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Wireless Router
I bought a router about a month ago, and you would think it'd be installed by now...But sadly, no. Question: I have two computers, one which has high speed dsl, wired. and the other has no internet. How do i get the router to work on both of them? the router model is D-link WBR-1310. Please help, thanks in advance.
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The wall outlet is connected to the modem by phone line. The modem is connected to the router by ethernet cable. The router is connected to wired computers by ethernet cable. Wireless devices connect to the routers using their wireless adapters.
So to set it up, unplug the ethernet cable from your already-connected computer and put it in the input port on the router. Use an additional ethernet cable to connect the router to any computer that you want connected by wire. You might have to purchase the second+ ethernet cable separately. RadioShack sells them.
You'll then need to enter the D-Link router configuration and give it your PPPoE settings. These can be obtained from your ISP. Click here on a computer that is connected to the router by ethernet to enter your router's configuration:
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It won't work on computers that aren't connected directly to the router. Leave the password field blank.
If you want to use the router's wireless ability, you should also set up wireless in the D-Link router configuration. Use a strong password and WPA (not WEP). Anyone who can access your wireless network is able to spy on your online activities. WEP is easily cracked. A strong password is longer than eight characters, includes at least some numbers, and isn't composed primarily of dictionary words. You should set a password for the router itself, too.
If you want to connect computers to the network wirelessly, those computer must have a wireless adapter and you must have wireless networking set up on your router. Laptops all come with wireless adapters, desktops usually don't.
No software installation is necessary. Any computer connected to the router will be able to access the Internet. It should be configured automatically by your OS.
For further help, contact D-Link. They'll know the most about this.
Good luck!
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