Choose and install a WiFi router. Configuring it and checking the operability

Within the framework of this article, the choice and installation of a device such as a WiFi router will be described in detail. Setup, testing and other important nuances will also not be overlooked. There is nothing super complicated in this. With this task, each user can easily cope, regardless of their level of preparation. Conditionally, this procedure can be divided into the following stages:

• Select a router.
• Conclusion of the contract with the provider for connection of services and cable supply.
• Preliminary switching.
• Configuring the router.
• Final connection.
• Testing.

After carrying out all these manipulations, you can browse sites and blogs, download the necessary information from the Internet and perform other actions.

Before starting work

The first step is to select a WiFi router. Setting up, testing and signing a contract with the provider are the following steps. If until recently there were certain problems here, now everything has become much simpler. It was necessary to pay attention to the characteristics of the purchase, but now it is possible to install all the necessary parameters without problems. Therefore, everything rests either in the budget of the purchase, or in personal preferences. Excellent proven themselves in this niche device "D-Link", "TP-Link" and "ASUS" - they are recommended to pay attention. Next, you need to familiarize yourself with the operation manual in order to not return to this issue later. Then choose the provider. At the same time, it is necessary to proceed not only from the price, but also from the quality of the services provided. To do this, we communicate with neighbors and find out who has the best network, and who is very pleased with the service provided. At the next stage we conclude the contract and pay in advance. Then you need to wait until the provider's employees get the cable to connect. Usually it takes up to 3 days depending on the intensity of the orders. At this preparatory stage is over.

Preliminary connection

At the preliminary connection stage, install the router next to the system unit or laptop. It is not necessary to connect the incoming wire from the provider to it. It is enough to install its power supply in the socket, and the wire from it to the corresponding socket of the router. The twisted pair that came with the device is connected at one end to the port with the abbreviation "LAN 1" (it must be either yellow or gray), and the second - to the network card of the system unit or laptop. Most modern computers are equipped with such an integrated adapter, so this should not be a problem. In extreme cases, you can install such an external device in the expansion slot. This completes the preliminary connection.

Setting options

Further tuning can be implemented in two ways: using specialized software or using a browser. The second method is more universal. Therefore, we will focus on it. First we turn on the personal computer and the router. We wait until the end of each download. Then start the browser and enter the address. The first part of it is the same - "192.168.". But the second one needs to be clarified in the operating manual. For example, setting up a TP-Link WiFi router of any model requires ending in this address "1.1". The second possible option is "0.1". Next, press "Enter", and immediately after that there will be a window in which you need to enter your login and password (they are listed in the user manual). Then the router setup menu will open. Here you need to set the parameters of the wireless network: the network name, the key for access, the encryption method. Each manufacturer has an individual menu structure, but the items we need have similar names. Therefore, we review the instruction manual and find the necessary information in it. For example, setting up the DIR-300 WiFi-router from D-Link requires entering the "Network" section, and in it we find "Connections". Here we set the following parameters:

• The name of the access point is at your discretion.
• Connection type, automatic obtaining of IP-address and DNS-server are established according to the contract concluded with the provider. There, this information is necessarily there.

Click "Save" and go to "Wi-Fi / Security Settings". Here we set the following values:

• Network authentication must be "WPA2 / PSK" (this encryption method allows you to obtain the maximum degree of protection, unlike the others).
• Set the PSK key (at least 10 characters).
• The encryption method is set to "AES".

Save the changes made by clicking on the button of the same name. Turn off the computer and WiFi-router. Setting it to the end, dismantling the circuit and installing the router to a permanent location.

Final connection

We collect the scheme as follows. We connect the power supply, the wire from the provider, the twisted pair to all other devices that are planned to be connected in this way. Then turn on the router. After the download is completed, the wire part of the grid is already connected to the Internet. But the wireless segment requires additional configuration. To do this, open the list of available connection points with a single click of the left mouse button on the icon ("ladder" in the lower right corner of the taskbar screen) of network connections. In the list that appears, select the network name that was specified in the previous step. Then enter the access key. After you get the network address, everything is ready.

Testing

To test the network connection, it's enough to start the browser. Then enter the address of the site and press "Enter". If everything is done Correctly, then the process of downloading the Internet resource will go. Upon its completion you will see the start page.

Conclusion

Within the framework of this article, recommendations were given for choosing a network device, such as a WiFi router. Setup, connection and testing have also been reviewed. Nothing complicated in this. Each user can cope with this task, as we have already said. It is enough to follow the instructions that were previously described in this material, and you should not have any problems. In extreme cases, you can always contact the service provider, where you will be provided with the necessary advice.