How to connect and configure the router?

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Wireless Internet access in the houseconditions or at work - it's very convenient. However, every average user can connect and configure the router. How exactly - you can learn in the instructions How to configure the router or from the article of our site How to connect a wifi router.

Here we offer you a step-by-step instruction for connecting.

Connect wifi router

To the external port (the only different) on the back of the router we connect the network cable.
To internal ports we connect devices,which are not endowed with the function of wireless Internet access. Details of another way of connecting such devices can be found in the section of our site - Setting up and connecting the Internet.
A new network connection should appear on the computer. Right-click on its menu and "properties".
Select "Internet Protocol (TCP / IP)" and click "Properties" again.
Click "Use the following IP address" and manually enter: IP address: 192.168.0.2 (192.168.1.2) Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 Default gateway: 192.168.0.1 (192.168.1.1) DNS: 192.168.0.1 (192.168.1.1) ).
At the last stage, configure the router through the web interface. Depending on the manufacturer and model of the router, the procedure may differ. An example is presented here - How to configure a Netgear router.

In the context of this topic, you might be interested in connecting a router to a modem or via USB, described in the article How to connect a router to a modem.