After installing the operating systems on the computers that will primarily participate in the network, you can "physically" connect the computers and the router. You can start connecting the pieces whether the computers are on or off.
- Shut down all computers and the router (if necessary)
- Turn on one computer you will use to setup the router
- You router should have come equipped with a piece of paper or a brochure of just a few pages that lists the instructions to follow to setup the router. One of the early instructions may ask you to insert the CD that came with the router, in the CD drive and wait for the instructions. Follow these instructions faithfully
- After setting up and configuring the router, turn it off and turn off the computer you used to set it up (this step is optional)
- Connect each of the other computers to the router using an RJ-45 cable for each connection:
Wireless Networking
1) Start the computer you will use to setup the router (you should turn the others off):2) Most, if not all, wireless routers come with very easy to follow instructions. Most of them usually ask you to first insert the CD that accompanies the router, that is, before physically installing the router. Consult the documentation (usually just one or a few pieces of paper or a small brochure) and faithfully follow its CD's instructions. At one time, the instructions would indicate to you when to connect the computer and the wireless router. To do this, you will use a cable (usually supplied to you) to connect one end to the computer and another end to the router:
- After installing and setting up the wireless router, turn it off and turn the computer off
For any computer that doesn't have a wireless network card but has a wired network card, connect it to a port of the wireless router using an RJ-45 cable. The computers that have a network card will not need a physical connection to the wireless router:
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