How to connect wireless the WRT54GS

I have a router WRT54GS I want install Wireless with my Windows XP desktop that has only an installed wireless adapter. There is no ethernet on the pc port. I have reviewed the Stickys are and read that FAQ, but still did not find a response stating clearly how to set up the router without using an ethernet cable connected to the pc. I want to be able to access the configuration page based on the web as well for what I can fix my settings. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

As a general rule, it is best to configure the router using a wired connection to be sure that you set up your router and not someone else... So if you have any wired ethernet device, it is best to use it rather than try a wireless only configuration.

You can set only through wireless, however, you must ensure that you are connected to your router at the beginning. More simple test would be to unplug your router power and control for available wireless networks. If there is still a "linksys" network to be seen, you must be very careful.

Anyway, and then reconnect your router to power. Do your research to computer networks and connect to the network not secure "linksys". It is best to put the computer near the router to do this to make sure that you connect to your router.

Then open the web interface at http://192.168.1.1/ default password should be "admin", no required user name.

To be sure, it's your router, go to the status page, see that it's really a WRT54GS and check MAC address, that you see here. It must be identical to that printed in the WRT (maybe one or two off the coast in the last digit). If it comes from a completely different MAC address, check local and SubTabs wireless network and MAC addresses there. If all MAC addresses are completely different, unplug the router from the power and see if your computer is always connected to the interface web or not.

Anyway, once you have established this really is the web interface of the router, check the version of firmware and on the router and that is available online. It is better to update the firmware before doing the configuration. If you have the latest firmware, you must configure the router. I recommend the following steps:

1. go to the wireless page. Change the SSID to something unique. Save the settings.

2. you will lose the connection. Redo your computer search for networks. You should now see the new unique SSID. To connect to this network and reopen the web interface.

3. then set up wireless security. Enable WPA2-Personal with AES encryption and set a strong password. Save the settings. You will lose the connection.

4. now, you have to reconnect. Depending on your computer and use the software to set up the wireless, you may need to remove the unique SSID firstly in the preferred network list before you can reconnect. Usually, the computer remembers the SSID joined before and does not connect if security settings do not match the one used before. But you should know that.

5. as you are still using XP the computer may not support WPA2 and AES encryption (which is the best and strongest that you can use today). So, if you're absolutely not able to reconnect to the computer you will need to reset the default router by pressing the reset for 30 seconds button and start over. Then choose personal WPA with TKIP and a strong password. It should work. I would not recommend to use WEP is easily broken.

6. Once you have successfully set up your desktop to connect to your secure wireless network, you should make a change more: change the password for "admin" on the configuration page "Administration".

7. don't forget to clean the list of preferred wireless networks, in particular, do not forget to remove the network "linksys" to this list. Otherwise, your computer can automatically connect to a network "linksys" if one comes available nearby.

This should be it.

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