status displays Connected.
10.II not, click on Connect.
You should now be able to connect to the Internet using your LinkSys Router.
LinkSys Router Wireless Setup
ow, here`s the guide to setup your LinkSys Wireless settings. Here you`ll learn how to setup
your own wireless key to keep your network saIe Irom hackers. The most commonly used
encryption are WEP and WP, and here`s how to set it up.
1. Once, you`re logged in to your router`s web interIace, look Ior the Wireless Tab and then click
on it
2. You may change the Wireless Network Name (SSID) Irom the deIault value to your
preIerred one, then Disable the Wireless SSID Broadcast option, then click on Save Settings.
3. Go to Wireless Security, then look Ior the Security mode dropdown box and select WEP,
then Irom the WEP Security dropdown box, make sure that it is set to 128 bits 26 hex digits.
ow you can nominate a password between 6 and 8 characters and type it into the Passphrase
box. Then click Generate, then save the setting, You may also set it the security mode to WP,
however not all network cards support this. Be sure to read your documentation Iirst beIore
proceeding or setting it to WP encryption mode.
LinkSys Router Setup Video Tutorials