How to Set Up a Wireless Router With a 2Wire DSL Modem
DSL stands for digital subscriber line and uses a typical phone line to carry data. The data is converted using a DSL modem into high-speed Internet. As a manufacturer of DSL modems, 2Wire produces modems that are either just modems or are modem/wireless router hybrids. The hybrid devices are already configured for wireless networks, but stand-alone modems require a wireless router in order for users to make wireless connection. Setting up a wireless router to the modem requires connecting the modem to the router, then configuring the wireless network.
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Things You'll Need
- 2Wire DSL modem
- Wireless Router
- Router User's Manual
- 2 Ethernet cables
- Phone Line
Instructions
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Connect a phone line from the wall jack to the back of the 2Wire DSL modem.
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Connect an Ethernet cable from the back of the 2WireDSL modem to the WAN port on the back of the wireless router.
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Connect an Ethernet cable from the computer to one of the four LAN ports on the back of the wireless router.
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Open a web browser and type in the address for the router utility found in the router's user manual. It will look similar to "192.168.X.X"
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Enter the login information found in the router's user manual. A common username and password is "admin" and "password."
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Click on the Wireless menu found in the top or left menu. It is normally labled "Wireless" or "Wireless Settings" or "Basic Wireless."
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Change the SSID (network name) to whatever name you desire. If the wireless security settings are on this same menu, select wireless security type and enter the wireless security key. If the wireless security settings are not on this menu, click on the menu typically labeled "Wireless Security" or "Security" and enter the wireless security information in that menu.
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Save the settings and exit the router utility.
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