You can also find these at computer or electronics stores, and online. Wireless router. A router sends info between your network and the Internet. With a wireless router, you can connect PCs to your network using radio signals instead of wires.
Wireless network adapter. A wireless network adapter is a device that connects your PC to a wireless network. To connect your portable or desktop PC to your wireless network, the PC must have a wireless network adapter.
Most laptops and tablets—and some desktop PCs—come with a wireless network adapter already installed. Select Start , type device manager in the search box, and then select Device Manager.
After you have all the equipment, you'll need to set up your modem and Internet connection. If your modem wasn't set up for you by your Internet service provider ISP , follow the instructions that came with your modem to connect it to your PC and the Internet.
If you're using cable, connect your modem to a cable jack. Put your wireless router somewhere where it will receive the strongest signal with the least amount of interference.
For better results, follow these tips:. Place your wireless router in a central location. Place the router as close to the center of your home as possible to increase the strength of the wireless signal throughout your home. Position the wireless router off the floor and away from walls and metal objects , such as metal file cabinets. The fewer physical obstructions between your PC and the router's signal, the more likely that you'll be using the router's full signal strength.
Reduce interference. Some networking equipment uses a 2. This is the same frequency as most microwaves and many cordless phones. If you turn on the microwave or get a call on a cordless phone, your wireless signal might be temporarily interrupted.
You can avoid most of these issues by using a cordless phone with a higher frequency, such as 5. Security is always important; with a wireless network, it's even more important because your network's signal could be broadcast outside your home.
If you don't help secure your network, people with PCs nearby could access info stored on your network PCs and use your Internet connection. Change the default user name and password. The product manual should provide the steps for selecting and connecting to a wireless network. If the ability to support a wireless ad-hoc network is needed, an extended user interface in the Dashboard must be provided. The following information should also be considered when configuring support for a wireless network:.
A network computer on which a bare-metal restore is performed must be connected to the network with a wire. The server must be connected to the network with a wire to perform a bare-metal restore of the server. If an ad-hoc network is created on the server, the wireless network adapter is dedicated for the ad-hoc network so the user must always plug the network cable into the server to obtain an Internet connection.
For more information about configuring network connections, see Preconfiguring a Router. Skip to main content. Add Wireless Functionality to an Existing Network You have a working Ethernet network and you just want to allow access to the network from computers that use You want to use The configuration options for these two scenarios are very similar.
When you add an access point to an existing Ethernet network, you connect your wireless base station to an existing router or gateway on your network. If you are not using any Ethernet computers on your network, you can connect the wireless base station in bridge mode directly to the broadband modem.
Make sure that you have a firewall to protect your computers from unwanted intruders on the Internet. Make sure that you have a network device between your computers and the Internet to provide network security.
In bridge mode, the base station does not provide this type of protection. However, WEP does nothing to protect your computers from hackers and viruses that enter through your Internet connection.
The following steps show the first-time setup of a Microsoft Wireless Base Station as a wireless access point. With these steps, you connect the Wireless Base Station to a computer for configuration, and then connect the Wireless Base Station to the base station, router, or gateway.
The base station, router, or gateway is connected to your broadband modem. To configure the Wireless Base Station as a wireless access point, follow these steps:. Connect the Wireless Base Station to a computer for configuration. Because it is more secure, set up the base station through a wired connection first, and then switch to a wireless connection. Start the Base Station Management Tool. In the logon box, type your password.
The default password is admin. Click Wireless , and then click to select the Enable wireless access check box. If you want to change the wireless channel, click a number in the Wireless channel number list box.
If you want to change the network name, type a new network name in the Wireless network name SSID box. The network name is case sensitive and cannot be greater than 32 characters. The Security menu appears in the center pane. On the Security menu, click Wireless Security. In the Encryption strength list box, click either bit or bit. In the first upper left Key box, type an encryption key.
Encryption keys contain hexadecimal digits that are numbers 0 through 9 or letters in the range A through F. If you selected bit encryption, set the key index to 1 in the Key index list box. The key index number indicates which of up to four WEP keys are enabled on the network. If you want to limit wireless access so that only certain computers can connect, configure MAC filtering now.
As soon as you turn on bridging, you cannot access the Base Station Management Tool, the interface that you use to configure the Wireless Base Station.
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