MAD EVO 4

I want my home system to be wireless, so today i brought a router, model is -BELKIN ADSL2, with a built in modemwith G plus MIVO, now its says I need to connect it to my laptop but in the instructions it is saying that I need to connect it to another pc or laptop to allow my laptop to go wireless,

What do I do as I dont have another laptop or pc ??

Mark_w

You can do it as i have just a router and 2 laptops...mine is a netgear which is the one to get i believe for ease of setup someone more technical will explain im sure,but you need to plug router in and then install software on laptop...you then log in to the router through internet explorer with a address like http.192.168.0.1(netgear address but yours will be in manual or on bottom of router with password etc) and then you access the setup and settings of router

mark

Thrush

iTrader: (1)

Borrow a laptop from someone/ask a mate round that has a lappy, and then you can set it up by hardwiring to your mates/borrowed lappy (ethernet cable) then use that to set up the router so your own lappy can connect to it wirelessly

MAD EVO 4

but i only have 1 laptop not 2

Mark_w

you only need 1 laptop to set it up as above,i have set mine up and my dads like this,so it definately can be done

mark

Thrush

iTrader: (1)

Mark - you said you have one router and TWO laptops in your first post

Adreanline KA - Read properly what I wrote! "Borrow a laptop from someone/ask a mate round that has a lappy"

Mark_w

Im not tecnically minded with computers but this is what you need to do

1-plug router into mains and connect to phone
2-install any software that came with it onto laptop
3-turn laptop wireless on
4-connect to router with the software provided or internet explorer address normally printed on bottom of router.
5-even easier is to use a cable to connect your laptop to the router and then when sorted,remove cable and then connect wirelessly

mark

Mark_w

I have 2 laptops but set it up using one i then installed software to 2nd laptop and set it up ...easy peasy

mark

Mark_w

I was also worried like adreneline ka when i first bought my router and read that you need a base unit to connect router to,and then connect laptop...but after consulting a professional,they explained how to do it i think routers are notoriously difficult until you get the hang of them

mark

MAD EVO 4

Thank you mate, now I understand, im going to have a go after my take away.
Thank you for your help

MAD EVO 4

ive just looked on the base of my router and i 3 addresses.
I have a - WLAN MAC address
WAN MAC address
LAN MAC address

But I have no http address, so what do I use ??

Billabong

Have you read the instructions?
what model is it, and version number - on the bottom of the unit? (I take it you meant MIMO not MIVO?)
What ports are in the back of it, and what cables came with it?
Do you have an ethernet/LAN port on your laptop?

The address you are probably looking for, as per Mark's post is: 192.168.2.1

MAD EVO 4

ok ok now ive got my new belkin router to work fine when its wired to my lap top but when I take the ethernet cable out i lose all access to the net and it says something about my WEP ??

Billabong

WEP is the wireless encryption protocol - have you set it up? - you have to have a matching key on the router and in the laptop's wireless settings.

Have you read the manual yet?