| Wireless networking allows you to easily
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| | settings of the router to configure it
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| share your Internet access as well as
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| | yourself. Here are some common terms you
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| printers, and media, very easily without
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| | may come up againt.
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| wires. Setting up a wireless network is
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| | - SSID - this is your networks name.
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| generally very easy and it is becoming
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| | Choose something unique, as generally it
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| more and more commonplace to do this in
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| | will come up with the manufacturer of the
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| your home or small office. The great
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| | router name. When you try and search for
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| thing about wireless networking is the
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| | the router with your computer you will
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| fact you can add wireless functionality
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| | want to identify which name represents
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| to your existing network.
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| | you own router.
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| If you intend to use wireless networking
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| | - WEP or WPA is the type of security
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| it is advisable to have windows XP
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| | encryption to prevent other people
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| service pack 2 as a minimum. Whilst this
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| | accessing your Internet connection. WPA
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| is not absolutely essential it can make
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| | will generally allow you to use a
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| things much easier when connecting to
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| | memorable word to user a password whilst
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| wireless networks and also a few security
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| | WEP is more a randomly generated bunch of
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| issues have been fixed with this service
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| | numbers and letter.
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| pack
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| | - Administrator Password - this is just
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| The first stage to setting up a wireless
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| | the password to actually access the
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| network is to obtain the correct
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| | administration of your router. Unless
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| equipment. There are several different
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| | someone has already got a connection to
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| options, depending on your current setup.
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| | your router they will be unable to change
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| If you currently use a cable based
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| | settings. If you do use a password here,
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| provided then you just need a broadband
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| | make sure it is something memorable as it
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| router, however, if you currently use the
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| | is quite possible that you will not have
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| more common ADSL style broadband
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| | to access the admin, once setup, for a
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| suppliers (common here in the UK) then
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| | very long time.
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| you will need to ensure you purchase the
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| | Now your router is all set up we need to
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| router with the ADSL modem built in. The
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| | understand how to connect a computer to
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| router will now connect to the Internet
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| | the network. This is very easy to do. If
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| for you and allow other devices to
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| | you have wireless technology built into
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| connect to it wirelessly. If you were
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| | your computer then ensure it is switched
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| previously used to having to go to a dial
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| | on. If you haven't, insert your wireless
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| up connection - you now no longer need to
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| | device into the relevant port.
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| do this as as soon as your computer
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| | You should have a wireless icon in the
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| connects to the router - you will
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| | bottom left hand corner by the clock.
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| automatically be connected to the
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| | Right click here and search for wireless
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| Internet.
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| | networks in range.
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| To connect your wireless router should be
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| | In the box that comes up you should see a
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| straight forward enough. If you use the
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| | list of the networks in your area that
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| CD that comes with the router it will
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| | your computer has detected. Being
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| quickly guide you through the setup. The
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| | wireless technology is so popular these
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| basics are to plug your existing modem
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| | days it is common to see several
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| into the router if you are on a cable
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| | different routers in here from
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| system, or disconnected your previous
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| | neighbours.
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| broadband modem and input your settings
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| | Within this list you should see the name
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| into the new router. You should have
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| | that you previously inputted as you SSID.
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| indicator lights advising you of the
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| | Double click this. You should now be
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| routers status. These vary from router to
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| | prompted for either your WEP or WPA key -
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| router so refer to your instructions
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| | enter this.
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| provided.
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| | You should now be connected. Go ahead and
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| As previously mentioned, the CD that
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| | load your preferred Internet browser. You
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| comes with the router is often the best
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| | should be able to surf to any given page.
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| way to quickly create a secure active
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| | - Congratulations - You have successfully
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| wireless network. However, if you are
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| | configured your wireless network!
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| like me, you may want to explore the
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