Title: Configuring Linksys Wireless Router
1Configuring Linksys Wireless Router
- Prof. Yousif
- _at_
- Valencia Community College
2Main Issues
- Physical Connection
- Interfacing with the broad band Modem (cable,
DSL) - Adjusting the configuration on the broad band
Modem and upgrading the modem firmware. - Basic router setup
- Accessing the Web Interface
- Upgrading the router firmware
- Admin account
- IP addresses
3Main Issues
- Wireless Setup
- SSID
- Channel
- Security
- MAC Filter
- Firewall
- Work Station Configurations
- IP address
- XP Firewall
- Testing
4Broad Band Modem
- Before you connect your wireless router, do the
following while your PC is connected directly to
your broad band router. - Updating Firmware Click on Modem Firmware
Update - DSL Help
- Bridging Instructions
- Linksys Router Config.
5Connect the router to your Modem Physical Setup
Check the Internet LED in the front Side
Must be the cable that came with your modem (it
is cross-over in case of DSL)
For more information read Wireless Quick Start
Guide
Straight-Through Cable
Restart Everything before you test
6Router
- Tech Support
- Search by answer ID for any of those issues
- Setting up PPPoE DSL with a BEFW11S4 Answer ID
527
7Wireless Router Web Access
Leave the user name blank. Password is admin
8Main Menus and Sub Menus
A Main Menu Item
Firmware Version
Sub-Menu Items for the Setup menu
Wireless Router Model
9Basic Setup Sub-Menu
Router to Modem setup
Routers IP Address
Help
Disable DHCP, It is safer to use Static IPs
Take a note of the DNS Server Addresses
Save
10Configure your PC and test
- Configure your PCs TCP/IP properties (Do this on
a wired PC first. We will deal with Wireless PCs
later) - IP address
- Subnet Mask
- Default Gateway
- Primary DNS Server Address
- Secondary DNS Server Address
- Open your browser and test the Connection
11Before You StartChange the Password
12Also in the Management Sub-Menu UPnP
Universal Plug and Play has to be enabled for
some applications (MS Messenger audio and video
for example) to work
13Before You StartUpdate The Router Firmware
Browse to where you have downloaded the router
firmware from the vendor web site
14Before You StartUpdate The Wireless NIC Driver
- Gather information about
- Your wireless NIC (model number, etc)
- Operating system (Win XP, etc)
- Visit the manufacture web site, go to the tech
support page and download the dirver - Install the driver
- This insures that you will be able to configure
the latest security features
15Configuring the Radio Interface
Enable the radio interface, configure the SSID
and disable SSID Broadcasting
16Configure WEP Key
Make sure that you right down the automatically
generated 26 hex digits key. The hex key will be
used later to configure the wireless clients
17Stronger Encryption
18MAC Authentication
To get the MAC address of your Wireless card, Go
to DOS and type ipconfig /all
19Advanced Settings Just in case!
20High Gain Antenna
21Configuring the Wireless Client
- Depends on the configuration utility of your
card.
22Configuring Port Forwarding
23Public IP address and DNS Info.
24Examining the Log File
Where the log file will be stored
Choose
Must download and install the log viewer
application from Linksys web site
25Log Viewer
You can also open the log file in MS Word
26Setting up the Client
Match the SSID on AP (Case Sensitive)
WEP 64, or 128 bit
Both must be checked for WPA
27WEP
28WPA
29XP Firewall
- Troubleshooting Windows Firewall in Microsoft
Windows XP Service Pack 2 - The document includes detailed explanation of how
to use the following Windows Firewall
Troubleshooting Tools - Netsh firewall commands
- Windows firewall logging files
- The netstat tool
- Most of the firewall configuration can also be
done from the CLI. Example - netsh firewall set port opening TCP 80 disable