How to connect a wifi router?

Many people prefer to have wirelessInternet Wi-Fi at home than being dependent on wires. To achieve this, you need to buy a Wi-Fi router and connect it correctly. It is the connection and configuration of the router that causes the most problems. Of course, you can call the master, but he will take money for it while you can do it yourself.

How to connect Wi-Fi through a router, will be described below.

How to connect a Wi-Fi router yourself

By purchasing a router for your Internet, you will have the opportunity to create a wireless network. However, there are several nuances that you need to know before installing the router and configuring it.

Where is it better to place a Wi-Fi router in the apartment

You need to install a router in the apartment so thatit covered the maximum area of ​​the room. It is also necessary to take into account the material from which the walls of the apartment are made. Some of the materials will pass the signal well, while others will hardly miss it.

The basic rules for the location of the Wi-Fi router look like this:

• The router is always better positioned at the height in the center of the apartment.
• If the house is two-story, then the router is better placed under the ceiling of the first floor in the middle of the house.
• Keep the router away from sources of interference such as microwaves, satellite dishes, telephones, and so on.
• To determine the signal boundary, you can bypass the phone or laptop with the farthest corners of the apartment and measure the data transfer speed.

Selecting the optimal location, you can install the router and start setting it up.

How to connect a Wi-Fi router to a computer or laptop

Manufacturers always make a Wi-Fi router byone standard. In front there are light indicators that show what is connected and how it works. On the back are all the ports for wiring.

Usually there is a WAN (or Internet) port forconnect the provider's cable and 4 LAN ports to connect other devices like a computer, laptop, printer and so on. It can also be a reset button to factory settings, which is required if you forget the password or the router is not working properly.

We connect the wire from the computer to the LAN port. If all the drivers on the network card are installed, the router will be detected without problems. Otherwise, you must download and install the drivers on your network card.

After the router is determined by the computer, you can proceed with setting up the Wi-Fi network.

How to set up a Wi-Fi network correctly

The first step is to go to the router's menu, whereall settings are entered. To do this, open the browser on your computer and enter the ip-address of the router specified in the documentation in the address bar. The router menu opens and prompts for a password and login.

Since the router is new, the password and login will beformat "admin-admin" or specified in the documentation. After you enter the correct data, the router menu will open and you will be able to start the configuration, which is done by following these steps:

1. Configuring the connection to the provider.
2. Setting up a Wi-Fi network.
3. Change the password to enter the router menu.
4. Saving (most of the routers are done automatically).

Configuring the connection to the provider in the router

In the router's menu, we find the "Connection settings" and specify:

• Login and password issued by the provider.
• DNS-server, which is also issued by the provider.

If the provider provides access to the Internet without settings, then select the "Automatic IP" item in the "WAN Connection" field. Then the router will adjust itself and the Internet will appear.

For more information about setting up, you can read in our article How to make Wi-Fi at home.

Setting up a Wi-Fi network

The whole setup of the Wi-Fi network is limited to setting restrictions on access to the wireless network. There are two options - to set a password or to leave access open.

It is recommended that you change the network name and installpassword. This will protect you from neighbors who can see your network just like you. If there was no password, the neighbors could connect and download files from your network, which would reduce the transfer rate from you.

Change the password to enter the Wi-Fi router's menu

Before you finish the setup completely,It is also worth entering into the section of changing the login and password of the router menu. There you can change your login and password, thereby protecting yourself from the fact that someone will be able to change the settings of the router.

If you changed the password, but forgot it, you can reset the router to factory settings by pressing the reset button behind the router box. After that, you have to configure the router again.

If you want to connect the router to the modem, you can read in detail with our article. How to connect the router to the modem.