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3WaystoCreateaWirelessNetworkwikiHow
HowtoCreateaWirelessNetwork
ThreeMethods:
SettingUptheNetwork
DetectingyourWirelessAdapter
ConnectingtoaNetwork
Computernetworkingisagreatwaytocollaboratewithother
computerusersinyourhomeoroffice.Whileitisbecoming
increasinglyeasyforthebasiccomputeruser,itcanstillbea
difficult,frustratingexperienceformanypeople.
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Method1of3:SettingUptheNetwork
Getarouter.Tocreatewirelessnetworkyouneedawirelessrouterorwireless
accesspoint.
IfyouhavebroadbandconnectionwithDSLmodemsimplyconnecttheWAN
portofnewwirelessroutertotheLANportofwirelessrouter.
ToconfigurenewwirelessrouterconnectthenetworkcablewithyourPCand
newwirelessrouter.
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OpenthewebbrowserinthePCandtypethedefaultIPaddressofthe
router.Usuallyitis192.168.0.1Entertheusernameandpassword(defaultuser
nameisadminanddefaultpasswordisalsoadmin).
ConfiguretheWANport.GotoWANSettingsandchosetheDHCPmode.
GotoLANSettingsandchangeIPaddressoftherouter.Dothisifyouhave
sameIPaddresswithDSLmodem.Forexample,ifyourDSLmodemIPaddressis
192.168.0.1,changethewirelessrouterIPaddressto192.168.1.1andgivethedefault
subnetmask255.255.255.0.
ConfiguretheDHCPserverofthewirelessrouter.GiveIPaddressesastart
ConfigurewirelessSSID.ChangethedefaultprimarySSIDandbroadcastSSID
rangeandanendrange.
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tosecurethewirelessrouter.ChoosethesecuritymodeandWPAalgorithm,and
enterthekeytotherouter.
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ChangethesecuritymodetoMixedWPA/WPA2PSK.ChangetheWPA
AlgorithmssettingstoTKIP&AES.Youcanalsoconfigurethewirelesskey.
Method2of3:DetectingyourWirelessAdapter
Notethemanufacturerandmodelofyourwirelessadapter.
PlugitintoyourPC.
Findthedrivers.Ifyouroperatingsystemdoesnotrecognisethewireless
adapter,getdriversfromanydiscsthatcamewiththeadapter.Or,failingthat,
downloadthemfromtheInternet.
Installthedrivers.InWindowsXP,eitherrightclickonthe.inffileandclickinstall,
orenterDeviceManagerandUpdateDriversontheUnknownDevice.
OnceWindowsXPrecognisesyourwirelessdeviceitshouldappearinNetwork
Connectionsandofferyouachoiceofrouterstoconnecttowithinrange.
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Method3of3:ConnectingtoaNetwork
Chooseyourrouter(usuallythemanufacturernameakaSSID),thesecurity
methodandenterthepasskeyinordertoconnecttoit.UseAutoDHCP,
unlessotherwiseinstructed.
Thisshouldfindthewirelessrouter(clickrefreshuntilitdoes)andconnect
tothenetworkthroughthenewrouter.
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Tips
InWindowsXPorVista,gotoStart>ControlPanel>
NetworkConnections(click"SwitchtoClassicView"if
youcannotseetheNetworkConnectionsicon)>right
clickonyourLocalAreaConnectionethernetadapter>
Properties>checkFileandPrinterSharingforMicrosoft
Networks>Click"OK"
ApasskeyisnotthesameasaHEXkey
Sharingfiles(orensuringthatyourcomputersarereally
networked)and/oraprinterinWindowsXP,requires
PrintandFileSharingenabledonallcomputers.
Checktobesureyourwirelessfunctionkeyonyour
keyboardisenabled.
InMacOSX,clickontheApplemenuontheMenuBar
andclickon"SystemPreferences...".Then,clickon
"Sharing".Thenyoumayselectwhichservicethatyou
wanttobesharedonyourwirelessnetwork.Forfurther
support,clickontheAppleSupportPagelinkforsharing
onyourwirelessnetwork.AppleSharingSupport
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Warnings
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Remembertosetupyoursecuritysettingstoprevent
unauthorizedaccesstoyournetwork.WPAencryptionis
muchmoresecurethanWEP.
Yourarely,ifever,needtousethemanufacturer
suppliedsoftwaretoaccessawirelessnetwork.All
modernoperatingsystemsarecapableofthisbydefault.
Turningonyourequipmentinthewrongordercould
causeyournewsetuptonotwork!Besuretopoweron
eachiteminorder.Itreallydoesmatter.
Alsoremembertochangethedefaultpasswordsand
usernamesonyourwirelessrouter.Manywardriverswill
travelaroundfindinghotspotsandthentryingthedefault
codesforthattypeofaccesspoint.Thiscouldresultin
yougettinglockedoutofyourownrouterandhavingto
manuallyresetyournetwork.
ThingsYou'llNeed
Wirelessadapter/modem/receiver(internalorexternal)
Wirelessaccesspoint/router/transmitter/hub/switch
(alwaysexternal)onlynecessaryifyouneedtodomore
thancommunicatebetweentwoPCsinyourhouse.
Awaytowritedownyourpasswords
SourcesandCitations
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