If you decide to install wi-fi at home, at work, or in any other place, then you definitely need to purchase a special device called a router or router. This is a special device that distributes wireless Internet at a certain distance. Routers are classified by power, number of connected objects, speed, range, etc. Therefore, if you want to purchase a router, then be sure to familiarize yourself with its characteristics. Having bought this device, you will need to install it. I am sure that 99% of users will have problems with this, therefore this article is devoted to how to install a router.
How to install a router - step by step guide
There are a huge number of routers from different manufacturers, but the most popular companies are D-Link. That is why we will figure out how to install a Wi-Fi D-Link router.
1) Open the box with the purchased device, pull it out and connect it to the power supply. Light bulbs should light up on the front. If they do not light up, then there are some problems with the router. On the back side we see several ports. We need a port with the inscription "Internet", we need to push the plug into it, which was connected to the computer.
2) In any of the other ports we put the cable that was bundled with the router. This cable must be connected to the computer (to the place where we pulled the Internet wire).
3) We open any program that gives access to the Internet. In the address bar, write the following numbers: 192.168.0.1. This page is the main settings page. You do not need an internet connection to connect to it.
4) We continue to figure out how to install a router. Our authorization page has opened with the username and password fields. We write admin in the name field, and leave the password field empty.
5) On the page that opens, select the Setup item, then the item on the left Internet Setup (Internet installation) and then click Manual Internet Connection Setup (Manual installation of Internet connection).
6) In the section that opens, Internet Connection Type, select the item called PPPoE user name / password and select Dynamic PPPoE. In the fields Name, Password and Confirm Password, enter the data that is prescribed in the contract with your Internet provider.
7) We look a little lower and we see the item "clone poppy address". Click on it. In the Connect mode select item, put a dot in front of Always. The remaining items are not required to be changed.
8) The discussion of how to install a
wifi router is almost complete. It remains only to understand the
settings of the wireless network. In the device’s menu on the left, select the Wireless Installation item, then the Manual Wireless Connection Settings button will appear in the center, click on it and look at the main settings menu that opens. In the Wireless
Network Settings section, check the box next to Enable wireless network, and in the Wireless network name field, write any name. We also fill in the Wireless Network Key field and remember it. This field will store the password for your wi-fi. It is needed so that neighbors and other strangers are not connected to the router.
I hope that after reading this article, you figured out how to install a router.