Set up your wireless router manually (T-Mobile wireless router by Linksys)

NOTE: The installation CD is recommended for setting up your new wireless router because it can detect your current configuration and guide you through the best installation.

To set up your wireless router manually, perform the following steps:

1.	Verify that your computer is connected to the Internet and can access a Web page other than your home page.

2.	Verify that the cable connecting your computer to the modem is an Ethernet cable. A Universal Serial Bus (USB) cable will not work.

3.	Determine which setup you have and which setup you want to have:

If you do not have a wireless router, install your new wireless router. ›
If you already have a wireless router, replace the wireless router with your new wireless router. ›
If you already have a wireless router, add your new wireless router. ›
If you are not sure if you already have a wireless router, install your new wireless router. ›

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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