Can an AT&T Speedstream 4101 modem get wireless?

Question

I know this isn't labeled a wireless modem or router but I had an AT&T modem before that wasn't wireless. However, it was WEP key capable, which gave me wireless access. Does the Speedstream 4101 have WEP key capablility?

Answer 1

A Siemens 4100 or 4101 is merely a network bridge.

You connect the cable that comes out of your 4101, directly into the WAN or Internet port of your wireless router.

WEP is less than useless for anything. It gives people a false sense of security. WEP can be broken using crude brute force type attacks in 12 minutes or less. Use WPA2 if you can. Use WPA if you can't use WPA2.

If your previous unit had WEP settings it was probably a combo network bridge/wireless router in one device made by 2Wire or some such.

Answer 2

To the best of my knowledge the 4100 series are not wireless devices. They are simply router/modems and do not have any wireless capablity in them. You can add or connect a wireless access point to them and add wireless but it is not built in to the modem.

Just do a search for "wireless access points" to find one you can add on. You can also use these with a wireless router but you need to put the modem into bridge mode to have this work properly.

Answer 3

You must have a router in place for wireless

modem - router - computer


that modem is just a modem for internet access to connect to att

Need to get a wireless router for wifi

Answer 4

at present, your laptop is linked to the two the USB or the eithernet port on the rear of the Speedstream 4200, you purely ought to connect the instantaneous router to the eithernet port and additionally you would be able to then hook up with the instantaneous connection. you would be able to ought to configure the instantaneous router to have an IP handle interior the comparable variety as your Speedstream 4200, and the default gateway for the instantaneous router to be the IP handle of the Speedstream 4200. desire that facilitates