Du Router Configuration

[Rosham Rosebure]

Ifyou don't have a good internet connection, the router setup experience will be frustrating. The simplest method is to connect a computer to the modem or gateway device supplied by your Internet service provider (ISP). If your computer detects an Internet connection, you're ready to set up the router.

Many router manufacturers provide mobile apps or web dashboard that can be used for both setup and management. With a smartphone app, you may not have to connect the router to a computer to configure it. Check the documentation that came with your router to see if an app is available.

The best place for a wireless business router is in an open area of the workplace, as you'll benefit from even coverage. However, sometimes it's not easy to find a space out in the open because you must connect the router to a broadband gateway from your ISP (Internet service provider), which is usually attached to a cable near an outside wall.

To solve the "long-distance" problem when connecting a router, you can use a CAT5e or CAT6 cable to connect the router to the ISP gateway's Ethernet port. Another option is to run Ethernet cables through the walls of your office to the chosen central location for the router.

Yet another option is to install a mesh network with a router. A mesh network allows you to place multiple Wi-Fi transmitters across your home or office, all on one network. Unlike extenders, which can be used with any wireless router, mesh networks require a router with this capability built-in.

No matter which option you choose, you'll use a basic Ethernet cable, plugged into the router's wide-area network (WAN) or Internet port. The Internet port is typically set apart from other ports by a different color.

Your router's LED lights tell you if you've successfully made an active Internet connection. If you don't see lights confirming such a connection, make sure you've plugged the cable into the correct port.

Confirm that your router has a working connection by plugging a laptop computer into one of the device ports on the back of the router. If all goes well, you should be able to begin a wired connection, just as you did when confirming an active Internet connection.

In some cases, ISPs offer customers gateways with built-in routers. In most cases, these combined devices are not built for business environments, nor do they have extra ports, security, and other options that allow you to add services and expand networks as the business grows.

First, turn off the gateway. If there is already an Ethernet cable plugged into the gateway's local-area network (LAN) port, unplug the cable and plug it into your router's WAN port. Turn the gateway back on and wait a few minutes for it to boot up. Plug in the router's power supply and turn it on, again waiting a few minutes.

The easiest way to continue with router setup is to use a mobile app if the router maker provided one. If there is no app, or you'd rather use the router's web-based dashboard, connect the router to a computer via an Ethernet cable.

If your router is equipped with auto-install features, rely on them to help complete setup. For example, you should be able to use auto-configuration to manage IP addresses with the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), which automatically assigns IP addresses to devices. You can always change these addresses later.

Many router manufactures provide security functionality to safeguard network and user privacy. You can login into the web dashboard and enabling added security features such as firewall, web filtering, and access controls to protect yourself from malicious traffic. You can also set up virtual private networks (VPNs) for privacy.

I hope someone can clear this up for me. I have an older Netgear WINR2000 N300 router. I am wanting to upgrade to a newer model with gigabit speed (wired), I was eyeing the WINDR4300 N750. It looks like it would suit my needs. Anyway, me real question is this. Can I export all my settings from my existing NetGear router, then use that file to configure a new one, saving me from having to re-enter all my static IP addresses, port settings, and other settings that I have made over the years?

Also, I would love t see some reccemendations for what model router I should choose. I am not too price sensitive, but I don't need business class for home, even though I am using an HP Pro Curve 2810 24G Switch. Wireless is for a couple of tablets and smart phones, a laptop or two. Most devices are using wired connections.

With regards to a new router, what type of connection do you have? Do you have enough tech in the house so that they fight with each other for bandwidth? If so you may wish to purchase a router that supports QoS

No there is way of just copying the settings of one router into newer router. The choice of router is your's on which router you get newer devices support the ac standard while the n standard still has life in it and the size of the house to cover.

The PC is running Windows. I was hoping to bridge the Wi-Fi and Eth on the PC, to provide internet to WAX206 and then to the devices connected to it (VR headset mostly, but sometimes also my mobile phone). I was previously achieving this via ICS (Internet Connection Sharing), but I had some small issues with that, so I wanted to try this bridging method.

Factory reset shall be the last resort. I had went through several hoops to change the router's region (locked to the location of purchase, Japan) to match my actual region (Europe). I also had fine-tuned many of the settings which I do not remember in full.

Yes, some 192.168.0.15/24 (255.255.255.0) for example should allow the access - permitting the Ethernet adapter is really in this subnet, no other devices are on 192.168.0.100 and on 192.168.0.15 and on 0.1 ... what should be easy to be configured as a native IP subnet on this adapter. Certainly better than new guessing and trying .1.1 Avoid any crazy experiments with this clunky Windows ICS which can be cumbersome if the wrong KB patches are in place. Unless I'm very wrong, ICS is always routing, rarely pure bridging. So correct subnet masks are key. Don't forget both your Wi-Fi and your Ethernet is supposed to be in the very same IP subnet.

All I want to do is change the network name and password and create an additional network for guests. I am not an IT professional and cannot understand any of the instructions posted by previous users. Could someone possibly explain, in very basic terms, how to do this?

...field of your browser. (You can also use routerlogin.com, aplogin.net, or

aplogin.com.)

One exception exists: If you assigned a static IP address to the AP, you must use that IP address to reach the device UI.

Has anyone found any gotchas configuring the new r195's out of the box that would make you change any basic configuration you would have done in the past say on a r190 router? We just configure CnMaestro to work and change wifi name and password to what we want to leave all other settings default. I will say its nice to have these units come defaulted with allow wireless host again. That was the biggest PITA ever with the old routers being defaulted and also out of the box no wifi access to configure.

Can you let us know , what issue are you facing ? "Has anyone found any gotchas configuring the new r195's out of the box that would make you change any basic configuration you would have done in the past say on a r190 router?"

Could someone tell me if the Balance One can even handle this, or do we need some specialized hardware?

Could anyone highlight some general steps needed to accomplish this, so I could at least know what procedures to search for?

Do you mind to share network diagram to show the Peplink Balance One, router with public IP, phone system (SIP server?), Avaya phones and Cisco gateway? This will allow me to have better understanding and comment better.

I've set up a router in my room (It's a TP-LINK W8980). I'm inside a college room, so I connected the WAN to the ethernet ports of my room, and the router is creating a wifi network. It's using PPPoE without DHCP.

When setting it up I connected it to my laptop using an ethernet cable, I opened on a browser and I've reached the configuration page and I was able to login with the default user and password and set up the wifi networks I was looking for (and they are working fine).

So, my question: how the heck am I supposed to change the settings of the router now?It seems way too strange that the only way to setup a router after the initial configuration is to factory reset it and restart from zero...

Note: This is my first time ever setting up a router, or doing any kind of network configuration. So things like "Set a fixed IP for your laptop..." or basically any kind of language regarding network configuration to me sounds like "take your magic wand and touch laptop/router".

So: explain! If I have to change a setting in some system file tell me which file, and how to modify it. If I have to change some setting using some command line tool tell me which command line tool. If I have to change some system setting, try to give me some hints on how I can recognize it.

Here's the output when the ethernet cable is connected to the WAN of my router and my laptop is connected to the wifi network of the router (ideally I'd like to be able to access router settings from this configuration, without having to add cables to my router etc.):

Setting IP, mask, and gateway varies from one system to another. In general though in the upper right or lower right of ones screen there will be a network icon. Left or right click to get menu under which you select network settings or something similar. Select options for your wired interface and then IPv4. Set method to manual and input settings as above. You can get here too from the control/system panel by selecting the network icon there.

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