This article describes how to set up a wireless LAN for a home. You can search a lot of articles on the Internet. These articles seem very good, not only the detailed process description, but also related images. The lessons learned are shared with you.
The wireless router uses NETGEAR WGR614 (54M is 802.11g), and the NIC is also 54M (the configuration is very smooth, so I did not carefully look at the specific model). The reason why NETGEAR is used is, "NETGEAR is the best except Cisco-Linksys, but Linksys is too expensive," said my friend, a professional."
First, I installed a wireless network card on my laptop. I was a little worried during installation, because XP said that the driver of the network card "may be faulty without Microsoft authentication ", however, I immediately installed the network card configuration software in the NETGEAR disc. Everything is normal. After the boot, I found the Office AP. according to the password given to me by the network management, the connection is always unable. I thought it was a password problem, but the network management has repeatedly ensured that there is no problem, so it is only a problem with Nic configuration, so I was depressed for one afternoon. When I got off work, I successfully pinged the company's wireless router and found that it was not working at all. I immediately took the network administrator to restart and then connected smoothly. Therefore, we have a little lesson. Don't always take the problem to yourself.
Back home, ready to begin transformation of the home network. The home uses monthly Internet access through ADSL, and an eight-port mini Switch forms a LAN connecting three PCs in each house. Previously, the ADSL cat was set to automatic dialing to facilitate simultaneous Internet access on several machines in the house. As a result, Netcom reset my Internet password, saying that this is not allowed, I had to change it to Manual dialing. I heard from my colleagues that through automatic dial-up through a wireless router, connected machines can also access the Internet at the same time, and Netcom still cannot find it, so the original Switch is discarded, connect the machine to the port of the wireless router. I followed the instructions to connect the wireless router and ADSL cat. At this time, I had the first question: I used to connect the Uplink ports of the ADSL cat and the Switch. Do I still use the crossover ports? Simply use the cable that comes with the wireless router.
After the connection is complete, insert the drive disc of the wireless router and prompt that the Internet connection cannot be found. Then, read the manual again, saying "Make sure there is an available Internet connection ", I don't understand what "availability" means, so I switched to ADSL and connected the wireless router to a Switch port through PC dialing. This was a major mistake, and it was totally confusing. After passing the Internet connection test of the driver, select the connection method of the device as prompted and find out which one is wrong (this is the consequence of a random connection, the installation fails again. So I want to manually set the way, The results found that the given login address is "http://www.louterlogin.net", then confused, do you need to first access the Internet? What can I do if I want to use a wireless route to access the Internet ?! However, I tried again later and found that "this page cannot be displayed" was displayed no matter whether the page was dialed or not ".
The next day, I called the professional at the company and said that the logon interface should be "192.168.1.1". I said this was not the case in the instruction book, and I also tried it, you can only log on to the configuration interface of the modem when you directly connect to the ADSL cat. In other cases, you cannot log on. He suggested that I try to connect a wireless router instead of a cat, and said that if it still cannot be solved, it may be a compatibility problem. I need to change the vro. When I hung up the phone call, I shouted, "What is this expert! What can I do for you !" (But later I proved that the experts were right. I am sorry for the mistake.) I still did not give up and searched for related articles on the Internet, I found that most of them talk about what the options after logon are, how to configure them, and few about how to log on to the configuration interface, occasionally, I have mentioned that the "Enter 192.168.1.1 login" field is used. Is it successful for everyone to log on? In fact, I think there is nothing to do with the specific configurations, because the default settings are basically used. This is what many articles have said.
I went home in the evening to continue the test. First, I thought about setting the cat to automatic dial-up, and then connect to the wireless router. When I log on to the cat's configuration interface, I suddenly thought that the address is also "192.168.1.1". Will it conflict with the router? (This idea is not a little "white") so I tried very hard to change the address of the cat, but eventually failed. I connected my cat to my PC and went online on a dial-up basis. Then I started searching crazy ...... I accidentally found a post. The original Article is as follows:
NETGEAR installation! Everyone knows that the instruction manual is in English, and that CD is useless! So it would be troublesome to set up a friend with no experience! And it seems that the settings are incorrect according to the instructions downloaded from the internet! Let me talk about how to set it!
Patrt1: Connection Method
Disconnect the Modem from the PC and connect the router to the PC (do not connect to the Internet first)
Open IE and enter 192.168.1.1 in the address bar.
At this time, a welcome page will appear. My English is displayed. Click OK. A prompt will appear in a few seconds to connect you to the Internet! Now you can connect the ADSL cat to the Router! Click OK! (See figure)
Then you can set it! The setting in should be quite simple. The region is Asia, and the default SSID name is netgear. You can change it yourself! You also need to enter your ADSL Internet account and password!
After the settings, You Can wireless your infinite!
According to my exploration, I think there are several points to note:
1. Do not connect to the internet first. Otherwise, the connection may fail during 196.168.1.1. After the welcome interface appears, connect to the internet as prompted!
2. Remember not to do so. restart the computer, re-open the ADSL cat, and unplug the Router power before connecting it. Also, reset your Router! Note that you must select to automatically obtain the IP address for local connection!
Inspired by this, I thought that experts once mentioned this method and immediately tried it ...... Successful! Log on to the configuration page and configure the parameters (in fact, I have no configuration, that is, I have entered the username and password for accessing the Internet through ADSL ). The laptop is connected to a wireless network, and other PCs can access the Internet. God, thanks to zengdeyy, the poster "!
Summary:
1. The instruction manual may not be used as a whole, especially for translation.
2. in practice, it is critical that "do not connect to the Internet first, otherwise 196.168.1.1 may fail to be opened. connect to the Internet as prompted after the welcome interface appears, most of my repeated defeats stem from failing to do this.
3. The suggestions of experts should still be paid attention to and should not be reversed too much.
4. Most online articles focus too much on describing the overall process and do not pay enough attention to the details. In particular, they prefer to ignore small issues that are highly targeted. Therefore, when searching, we should pay attention to some posts in the forum, where you may need the content.