How to Get a Router to Work With Dial-Up Internet

You can get a router to work with dial-up Internet.

A dial-up connection uses your telephone line to connect to the Internet. You may want to use your router to work with a dial-up service for a wireless connection at your home or work. With this setup, you can connect multiple computers and wireless printers. You should understand, however, that this setup will make an already slow dial-up connection even slower.

Things You'll Need

• Router
• Modem
• Wireless access point
• Telephone cord

Instructions

1. Connect your dial-up modem (previously installed and ready to use) to the router with a telephone cord. Contact the router manufacturer to make sure the router is compatible with your dial-up connection. The router needs to have an RS232 port to make the connection.

2. Connect the wireless access point to your router using another telephone cord.

3. Connect the router to your computer using an Ethernet cable (provided in the box).

4. Start up your base computer, router and the access point. If you are using an external modem, power it up as well.

5. Connect to the Internet using your dial-up connection.

6. Insert the installation CD for your router and your access point (provided in the box). Follow the on-screen guided prompts to establish a new router network.

7. Click on the Start button and select "Control Panel." Double-click on "Network Connections" and locate your dial-up connection.

8. Right-click on the icon and select "Properties." Click on the "Advanced" tab. You should see a list of options to share Internet connection.

9. Check the box next to "Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection." Hit "OK" to end task.

References

• PCWorld: Mobile Computing: Wireless Dial-Up
• Small Business Computing: Sharing a Dial-Up Connection in a Broadband World