Tech Guide: Setting up a Wi-Fi home network

Step 2: Install the wireless router

Before you install the router, power down your PC and modem, then disconnect the Ethernet cable from your PC and connect it to your router's WAN port so that the Ethernet cable connects the modem to the router. Now, you'll need to string a second Ethernet cable between your PC's Ethernet port and one of the router's Ethernet ports.

Connect your modem to the WAN port on the router and your PC to an open Ethernet port on the router.

Turn on the modem and wait until it connects. Plug in and power on the router and turn on your PC. When your system boots, open a browser window and try a few Web sites to test your Internet connection. If all seems to be working, skip to step 4.

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	Step 1: Prepare for installation   Step 2: Install the wireless router   Step 3: Configure the router   Step 4: Install the wireless adapters   Step 5: Configure the wireless systems   Step 6: Set the password	Step 7: Set the SSID   Step 8: Enable encryption   Step 9: Filter MAC addresses   Step 10: Configure Wi-Fi systems   Share and share alike   Network networking

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What about the big picture? Wi ...Anonymous -- 02/07/04

What about the big picture?
Wireless is being touted by the Paul Buddes of Australia as being a niche only product/service. Consumers are being led to believe (by what they read) that fixed wire services will always remain supreme over wireless. Anyone with any foresight into the wireless industry will tell you that although this may be true in many instances it is certainly not true in all. Wireless will indeed provide access to delivery of a variety of services without the need for total incumbent infrastrure in areas where this infrastructure exists. The next 2-3 years will see some very exciting new developments in wireless technology and Australians should be made more aware as to the future underlying benefits so that they may prepare themselves now.

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I have been trying to set up a ...Anonymous -- 17/07/04

I have been trying to set up a home network, The big problem is we can not get ADSL (broadband) we only have ISDN. As a novice i have been to three computer shops and all have sold me product that as they say will work. Well they dont work with ISDN. So i am left with products that are expensive, my daughter cant get onto the internet and i am as frustrated as hell. Could someone tell us how we can do this.
We have the following:
1. NT1 Plus 11 ISDN Modem.
2. Belkin 802.11b wireless router.
3 Belkin Notbook wirless unit X2 for two notebooks.

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