Video: How to Configure a Wireless Access Point

Configuring a wireless access point can be done with a wireless router, high speed Internet, computer and router. Learn how to configure a wireless access point with help from an IT consultant in this free video on Internet access points.

Video Transcript

Hi my name is Chris Noble. I'm an independent IT Consultant, and I'm here to tell you how to set up a wireless access point. The things you'll need for this are a wireless router, a laptop or a desktop computer, a high speed Internet connection, and an Ethernet cable. The first step is to unpack the router or wireless access point, plug it into the Internet connection you want to be sharing, plug an Ethernet cable into the laptop and into the wireless access point and then access the login page. Now you'll need to log in to the wireless access point. Typically the login page can be found at 192.168.1.1 but many different wireless access points and routers use different IP addresses. Please check the IP address of your router when looking in the documentation provided to you. The next step you'll need to do in this process is to change the administrator password, the password you logged in with to make sure no one else can gain access to your router. Choose something that you'll remember and make sure you write it down. The next step is to choose the security you're going to use on your network. You can choose from things like WEP or WPA encryption, choose a password that's secure enough for your network and make sure that users that will need to connect to your network know that. And thirdly you need to create an SSID or network name that people will see when searching for your network. The last step is to give the key that you've set up in the access point to the people that need to connect. All they need to do is search for the wireless name that you provided, click on it and enter the wireless key that you provide them. My name is Chris Noble. Thanks for watching this video on how to configure a wireless access point.

How to Configure a Wireless Access Point

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