How to Set Up a Wireless Router to a High Speed Internet Connection

Wireless routers allow you to connect to the Internet from anywhere in your home.

Wireless routers allow you to access a high-speed Internet connection from anywhere in your home. Instead of having your computer or laptop plugged into your modem, the router is hooked up to the modem. Your computer then picks up the signal it emits to connect to the Internet. The routers are useful with laptops because you can use the Internet anywhere if you are connected to it. Setting up a wireless is a relatively quick process.

Things You'll Need

• Wireless router
• Set-up disc
• Ethernet cable
• Modem

Instructions

1. Put the router together. Some brands are disassembled in the box.

2. Plug one end of the Ethernet cable into the back of your modem. The outlet is usually outlined in blue.

3. Plug the other end of the Ethernet cable into the wireless router.

4. Plug the power adapter into the router. Then plug the other end into an electrical outlet.

5. Turn the router on.

6. Insert the setup disc that came with the router into your computer. Follow the steps to configure the router.

7. Click on the bars logo in the lower right corner of your screen if using a PC and the signal logo on the top right corner if using a Mac. This will open up the wireless connections.

8. Click on the router you just set up. Enter the password, if applicable, and click "Connect."

References

• Windows: Set Up a Wireless Router