How To Set Up A Wireless Network Using A D-Link Wireless Router

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How To Set Up A Wireless Network Using A D-Link
Wireless Router

• By Michael Weber

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What is a wireless network

• A wireless network is a computer network that
  allows computers and other electronic devices to
  communicate with each other and the internet
  without physically being connected to each other.
  This usually accomplished using radio waves
• A router is the central device in a wireless
  network, acting as the facilitator of
  communication between computers and the internet.

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Reasons to have a wireless network

• If you have multiple computers, it allows for all
  of them to access the internet without having
  wires all over the place
• If you have a laptop, you can get full use of its
  portability
• Allows computers to share files with each other

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Reasons not to have network

• If you only have one desktop computer that is
  close to your access point.
• Wireless networks can be insecure and some jobs
  do not allow employees to maintain a wireless
  network at home.

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Required materials to set up a wireless network

• Wireless Router - Linksys, D-Link, NetGear
• Computer with Ethernet port and wireless card
• Access to Internet
• Two Ethernet cords

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The D-Link WBR2300 Router
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Setting up a D-Link WBR2310 Router - Physical
Setup

1. Find a convenient location for the router. This
   should be somewhere close to your modem or other
   source of internet.
2. Plug router into power outlet with provided power
   cord.

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Setting up a D-Link WBR2310 Router - Physical
Setup

1. Take one of the Ethernet cords and run that from
   your cable modem or source of internet to the WAN
   port on the back of the router.
2. Take the other Ethernet cord and run that from
   your computer to one of the LAN ports on the back
   of the router. These ports are shown in the next
   figure

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Setting up a D-Link WBR2310 Router - Location of
ports
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Setting up a D-Link WBR2310 Router - Software
Setup

1. Open up a web browser on the computer
2. Type the routers IP address into address bar.
   The IP address can be found with the routers
   documentation and usually starts with 192.168
3. Type in the username and password when prompted.
   This again can be found in the documentation.

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Setting up a D-Link WBR2310 Router - Software
Setup Screen
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Setting up a D-Link WBR2310 Router - Router
Settings

1. Click the checkbox Enable Wireless
2. Choose a name for your network. Type this in the
   Wireless Network Name check box
3. Click the checkbox Enable Auto Channel Scan.
   This will allow the router to switch its signal
   if is detects interference.

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Setting up a D-Link WBR2310 Router - Security
Setup

1. Select Enable WEP Wireless Security from the
   Security Mode menu. This protects your network by
   only allowing those with a password to access it.
2. In the WEP Key textbox, type a 10 digit
   hexadecimal password. Hexadecimal contains digits
   from 0 to 9 and A to F.
3. At the top of the screen, click save settings.

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Setting up a D-Link WBR2310 Router - Getting on
to the Internet

1. Disconnect the Ethernet cord from your computer.
2. At the top right of the computer screen, select
   the AirPort Icon, click Turn AirPort On and then
   click on your network, as shown in the next
   figure.

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Setting up a D-Link WBR2310 Router - Selecting
the wireless network
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Setting up a D-Link WBR2310 Router - Getting on
to the Internet

1. In the window that appears, select WEP Password
   from the security menu.
2. Type in your hexadecimal password in the password
   textbox.

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Setting up a D-Link WBR2310 Router - Finishing up
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Setting up a D-Link WBR2310 Router - Finished

• You are now finished setting up the router, you
  may access the internet as you normally would,
  but now wirelessly.
• QUESTIONS?