How to set up a wireless network

Networks based on wireless technologies are becoming more and more popular lately. This is understandable, because mobility is valued in the modern world above all. But would not you like to sit with a laptop anywhere in your home and enjoy fast Internet access? Here and there is quite a legitimate question, how to install a wireless network? To begin with, you must acquire all the necessary equipment, after which you can proceed to solve the question posed.

How to configure the wireless network automatically

To do this, you can use the wireless network wizard, which is launched from the Control Panel. This wizard can help you only with setting up the network that the access point is using. After clicking on "Next" you will be in the window, which does not have an analogue in terms of setting up the wired network. In this window you must assign SS1D - the identifier of the wireless network, with which you will connect to your network of other computers. You can select any connection name, for example, MyWireless. In the same window, you need to choose how to set up a network key, which is something of the type of password for access, and the parameter in SS1D looks like a user by its functionality . It is best to leave this parameter by default, that is, the system itself will choose the optimal version of the key for the network. Let's talk about how to configure a wireless network. At the bottom of the setup window, you can find a place for the checkbox, with which you can enable WPA encryption, because it is significantly more reliable than WEP-encryption, which is used by default.

If you decide to independently register the key, then you should select the "Assign the network key manually" option, after clicking on "Next", you will be in the window to enter the key. Do not skimp on the length of the key, do not make it too simple. It is important to maximize the level of your protection, rather than reduce it. After entering your own key, you are in the final stage of the procedure, which allows you to configure the wireless network on your computer. There are also options for choosing the next steps. They are how other computers on this wireless network are configured.

Now let's look at how to configure the wireless network on all devices. The most convenient and preferred is the first method. It consists that you take a flash card, connect it to the computer with the started master, and then with it you go to the access point. After you configure the access point, you must connect it to all computers of the intended wireless network. The last step is to reconnect the USB flash drive to the first computer, after which you can delete the information, and send the configuration information for printing. It should not be accessible to anyone, otherwise your network will be under great threat.

However, if you choose manual installation, you will be forced to enter some parameters yourself. It is important not to forget to print the network settings, otherwise you will not be able to make settings on other computers, since you will not enter the necessary parameters. The same parameters can be useful to you and the future connection of one or more computers to your wireless network.

Now you know how to configure the wireless network in automatic and manual mode, it remains only to apply the knowledge gained in practice. It is important to understand that during the configuration you must be extremely careful not to allow any errors, because each wrong step can lead to the fact that you not only fail to complete the procedure, but also damage your existing settings.