set up wireless connection?

Answer 1

Hi, while this is a super short question which leaves much to be desired in how it can be answered, I am assumming you wish to go from either a dialup or wired broadband connection to a wireless networked situation. If I read or understood wrong, I am sorry. ;-)

It is not difficult to set up a wireless connection or network. I do want you to be aware of the need for security with wireless connections. Due to the signal it is possible for others to accidently or purposely, (war driving) to access a wireless connection IF it is not secured properly. The connection is secured by implementing both the built-in hardware firewall and the encryption options of the router. We will discuss that shortly.

First, you will need a good router which implements either the 802.11b and 802.11g protocols or the newest (and more expensive due to the increased range and speeds) 802.11n protocol which also allows for the lower 802.11g and b. Note that the 802.11b is by far the slower connection and any node on the network with this protocol will slow down all upper 802.11g-n to the 802.11b speeds. So, if you wish to have the proper benifit of an 802.11g or 802.11n you need to not have any 802.11b nodes on your network.

Your first task is to determine the current setup of your connection/network, and what it is you wish to accomplish with the wireless setup. Do you want to hook up only one computer or do you wish to hook up multiple computers or one desktop and have a notebook able to connect to the network. Do you wish to hook up a Media Center Edition OS, and then hook that up to a media extender or game console? Do you want to have the networked comptuers share a printer and if so do you wish it to be wireless as well or wired to one computer and the ohters access it via a share?

While it is important to pre-determine what you wish to accomplish now, you also need to take into consideration any future needs you may have. If you do wish to eventually hook up an Media Center Edition to your television, or a game console as an extender, but not right now, that need still needs to be thought of and decisions made on how you want to proceed. Any media extender is best hard wired to the network. The streaming media is much stabler with the wired connection that if it were wireless. Wireless streaming media is much more choppy and inconsistant. Anyway, these issues need consideration and to be planned for the eventuality of hooking up additional nodes. If you do not know what a "node" is, it is just any hardware device hooked up to a network, such a computers either desktops or notebooks, printers, print servers, media extenders, servers, entertainment devices etc. Each item hooked up wirelessly needs an IP Address and to receive that IP Address the MAC Address is required. The MAC Address is the serial number of any device.

Each computer or other node hooked up wirelessly requires an "Adapter". I strongly suggest you utilize the same manufacturer for the Router and the Adapters. While it states these items can be mixed and matched my experiance has shown that you sustain stronger connections and experiance less problems when you use the same manufacturer for the Router and the Adapters.

Now, you also need to consider whether or not you are going to implement the Windows XP Internet Connection Sharing feature. If you do, the computer you are using to share the connection will require two adapters, and must be turned on for the other comptuers to access the connection. I do not reccomend this method, but sometimes it is the only option available due to cost constraints. The main reason I object to this option is the need to incorperate the Guest Account which does not require a passoword, and that is a security hole. If you do use the Internet Connection Sharing feature make sure you put a strong password on the Guest Account.

Now, after you have determines what you current needs and desires, and have taken into account future needs and desires you can decide what hardware items you will need. What type of connection for the network you wish will determine what hardware you purchase. As there are several different methods of setting up a network, it is very difficult to give specific explanations here. I do want you to understand that while this can seem overwhelming at first glance, it really is not a difficult task.

Due to the difficulty in providing all the information and steps you will need to do, I highly reccomend this book: "Absolute Beginner's Guide To Home Networking", by Mark Edward Soper. This book is a little over 300 pages long, is very easy to understand, outlined simply, with step by step instructions to setting up Wired, Wireless, and MIxed Networks, and also includes a lot of terrific information on adding additional items (nodes) such as TiVo, Game Consoles, Media Extenders, and security items such as video cameras and monitors. It also discusses alternate connection methods such as power line and satiltie, etc.

This is the book I used to first learn about Wireless and other networking issues and then used to set up my home and office networks. It is not just about Wireless, but also includes as mentioned above different networking needs. It is a comprehensive but easy to follow and understand book and in my opinion the best out there for those who need to quickly learn about and then set up connections and networks. It is not expensive and also has troubleshooting techniques.

I wish you great success in your networking needs and a very good weekend too.

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(Note) The response under mine, in number 1, really means: plug the Adapter into the computer. However, you need to determine if you even HAVE a slot to "plug" in the adapter. NOT the Router! Adapters go in computers and a Router is what they are hooked up to, either wired or wireless. The Adapter is for a Wireless connection. I personally am using the Belkin Pre-N Router and Adapters. The desktop Adapter required an installation of the actual PCI Slot the adapter slides into. It is an easy one time installatin but needs an available PCI Port slot inside the computer for the hardware. If you need to install the actual hardware slot, and you don't have an open and avialable PCI Port slot you can look at all your currently installed items in the PCI Ports and determine if there is any which you do not use, such as an internal dialup or DSL Modem, or a FireWire card. If there is a card which is not used you can remove it and install the PCI Slot hardware into that PCI Port. I currently have all of my PCI Ports filled. If I need to install any other PCI cards I would need to remove a card. In my case I would remove the dialup modem or the DSL Modem due to the fact I use an external Modem provided by my ISP. I could easily replace any I remove if it becomes neccasary at a later date. If you do have to add or remove PCI cards, make sure you first turn off, and UNPLUG the computer! Then touch the computer case to ground it and expell any static electricity or you could damage the computer hardware. Just turning off the computer is not enough to ensure proper protection for yourself or your hardware.

Sorry this is so long, it is just there are many issues involved which is why I suggested you getting the book. It is just too much information and has to many different configuration options to type them all here. This book is by far the best way to quickly and effectively get a Wireless or Mixed Network up and running. Please remember to turn on and configure you Routers built in hardware firewall, and enable your encryption. Use the WPA encryption if possible, and not the WEP and the WPA is much more secure and less easy to crack than WEP. It is important to know before hand if all of your hardware and software is compatable with WPA, but these days they usually are. Still you need to be sure of compatability first. It is easy to do, and part of the preperation steps before installing and configuring the hardware and software for the connection.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Step 1:
Plug your router into your cable slot

Step 2:
Plug the other router (the one with the and antenna) into the router

Step 3:
Plug the annenna router into the base computer

Step 4:
plug the router in and wait one minute

Step 5:
Plug the Antenna router in and check to see if it worked with the wireless computer

Answer 4

keep out the cabels from the modem and the rauter, wait 1 minute, put them back, and try. For me is work

Answer 5

meaning ..... ? u have equment wireless connection?