Configuring Cisco Linksys with local ISP

Hi,

Previously I was using broadband hard cabled services form my local isp,
recently I change ISP using not sure if i put the right terms (ADSL)
dedicated phone line.

As the phone was located at my dining area, I decided to buy a linksys NUltra
to acting as a modem or maximizing the signal.

But not sure how do I go about configuring it, anyone can help ?

Regards, Edison

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edisonl via WindowsKB.com wrote:

Hi,

Previously I was using broadband hard cabled services form my local isp,
recently I change ISP using not sure if i put the right terms (ADSL)
dedicated phone line.

As the phone was located at my dining area, I decided to buy a linksys
NUltra to acting as a modem or maximizing the signal.

But not sure how do I go about configuring it, anyone can help ?

Start by reading the Linksys manual?

General information about setting up a router:

Setting up a router is quite simple. Normally you run the CD that came with
the router and follow the instructions. But you can set up the router
without a CD. Note that if you have cable Internet, for the connection you
just set the router to do DHCP (or there may even be a choice of cable for
you to select). If you have DSL Internet, you usually select PPoe and enter
the username and password which you chose when originally setting up the DSL
connection. So:

1. Turn off the power to your cable/DSL modem.
2. Attach a cat5e ethernet cable (usually provided with the router) going
from the router's Internet/WAN port to the modem's ethernet port.
3. Attach a cat5e ethernet cable going from your computer's network adapter
to one of the ports on the router. If you don't have an ethernet cable
(because you were using USB), you will need to go to the store and buy one.
4. Turn on the modem. After all the lights are on, turn on the router.

To configure the router:

Have a computer connected to the router with an ethernet cable. Examples
given are for a Linksys router. Refer to your router manual or the router
mftr.'s website for default settings if you don't have a Linksys. Open a
browser such as Internet Explorer or Firefox and in the addressbar type:

http://192.168.1.1 [enter] (this is the router's default IP address, which
varies from router to router so check your manual)

This will bring you to router's login screen. The default username is left
blank and the Linksys default password is "admin" without the quotes. Enter
that information. You are now in the router's configuration utility. Your
configuration utility may differ slightly from mine. The first thing to do is
change the default password because *everyone* knows the default passwords
for various routers.

Click on the Administration link at the top of the page. Enter your new
password. WRITE IT DOWN SOMEWHERE YOU WILL NOT LOSE IT. Re-enter the
password to confirm it and click the Save Settings button at the bottom of
the page. The router will restart and present you with the login box again.
Leave the username blank and put in your new password to get back into the
configuration utility.

Now click on the Wireless link at the top of the page. Change the Wireless
Network Name (SSID) from the default to something you will recognize. I
suggest that my clients not use their family name as the SSID. For example,
you might wish to name your wireless network "CastleAnthrax" or the like.
;-)

Click the Save Settings and when you get the prompt that your changes were
successful, click on the Wireless Security link which is right next to the
Basic Wireless Settings link (where you changed your SSID). Most computers
purchased within the last 4 years have wireless hardware that will support
WPA2-Personal (also called WPA2-PSK). This is the encryption level you want.
If your wireless hardware is older, use WPA. Do not use WEP as that is
easily cracked within minutes. So go ahead and set the Security Mode to
WPA2-Personal. Do that and enter a passphrase. For example, you might use
the passphrase, "Here be dragons, beware you scurvy dogs!". The passphrase
is what you will enter on any computers that are allowed to connect to the
wireless network. WRITE IT DOWN SOMEWHERE YOU WILL NOT LOSE IT.

At this point, your router is configured and if the computer you were using
to configure the router is normally going to connect wirelessly, disconnect
the ethernet cable and the computer's wireless feature should see your new
network. Enter the passphrase you created (exactly as you wrote it with all
capitalization and punctuation) to join the network and start surfing.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

edisonl via WindowsKB.com wrote:

Hi,

Previously I was using broadband hard cabled services form my local isp,
recently I change ISP using not sure if i put the right terms (ADSL)
dedicated phone line.

As the phone was located at my dining area, I decided to buy a linksys
NUltra to acting as a modem or maximizing the signal.

But not sure how do I go about configuring it, anyone can help ?

Start by reading the Linksys manual?

General information about setting up a router:

Setting up a router is quite simple. Normally you run the CD that came with
the router and follow the instructions. But you can set up the router
without a CD. Note that if you have cable Internet, for the connection you
just set the router to do DHCP (or there may even be a choice of cable for
you to select). If you have DSL Internet, you usually select PPoe and enter
the username and password which you chose when originally setting up the DSL
connection. So:

1. Turn off the power to your cable/DSL modem.
2. Attach a cat5e ethernet cable (usually provided with the router) going
from the router's Internet/WAN port to the modem's ethernet port.
3. Attach a cat5e ethernet cable going from your computer's network adapter
to one of the ports on the router. If you don't have an ethernet cable
(because you were using USB), you will need to go to the store and buy one.
4. Turn on the modem. After all the lights are on, turn on the router.

To configure the router:

Have a computer connected to the router with an ethernet cable. Examples
given are for a Linksys router. Refer to your router manual or the router
mftr.'s website for default settings if you don't have a Linksys. Open a
browser such as Internet Explorer or Firefox and in the addressbar type:

http://192.168.1.1 [enter] (this is the router's default IP address, which
varies from router to router so check your manual)

This will bring you to router's login screen. The default username is left
blank and the Linksys default password is "admin" without the quotes. Enter
that information. You are now in the router's configuration utility. Your
configuration utility may differ slightly from mine. The first thing to do is
change the default password because *everyone* knows the default passwords
for various routers.

Click on the Administration link at the top of the page. Enter your new
password. WRITE IT DOWN SOMEWHERE YOU WILL NOT LOSE IT. Re-enter the
password to confirm it and click the Save Settings button at the bottom of
the page. The router will restart and present you with the login box again.
Leave the username blank and put in your new password to get back into the
configuration utility.

Now click on the Wireless link at the top of the page. Change the Wireless
Network Name (SSID) from the default to something you will recognize. I
suggest that my clients not use their family name as the SSID. For example,
you might wish to name your wireless network "CastleAnthrax" or the like.
;-)

Click the Save Settings and when you get the prompt that your changes were
successful, click on the Wireless Security link which is right next to the
Basic Wireless Settings link (where you changed your SSID). Most computers
purchased within the last 4 years have wireless hardware that will support
WPA2-Personal (also called WPA2-PSK). This is the encryption level you want.
If your wireless hardware is older, use WPA. Do not use WEP as that is
easily cracked within minutes. So go ahead and set the Security Mode to
WPA2-Personal. Do that and enter a passphrase. For example, you might use
the passphrase, "Here be dragons, beware you scurvy dogs!". The passphrase
is what you will enter on any computers that are allowed to connect to the
wireless network. WRITE IT DOWN SOMEWHERE YOU WILL NOT LOSE IT.

At this point, your router is configured and if the computer you were using
to configure the router is normally going to connect wirelessly, disconnect
the ethernet cable and the computer's wireless feature should see your new
network. Enter the passphrase you created (exactly as you wrote it with all
capitalization and punctuation) to join the network and start surfing.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

Hi
Almost all DSL services need first a Modem connected to the Tel. line.
Some ISPs provide a Modem, many provide Modem/Router combo.
So as a first step you should post how you are connected Now.
Once the hardware issue is cleared Malke's excellent post would do the rest.
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking).

"edisonl via WindowsKB.com" u47544@uwe wrote in message
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Hi,

Previously I was using broadband hard cabled services form my local isp,
recently I change ISP using not sure if i put the right terms (ADSL)
dedicated phone line.

As the phone was located at my dining area, I decided to buy a linksys
NUltra
to acting as a modem or maximizing the signal.

But not sure how do I go about configuring it, anyone can help ?

Regards, Edison

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Hi
Almost all DSL services need first a Modem connected to the Tel. line.
Some ISPs provide a Modem, many provide Modem/Router combo.
So as a first step you should post how you are connected Now.
Once the hardware issue is cleared Malke's excellent post would do the rest.
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking).

"edisonl via WindowsKB.com" u47544@uwe wrote in message
news:9ccc17242667f@uwe...
Hi,

Previously I was using broadband hard cabled services form my local isp,
recently I change ISP using not sure if i put the right terms (ADSL)
dedicated phone line.

As the phone was located at my dining area, I decided to buy a linksys
NUltra
to acting as a modem or maximizing the signal.

But not sure how do I go about configuring it, anyone can help ?

Regards, Edison

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