Wireless Router

Hi,

Looking for some assistance in installing a Belkin wireless Router. My current setup is a desktop with a Comcast Cable Modem. I bought a laptop for Christmas and am having one heck of a time.

Im not the most technically proficient, and Belkin's support while seemingly smart, was difficult to understand. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated

Thanks

 

Hi

Easiest thing to do is this:

Connect the cable modem to the router with an ethernet cord (the "fat phone cord looking thing"), it will go into the plug port on the router NOT grouped with the other plugs.

Then, using any of the other ports on the router, connect an ethernet cord from that to your laptop.

Then, on your laptop, type "192.168.1.1" (without the quotes) into your browser in the place where you would type a website address (i.e. www.google.com) and hit the Enter button.

This will access the router settings, it will probably prompt you for a username and password, use the default (should be admin for both or just the password, if not Google for your router's default login).

Then, go to the wireless settings, make sure to select an encryption (WPA2 is good). You will need to set a passkey, which is a password used for the wireless connection. Be sure to write this key down, as you will need it to connect wirelessly with the laptop.

Once you have setup the wireless, disconnect the ethernet cord from between your laptop and the router, and right click the connection icon at the bottom left of the screen, it will show the router and connect using the wireless key you setup on the router.

Any questions regarding any of that, please ask.

 

Ok. When Im typing in 192.168.1.1 on the laptop its telling me that its not recognizing that page. However before I got flustered with Belkin's cust. service they gave me the similar 192.68.2.1 which routes me to a Belkin site . I tried going there. Im assuming that would be the step you describe as

This will access the router settings, it will probably prompt you for a username and password, use the default (should be admin for both or just the password, if not Google for your router's default login).

I selected the option of logging in and did so by just clicking submit. However, Im really unsure of where exactly to go from there to access this What you described as ) Then, go to the wireless settings

 

Okay, what's the exact model Belkin wireless router you have?

 

Ok thanks. the exact model number is F7D3301 v1

 

Ok. I see the manual you posted however, that all pretty much greek to me. . At this point Im only as far as plugging the ethernet cord into my laptop and the router, and the modem 's (phone jack type cord into the router.

From there I can access a belkin page on the laptop, but im not really too sure from there as to what link I have to click or select.

Sorry if this seems dumb of me, but Im just looking for help/

 

Ok I'm this far, however, when the laptop detects the router, I selct to connect to it, and it asks for a Security Key, what do I type in ?

This may be issue where Im going wrong, because when I run the Belkin setup, i get to the point where I type the SSID and the Passcode on the bottom of the router and rather than connecting me, it says to call belkin.

When I had Belkin on the line, they were telling me something may have been out of date. Not sure exactly what ..

I appreciate all the help.

Thanks

 

Hi..

Wondering if anyone can take a look my last post on this, and determine where I am going wrong.

Thanks

 

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