Set router/Wi-Fi/wireless access point/repeater configuration

Learning Competencies:
1. Configure client device systems settings in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions
and end user preference
2. Configure LAN in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions and network design
3. Configure WAN in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions and network design
4. Configure wireless settings in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions, network
design, and end-user preferences
5. Configure security/firewall/advanced settings in accordance with manufacturers
instruction and end-user preferences

Router Configuration

A router is a networking device that forwards data packets between

computer networks. Routers perform the traffic directing functions on the internet. A data packet
is typically forwarded from one router to another router through the networks that constitute the
internet work until it reaches its destinations.

How to change the WIFI name and WIFI password

The cause of the change WIFI name and wireless password is to protect the wireless network.
This article will guide you how to change the Wi-Fi name and wireless password.

Part 1: login the homepage of the router

Part 2: change SSID and wireless password
Part 3: reboot the router

1. Type the password as admin in the bars to login the setting page.
2. Click on advanced on the homepage to login the advance setting page

3. Click on wireless, then click on wireless basic settings and make sure that wireless is
enabling. Make sure the SSID Broadcast was checked, on otherwise the wireless signal
will not be found in your wireless bar of your computer. Also you change the primary
SSID as you want. Then open drop down menu of the 802.11 mode option and choose the
mode as 11b/g/n mixed mode. On this page you can choose the channel and the extension
channel will be selected automatically after choosing the channel. Then let other settings
as defaulted, then click on save to save settings.
Note:
The channel l1, channel 6. And channel 11 are recommended, since they are idle.
4. Click on wireless, then click on wireless security and choose security mode as WA-PSK,
and the open the drop down menu of the WPA algorithms option then select the type as
AES set Security key as you want. At last, let the other options as defaulted and hit on the
save button to save the settings.
10 useful options you can configure in
your router’s web interface

Your wireless router has a variety of useful options you

can configure. These are practically hidden- you
wouldn’t know this features exist unless you were
digging through your router’s configuration pages.

Bear in mind that different routers have different

options. You may not have all the options listed here on
your own router. The options will be also in different places with different names.

Accessing Your Router’s Web Interface

The vast majority of routers have web-based configuration pages that you can access in your web
browser as long as you’re o the same local network as the router. To access your router’s web
interface, you’ll just need to plug your router’s local IP address into your web browser’s address
bar.

To find its IP address, open the network and sharing centre in the windows control panel. Click
the name of your internet connection.
Look for the IPv4 default gateway IP address in the details window. Plug this IP address into
your web browser’s address bar.

You’ll need to log in with your username and password combination. If you don’t know these,
your router is probably using it’s default combination- check your router’s manual of perform a
web search for its model number and “default password.” If you’ve previously changed the
password and can’t remember it, reset your router’s password to the default.

Once you’ve logged in, you can now browser your router’s configuration pages and configure its
settings.
How to find your private and public IP address

Your router likely provides a way o see who’s connected to your wireless network. This may be
on general status page or in the wireless section behind a button named “clients list” or similar.

If you give your devices and computers meaningful names, this will help you verify that only
approved devices are connected.

The router’s administrations pages also show other information about the internet connection,
including your external IP address.

Wireless channel

You can modify a variety of wireless network settings in your router’s web interface, including
its wireless channel;. Changing your router’s wireless channel can speed up your Wi-Fi. If many
other wireless networks in your area are using the same wireless channel, interference will result
in a slower connection.

Before changing your wireless channel, use something like Wi-Fi analyser for android or the in
SSIDer utility windows. They’ll scan the networks in the local area and fne the best wireless
channel with the least interference.
Change your Wi-Fi channel to optimize your wireless signal
Repeating
If you need to create a wireless network covering a large area, one router may not be enough.
You’ll have to use multiple routers, but you don’t necessarily want to create separate wireless
networks for each individual router. With the repeating feature found on many routers, you can
have the router join itself to the main network, functioning as a repeater for that network. This
allows you to create one large Wi-Fi network from many different routers.

Quality Service
Many routers contain quality service, or QoS features. QoS prioritizes traffic to give you a better
experience. For example, QoS can reduce the network band width available to bit Torrent
transfers and prioritize web pages, preventing your Bit Torrent transfers from slowing down your
web browsing. This is particularly useful if you have a network with multiple people and want to
prevent one bad apple from slowing down the entire network. QoS features are often fairly
configurable, so you may even be able to prioritize one computer’s network connections over
others.

Dynamic DNS

If you’re hosting some sort of server on your computer, you’ll need to be able to connect
remotely. However, many ISPs assign dynamic IP addresses that change regularly. Dynamic
DNS gets around this by assigning a special address like [Link] to your
computer. Whenever you’re external IP address changes, your router will check in the dynamic
DNS service and update the IP address associated with [Link], so you’ll
always be able to connect to your computer there.

Routers generally have dynamic DNS or DDNS pages where this feature can be configured.
You’ll need to create an account with a supported service and choose a hostname first – check
your router’s DDNS page for a list of supported services.
Port Forwarding, Pot Triggering, DMZ & UpnP

Because of the way network address translation (NAT) works, routers block incoming traffic by
default. If you want to set up a computer as a server or use other services that require incoming
connections- such as peer too peer file transfers or some forms of VoIP- you may need these
incoming connections.

Routers provide a variety of ways to enable tis. You can forward ports so incoming connections
on these ports will always be sent to a certain computer. You can set up port triggering, so port
forwarding will automatically be enabled whenever a program opens a connection on a certain
port. You can use connections on your network to a single computer. UPnP is also generally
enabled by default. UPnP allows programs to forward their own ports on demand, although it
isn’t very secure.
Even if your router doesn’t contain parental controls, you can still set up parental controls by
changing your DNS server to open DNS.

Reboot
You may want to reboot your router if you’re experiencing network issues. You can do this by
unplugging the router or pressing a button on it, but the router may be in a hard-to-get to
location.

You’ll usually find a convenient button to reboot your router somewhere on its configuration
pages, so you can reset your router without even getting up.

For advanced users: third-party router firmware

If you want more out of your router, you can install a variety of third-party router firmware.
You’ll need to have a router that supported by these firmware, so this isn’t for everyone. In fact,
if you really want to use this router firmware you should take this into account when you buy a
router and ensure it’s compatible.

Popular router firm wares include SS-WRT tomato and openWRT. This firmware all provide
additional options that you wouldn’t normally get on your router. OpenWRT in particular is a
full embedded Linux distribution with a package manager, allowing you to access a Linux shell
and install software on your router, effectively allowing you to use it as an always-running, low-
power server.
We haven’t covered everything you can do with your router’s web-based administration pages.
Feel free to take a look around your router’s web interface and see all the options you can
configure. You can also consult your router’s manual for information specific to your router
model.