How to connect a Wi-Fi router?

If you have several people in the apartment and each of them has a device capable of accessing the Internet, then you just need to install a Wi-Fi router. It will help to ensure the access of existing gadgets to the network, without laying wires in all rooms.

To have wireless Internet in your home, you need to connect the wi-fi router correctly , and learn how to do this from this article.

Step-by-step connection of the router

The first thing you should do is to find out from your support provider what they recommend to buy the model so that you do not have problems with receiving the signal. By purchasing the recommended router or making a choice yourself, it must be connected. If you do not understand computers at all, it's better to invite a specialist from the company that provides this service to you. But it's not difficult to do it yourself.

Virtually all router models have the same connection to the computer and the Internet source (modem, wire, etc.):

1. Using the built-in cable, we connect the router to the power supply.
2. In the "internet" slot we insert a wire that gives you the Internet.
3. In any free slot, insert the cable patch cord and connect it to the computer (this is done via the network card connector).

As there are 3 more nests left, 3 devices can be connected to the router: your laptop, TV, printer, netbook, etc. Smaller devices, such as a tablet or smartphone, better connect to the Internet through wi-fi.

How to connect the router to the Internet?

By connecting all the devices so that you can use the wireless Internet, you need to configure the Wi-Fi router.

In some cases, the detection of a wireless network occurs automatically. In this case, to gain access to the Internet, you should do this:

1. Click on the icon that indicates the wireless connections (it is in the right corner of the taskbar).
2. In the opened dialog box, find and select by double clicking the left button on the mouse the network of interest.
3. In the window enter your security key and click "OK".

To see that the connection to the Internet router was successful, you can by the same icon. The color of the rods should change to green.

If there is no automatic connection, and your network is not defined after clicking on the button that is located on the taskbar, you should proceed like this:

1. Right-click on the same icon.
2. Select "Network and Sharing Center".
3. We click on "Adapter settings changes".
4. Right-click on "Local Area Connection".
5. In the opened dialog select "Properties".
6. In the drop-down box, note "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP / IPv4)", and opposite the "Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP / IPv6)" tick off, click "Properties", and then "OK."
7. We tick the box "Get an IP address automatically" and "Obtain a DNS server automatically", and then click "OK".

To further use the wi-fi network in your home, Atomic once enter the access password in all devices that will connect to the Internet. Then, whenever you turn them on, it will happen automatically.

Sometimes there is a need to connect two routers at the same time. This is done in the case when it is necessary to increase the area of ​​the access zone of the wai-faia. They are connected in series in two ways: by wire or wireless.

Because you are interested in connecting wireless Internet, pay attention to such a novelty as a TV with wi-fi.