If you do not have a wireless router, install your new wireless router.
To install your new wireless router, perform the following steps:
| 1. | Unplug the power cord from your modem. |
| 2. | Disconnect the Ethernet cable from your computer, and then connect it to the gray Internet port on the router. |
| 3. | Plug the power cord back into your modem. |
| 4. | Connect one end of the blue Ethernet cable that came with the router to any blue port (1-4) on the router. Connect the other end to the Ethernet port on your computer. |
| 5. | Plug the power adapter for the router into the wall and into the router. |
| 6. | Verify that the power light, the Internet light, and the light for the appropriate blue port are lit on the router. If these lights are not lit, check the cables. |
| 7. | Open a Web browser, and then go to a page other than the default home page to verify that the router is connected to the Internet. |
If the Web page does not load:
- Power cycle your network.
- Clone the Media Access Control (MAC) address.
If you already have a wireless router, replace the wireless router with your new wireless router.
To replace the wireless router with your new wireless router, perform the following steps:
| 1. | Unplug the power cord from your modem. |
| 2. | Locate the Ethernet cable that connects your old router to your computer. |
| 3. | Disconnect this Ethernet cable from your old router, and then connect it to any blue port (1-4) on your new router. |
| 4. | Locate the cable that connects your old router to your modem. |
| 5. | Disconnect this cable from your old router, and then connect it to the gray Internet port on your new router. |
| 6. | Plug the power cord back into your modem. |
| 7. | Plug the power adapter for your new router into the wall and into the new router. |
| 8. | Verify that the power light, the Internet light, and the light for the appropriate blue port are lit on the router. If these lights are not lit, check the cables. |
| 9. | Open a Web browser, and then go to a page other than the default home page to verify that the router is connected to the Internet. |
If the Web page does not load:
- Power cycle your network.
- Clone the MAC address.
If you already have a wireless router, add your new wireless router.
To add your new wireless router, perform the following steps:
| 1. | Locate the Ethernet cable that connects your old router to your computer. |
| 2. | Disconnect this Ethernet cable from your old router, and then connect it to any blue port (1-4) on your new router. |
| 3. | Connect one end of the blue Ethernet cable that came with your new router to the Internet port on your new router. Connect the other end to any port (1-4) on your old router. |
| 4. | Plug the power adapter for your new router into the wall and into the new router. |
| 5. | Verify that the power light, the Internet light, and the light for the appropriate blue port are lit on the router. If these lights are not lit, check the cables. |
| 6. | Open a Web browser, and then go to a page other than the default home page to verify that the router is connected to the Internet. |
If the Web page does not load:
- Power cycle your network.
- Clone the MAC address.
If you are not sure if you already have a wireless router, install your new wireless router.
The modem from your Internet Service Provider (ISP) may have a built-in wireless router. These modems are often referred to as combo units. One way to tell if you have a combo unit is to see if your modem has an antenna; however, even if your modem does not have an antenna, it may still be a combo unit.
To install your new wireless router, perform the following steps:
| 1. | Unplug the power cord from your modem. |
| 2. | Disconnect the Ethernet cable from your computer, and then connect it to the gray Internet port on your new router. |
| 3. | Plug the power cord back into your modem. |
| 4. | Connect one end of the blue Ethernet cable that came with your new router to any blue port (1-4) on your new router. Connect the other end to the Ethernet port on your computer. |
| 5. | Plug the power adapter for your new router into the wall and into the new router. |
| 6. | Verify that the power light, the Internet light, and the light for the appropriate blue port are lit on the router. If these lights are not lit, check the cables. |
| 7. | Open a Web browser, and then go to a page other than the default home page to verify that the router is connected to the Internet. |
If the Web page does not load:
- Power cycle your network.
- Clone the MAC address.
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