Setting up the Linksys WRT54G Wireless-G Broadband Router

March 25th, 2011





There are simple procedures which one could simply follow to have the linksys wireless router setup established and running in his operating system. One of the different linksys wireless router setup that one can embark on is the linksys WRT54G wireless broadband router. There are simple processes that can be followed to have it setup.

The first in the setup processes is plugging the wireless linksys wireless adapter to the source of power supply. It is advisable to allow for some few seconds for the system to be fully initialized before the ethernet cable is plugged to the same source of power supply. There are different types of plugging that must be done: the first as said earlier is plugging the ethernet cable into both power and the port in the router. The other ethernet cable would be plugged at the position provided for it at the laptop and at the other end of the ports which is labeled 1-4 on the same router. With that the computer is then set for both the linksys wireless router setup and the configuration as well.

The second stage of the linksys wireless router setup stage is the opening of the web browser. When the web browser is opened you type in this figure http://192.168.1.1 in that address bar. What will follow up is a window that would be requiring you to put your username and password. These are required for you to access the configuration page of the linksys wireless router setup. What you will use to fill up the spaces for the username and the password is the admin. After that the setup processes begins.

As part of the linksys wireless router setup you would be required to affect a change in the router name from the original or default to something that you will always remember, this is to prevent confusion on the part of the base station as regards your own setup. After that you save the setting and continue with the configuration processes. You will know when the settings become successful through the message that would be displayed.

The next stage is to click on the wireless tab which would be displayed at the top of the screen. Also you should change the name from its default or original value to a value that would be remembered by you. The wireless SSID option has to be disabled and saved afterwards. Continue the setup processes, when the setup processes is completed a dialogue will appear showing that the installation was successful. If the dialogue which shows that the setup was successful is not seen then the setup is not complete.

The next stage is to click on the wireless security which would be located at the top of that page. This option becomes necessary for you to fill to protect the linksys wireless router setup with your password. Select the WEP security from the drop down that would appear. From that you select 128 bits and 26 hex digits. The password to be selected should be between 6 to 8 characters. The linksys wireless router setup could not be harder than that.

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