[Tutorial] Configure your router and wireless network

[Skipper ✪]

In this tutorial I will show you how to configure a router, but also how to create your own wieless network. The tutorial contains all the necessary steps with images.

Deploying a wireless network:

Let's say we already have a subscription to a network provider (RDS, Romtelecom).
The next step is to buy a router that comes with WLAN. Currently, most routers have this technology.

After you've bought it, we'll have to set it up. For this, I will use a TRENDnet router:

Elements of a router:

In the first image we have the following LEDs:

-WPS | is the acronym from Wireless Protected Setup and by clicking this button any device that will connect in the next few seconds will receive the password automatically

-STATUS | when the cable from the vendor is connected to the router, this LED will light up

-WLAN | is the acronym of Wireless Local Area Network and if the wireless network is on, this led will always be on

-LAN "1" 2 "3" 4 "| By connecting other computers to the router's ports, the LEDs corresponding to the connected computers will light up (if we connect a computer to port" 2 "LED 2 will turn on note that the port is busy)

that port is busy)

The second image contains the following elements:

- The wireless antenna connection block

- "1" 2 "3" 4 "| These indicate the free ports through which other computers can be connected to the router via the cable

-WAN | is the acronym from the Wide Area Network and this port will connect the cable to the vendor

-Power | the power cable will be plugged into this port

-Reset | by inserting a sharp object into this hole, the router will reset and return to the factory settings

Connecting cables:
The first step is to connect the router to a power source (socket). Search the charger router box and connect it first in the socket and then in the "POWER" port of the router as shown in the following picture:

Now that the router is powered up, we need to connect the internet cable from the vendor.
The cable from the vendor is the one that comes from outside in the house. This cable will connect to the router's "WAN" port. The "WAN" port is usually farther away from the other ports.
Insert the cable into the port and push it until a click occurs:

Now you need another internet cable to connect the router to the computer.
Connect one end of the cable to one of the other remaining ports of the router (preferably in port "1") and the other end of the internet cable to your computer:

Next we will need to access the IP address of the router that will direct us to the router configuration panel. This IP address is found in the user manual that came with the router or we can find it on the Internet looking for the name of the router.

The IP address of the router used in this tutorial is 192.168.10.1 and will need to be accessed through a browser. Once you have accessed your IP address, the following window opens:

In this window we will need to authenticate. The username and password are also found in the user manual. It's generally "admin" in both fields.

Once we have logged in, the following window will open, where I will right click on the "Wizard" button. Clicking this button will start the router configuration process:

The next window will start the configuration process. Look at the pictures below:

In the "Set PPPoE to IP automatically IP" window, you must enter the User Name and Password from the contract you made with your internet provider.

To set a wireless network password, enter the "Wireless" menu and then in the "Security" submenu, select "WPA2" in the "Authentification type" option and enter the desired password exactly as in the following picture:

The wireless network has been successfully created! Now you can connect to the wireless network with the desired devices, but also via the other router ports.