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Practical Guide on How to Set - up Linksys WRT54G as Internet Server Gateway  Uploading ....
Routers are essential for your need for building a local area network. Routers, as you may likely have been aware are in a nutshell networking devices which have their software and hardware customised to the need of routing as well as sending data. They hook up more than one networks and interchange packets of data among them.Linksys is among the top vendors of network routers for homes and small businesses. Linksys offers a broad range of networking products and solutions such as both Ethernet and wireless routers. Many people find implement linksys router setup a bit delicate to do.
Routers is required as a gateway for connecting to the Web and utilizing wireless router we are able to greatly cut back on excessive expenses comparing with if we must procure a server pc .
Setting up WRT54H router isn't really too painful.Firstly you need to do for Linksys wireless router setup is actually connect the router into your internet broadband connection. That's all. Hardly any extraordinary devices is required. Simply just connect the router into your internet.
Physical Set-up of a LinkSys Router:
Although varied types of LinkSys routers can vary, the overall pattern for set up can be quite identical for all of them.
1. Attach the antennas to the router (for wireless routers).
2. Put the Ethernet cable from the high speed broadband provider's modem into the port labeled "Internet" or "WAN" on the Router.
(Typically situated at the rear of the Router)
3. Connect another Ethernet cable into one of the available ports (typically numbered 1,2,3,4, etcetera.).
4. Then put another end of that cable into an Ethernet port on your pc.
WAN & Local Area Network (LAN) Internet protocol Configuration settings
1. Start up Linksys Router.:
2. By utilising UTP cable which has been supplied connect the cable directly into the pc or laptop whilst on the router plug to the LAN port.
3. Define the Ip address on your computer system / laptop to DHCP. You usually get Ip automatically of the Router.
4. Now view the Ip address used by the computer / laptop.
5. Through the web browser, type in the ip of the gateway computer (in most cases your router's default IP is : 192.168.1.1).
6. You would be afterward prompted by a screen asking for an access to the router. Your standard user name and password are admin.
7. Next, On the Internet Connection Type check DHCP or Static.You may want to firstly check with your Internet service provider to know which selection to opt for
. If you're connected to the word wide web thru a static IP in that case you would need to type in the static IP Address your current Internet service provider assigns you. Netmask, Gateway and DNS manually.
8. Then Save Settings.
9.. Right now all machines which are plugged in to the router through cable have already been connected to the internet
Establishing Wifi Connection
1Head to Wireless Menu
-Wireless network will have to be in Mixed mode to support both wifi b and g
2. Define the SSID settings dependant on your preferences.
Note that SSID must use lowercase , and change spaces with underscores in order to prevent some circumstances where some devices that can not support wifi receiver.
3. Set Wireless Channel to default, except in cases where you're hooked up to other wifi / hotspot networks Save Settings.
4.At this point all computer clients have been connected to the internet.You have just performed Linksys WRT54G setup as Internet Gateway .
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