How to install a router: step-by-step instructions. Easy and quick self-configuration of a Wi-Fi router How to set up Wi-Fi on a computer and laptop

Today is a review on quickly setting up a Tp-Link router. As an example, I will use the TL-WR841 model, but I want to say that other routers from this company will be configured in the same way.

Actually, I am writing this article with the aim of answering a question that a young girl asked me yesterday through the feedback form: “Ask a question.” You can also ask me any question related to computers and software, and I will give detailed answers as soon as possible.

How to set up a TP LINK router

The essence of the girl’s question was that she was trying to set up a router, not only to work with a wi-fi network, but also to simultaneously connect Internet access to a personal computer (system unit). Based on several tips, she was able to connect the cable and access the Internet on her PC, but the Wi-Fi network remained inactive.

I wanted to help the girl in text format, but for some reason her parents disposed of the box from the router, which still contained the instructions and installation disk. Based on this problem, I will try to describe in detail the solution to the situation with several options. And at the end you can watch a video review where I will show you all the necessary actions and settings on my laptop.

So, let's start solving all the questions in order, but until I begin to describe in detail the necessary actions, I advise you to read the article, what is wi-fi. This will allow you to be more competent in solving issues on this topic.

Setting up a router with a complete set

In order to start installing the router, check the necessary components and prepare them so that you don’t have to run around later. To set up you will need: router, power cable, power cord, installation disk

(if the installation disk is missing, then you first need to download the disk image. To do this, go to the next section, and then return here).

The order of actions may vary slightly, but I do it in this order:

Watch the pictures carefully and repeat the same thing for yourself.

We launched the disk; as a rule, it contains several settings for different routers. Choose your model.

In the next window, select the language and click start installation.

After other windows appear, always click next. A check and configuration of parameters will appear, and the checkboxes indicating successful installation will light up.

Carefully fill out all the pop-up windows or check the box “I didn’t find the settings I needed.”

If you see such a window, then you need to select the connection type. You can find out what type of connection you have by reading the contract you entered into with your provider. The most popular is PPPoE. But to be sure, be sure to check, or you will simply not complete the installation.

Now let’s move on to the most unpleasant part: look for your login and password for access in the agreement with the provider and enter it in the appropriate windows. Click next again (if such a window does not appear, then just move on).

In the next window, write the name of your network in English letters.

We come up with a password to access our network.

Now we confirm our data.

Let's be a little patient and just wait, at this stage the final setup is underway.

So in about 5 minutes we completely configured the router and the network is ready for use. After successful setup, you can close the program. Remove and remove the installation disk and disconnect the network cable that connected the router and computer.

We check the wi-fi network using any supporting device (smartphone or laptop), make sure that the network is working and you can access the Internet. Now you can place the router in a place convenient for you.

What to do if you have lost the installation disk from your router?

To emerge victorious from this situation, you will need to download the image or utility for this installation disk from the manufacturer’s website.

To do this, go to the website and look for the model of your router. Go to the search tab and type in the model of your router; on some sites this may be a support section. By the way, you can download the installation disk image from other sources, but no one knows whether you will get a couple of viruses.

As an example, I go to the Tp-Link website, go to the search field, enter the router I am interested in.

Several search results will appear below, select the one we need and scroll through until we see something like this line, in which there is a “downloads” section.

In the download section we need to find the software and download the version of the utility we need.

To find out which version you need, turn the router over and on the back you will see a sticker with the version of your equipment.

Once we have decided on the version, click on the desired section and scroll almost to the very end of the page. Until the moment where it will be possible to download the utility to your computer.

Now we return to the first stage of setup. When you need a disk, simply run the utility or disk image file and safely continue with the quick setup.

Connecting the router to the PC system unit

If you have successfully completed setting up your Wi-Fi network, you can move on to the next step. Namely, connecting the router to a personal computer where it is not possible to work via a wi-fi network.

To do this, you just need to take the network cable that was included and insert one side into the slot of the router, and the other into the network slot of the PC or other equipment. Wait about a minute and check if there is an Internet connection on your computer.

By the way, most likely the included network cable will be very short, which will cause some inconvenience. I recommend purchasing a cable of the length you need, they are not expensive.

Video review of setting up a router using quick installation

If you have additional questions on the topic, do not hesitate to write them in the comments of the article. Only with your help will it be possible to timely add and update information on the site.

Hello! I’ll probably start with the fact that I’ve already written a lot of articles on setting up Wi-Fi routers, and about problems that may arise during the setup and operation of wireless access points. All articles are on this site, mainly in the “Internet” section. In this article I will provide links to the most necessary materials that may be useful to you when setting up a Wi-Fi router.

What is this article about? I want to talk in general terms about installing and configuring a Wi-Fi router yourself. Perhaps you want to buy a router and create a wireless network at home. Now is the time that we can’t live without it. One computer connected to the Internet via cable is a thing of the past. These are constant fights in the family for the opportunity to surf the Internet and a long line in the back :).

Moreover, now almost all devices have the ability to connect to the Internet via Wi-Fi. Phones, smartphones, tablets, laptops, netbooks, etc. And if there is no Wi-Fi at home, then you are simply limiting their capabilities.

Before I forget, I would like to separately write a few words about the harmfulness of Wi-Fi, or rather the waves that a Wi-Fi router emits. I wrote about this in a separate article. If you are interested in this question, then read the article. I will only say that there is no point in hiding from these “harmful waves”.

Start searching for networks in your home. And you will see how many routers your neighbors have already installed (provided that you do not live in a village, there most likely will not be Wi-Fi networks). Moreover, the radiation from Wi-Fi is several times less than from a regular mobile phone, which we also hold near our heads. So they are afraid of a Wi-Fi router, this is not entirely normal and stupid.

Another plus of a wireless access point (aka Wi-Fi router) the fact that you can completely get rid of wires in your home. For some reason I am sure that your computer is not installed near the front door :). This means that the network cable needs to be stretched through the entire house. What if you just made a good renovation? A Wi-Fi router solves all problems. You can put it or hang it near the entrance doors, and some manage to place it in the common corridor (well, when there is a corridor for two apartments).

You probably ask: “But what about an ordinary desktop computer that does not have the ability to connect via Wi-Fi and needs to connect via a network cable?” everything is very simple, there are Wi-Fi receivers for such cases. I wrote about how to connect a desktop computer to Wi-Fi in an article.

Is it possible to connect and configure a Wi-Fi router yourself?

Maybe! And put aside any doubts and excuses, like I don’t know how, it’s difficult, etc. Well, for example, I set everything up myself, and I also wrote instructions for the site. If you are planning to call a specialist who will install and configure Wi-Fi, then my advice to you is to try it yourself first. It won't work out- Call the master. It will work out- Great! Will you be able to, for example, change the provider and what, call the technician again? And then you can set everything up yourself. Moreover, everything is relatively simple. You just need to want it!

Here is my detailed information to help you. Everything is there in detail and point by point, there shouldn’t be any problems. Using these instructions, you can configure other routers, because the process is practically no different. A lot of useful information is also in the comments, you can read them too.

Now I just remembered that I didn’t write about choosing a Wi-Fi router, because you are probably very interested in this question. I won’t recommend anything specific. Choose a router based on the amount of money you are willing to spend on it and the advice of the store salesperson (well, if the sales consultant is smart). All routers are good in their own way and all have their drawbacks. A year ago I bought a cheap one for my home (250 UAH/1000 rubles) router TP-Link TL-WR841N, the store recommended it to me. Excellent device, after a year of operation, no problems at all.

Possible problems when setting up a Wi-Fi router yourself

Judging by the comments to the articles on this site, there are problems. But this shouldn't scare you. Someone got a defective router, someone simply didn’t want to understand the nuances of the setup and immediately wrote: “Serega help, for some reason it’s not working!” :).

Setting up a router - main points:

1. Connect the router to the computer via a network cable
2. Connecting the Internet to the router
3. Go to the router settings
4. Setting up a tab WAN. Settings from the provider, if you don’t know what settings to specify, then you can safely call and ask the provider.
5. Setting up a wireless Wi-Fi network. Set password, encryption type, security type, etc.

These are the main points; read the article for more details on setting up. As for various kinds of problems and errors, they most often arise when specifying settings from the provider and when setting up a wireless network.

But if there is a problem, then there is a solution. I tried to collect all the main problems when setting up a router and connecting to Wi-Fi. Of course, not just problems, but their solutions.

For convenience, I'll probably make a list of links to pages where I wrote about solving certain errors:

• Well, the most common problem when setting up a router is probably... Not only is this article the most popular on this site, so at the moment (04/09/2013) it is left for 739 comments.
• And others... :)

I tried to collect all the articles with the main errors. If you don’t find something, then use the site search, maybe I missed something. Well, or ask in the comments, we’ll try to figure it out.

Good day.

In order to organize a wireless Wi-Fi network at home and provide Internet access to all mobile devices (laptops, tablets, phones, etc.), you need a router (even many novice users are already aware of this). True, not everyone dares to connect it and configure it themselves...

In fact, most people can do this (I don’t take into account exceptional cases when an Internet provider creates such a “wild” with its own parameters for accessing the Internet...). In this article I will try to answer all the most common questions that I heard (and hear) when connecting and setting up a Wi-Fi router. So let's get started...

1) What router do I need, how to choose it?

Perhaps this is the first question that users who want to organize a wireless Wi-Fi network at home ask themselves. I would start this question with a simple and important point: what services does your Internet provider provide (IP telephony or Internet television), what Internet speed do you expect (5-10-50 Mbit/s?), and at what protocol you are connected to the Internet (for example, now popular: PPTP, PPPoE, L2PT).

Those. The functions of the router will begin to appear by themselves... In general, this topic is quite extensive, therefore, I recommend that you read one of my articles:

searching and choosing a router for your home -

2) How to connect the router to the computer?

As a rule, the router itself comes with a power supply and a network cable for connecting to a PC (see Fig. 1).

By the way, please note that on the back wall of the router there are several sockets for connecting a network cable: one WAN port and 4 LAN ( the number of ports depends on the router model. In the most common home routers, the configuration is as in Fig. 2).

Rice. 2. Typical rear view of the router (TP Link).

The Internet cable from your provider (which was most likely previously connected to the PC’s network card) must be connected to the blue port of the router (WAN).

Using the cable that comes with the router, you need to connect the computer’s network card (where the provider’s Internet cable was previously connected) to one of the router’s LAN ports (see Fig. 2 - yellow ports). By the way, you can connect several more computers this way.

At an important moment! If you don’t have a computer, you can connect the LAN port of the router to a laptop (netbook) with a network cable. The fact is that the initial setup of the router is better (and in some cases, it is impossible to do otherwise) via a wired connection. After you specify all the basic parameters (set up a wireless Wi-Fi connection), you can disconnect the network cable from the laptop and continue working via Wi-Fi.

As a rule, there are no issues with connecting cables and power supplies. Let's assume that your device is connected, and the LEDs on it started blinking :).

3) How to enter the router settings?

This is probably the key question of the article. In most cases, this is done quite simply, but sometimes... Let's consider the whole process in order.

By default, each router model has its own address for entering the settings (as well as login and password). In most cases it is the same: http://192.168.1.1/, however, there are exceptions. Here are a few models:

• Asus - http://192.168.1.1 (Login: admin, Password: admin (or empty field));
• ZyXEL Keenetic - http://192.168.1.1 (Login: admin, Password: 1234);
• D-LINK - http://192.168.0.1 (Login: admin, Password: admin);
• TRENDnet - http://192.168.10.1 (Login: admin, Password: admin).

At an important moment! It is impossible to say with 100% accuracy what address, password and login your device will have (even despite the brands I listed above). But this information must be indicated in the documentation for your router (most likely, on the first or last page of the user manual).

Rice. 3. Enter your login and password to access the router settings.

For those who were unable to enter the router settings, there is a good article with reasons (why this could happen). I recommend using the tips, link to the article below.

How to log in to 192.168.1.1? Why it doesn’t log in, the main reasons are:

How to enter the Wi-Fi router settings (step by step) -

4) How to set up an Internet connection in a Wi-Fi router

Before describing these or those settings, a small footnote should be made here:

1. First, even routers from the same model range can have different firmware (different versions). The settings menu depends on the firmware, i.e. what you will see when you go to the settings address (192.168.1.1). The settings language also depends on the firmware. In my example below, I will show the settings of a popular router model - TP-Link TL-WR740N (the settings are in English, but understanding them is not so difficult. Of course, setting up in Russian is even easier).
2. The router settings will depend on the network organization of your Internet provider. To configure the router, you need connection information (login, password, IP addresses, connection type, etc.), usually everything you need is contained in the Internet connection agreement.
3. For the above reasons, it is impossible to give universal instructions that are suitable for all occasions...

Different Internet providers have different types of connections, for example, Megaline, ID-Net, TTK, MTS, etc. use a PPPoE connection (I would call it the most popular). In addition, it provides higher speed.

When connecting PPPoE to access the Internet, you need to know the password and login. Sometimes (as for example, MTS) uses PPPoE+Static Local: access to the Internet will be provided, after entering the password and login for access, the local network is configured separately - you will need: IP address, mask, gateway.

Necessary settings (for example PPPoE, see Fig. 4):

1. You need to open the “Network / WAN” section;
2. WAN Connection Type - indicate the connection type, in this case PPPoE;
3. PPPoE Connection: Username - specify the login for accessing the Internet (specified in your agreement with the Internet provider);
4. PPPoE Connection: Password - password (similar);
5. Secondary Connection - here we either do not indicate anything (Disabled), or, for example, as in MTS - we indicate Static IP (depending on the organization of your network). Typically, this settings item affects access to the local network of your Internet provider. If you don’t need it, you don’t have to worry too much;
6. Connect on Demand - establish an Internet connection as needed, for example, if the user accesses an Internet browser and requests a page on the Internet. By the way, please note that there is a column below Max idle Time - this is the time after which the router (if it is idle) will disconnect from the Internet.
7. Connect Automatically - connect to the Internet automatically. In my opinion, the optimal parameter is what you need to choose...
8. Connect Manually - connect to the Internet manually (inconvenient...). Although for some users, for example, if they have limited traffic, it is quite possible that this type will be the most optimal, allowing them to control the traffic limit and not go into the red.

Rice. 4. Setting up a PPPoE connection (MTS, TTK, etc.)

It is also worth paying attention to the Advanced tab - in it you can set DNS (they are sometimes necessary).

Rice. 5. Advanced tab in the TP Link router

Another important point - many Internet providers bind your MAC address to the network card and do not allow you to access the Internet if the MAC address has changed ( approx. Each network card has its own unique MAC address).

Modern routers can easily emulate the desired MAC address. To do this you need to open the tab Network/MAC Clone and press the button Clone MAC Address.

Alternatively, you can tell your new MAC address to your Internet provider and they will unblock it.

Note. The MAC address is something like this: 94-0C-6D-4B-99-2F (see Fig. 6).

Rice. 6. MAC address

By the way, for example in “ Billine» connection type is not PPPoE, A L2TP. The setup itself is done in a similar way, but with some caveats:

1. Wan Connection Type - the connection type must be selected L2TP;
2. Username, Password - enter the data provided to you by your Internet provider;
3. Server IP-address - tp.internet.beeline.ru;
4. save the settings (the router should reboot).

Rice. 7. Setting up L2TP for Billine...

Note: Actually, after entering the settings and rebooting the router (if you did everything correctly and entered exactly the data that is needed), the Internet should appear in your laptop (computer) that you connected via a network cable! If this is the case, all that remains is to set up a wireless Wi-Fi network. In the next step, we will do this...

5) How to set up a wireless Wi-Fi network in a router

Setting up a wireless Wi-Fi network, in most cases, comes down to specifying the network name and password to access it. As an example, I’ll show the same router (though I’ll take Russian firmware to show both Russian and English options).

First you need to open the Wireless section (wireless network), see fig. 8. Next, set the following settings:

1. Network name - the name that you will see when searching for and connecting to a Wi-Fi network (specify any);
2. Region - you can specify “Russia”. By the way, many routers don’t even have such a parameter;
3. Channel Width, Channel- you can leave Auto and not change anything;
4. Save your settings.

Rice. 8. Setting up a Wi-Fi wireless network in the TP Link router.

Next, you need to open the “ Wireless Security". Many people underestimate this point, but if you do not protect the network with a password, then all your neighbors will be able to use it, thereby reducing your network speed.

• Version: you don’t have to change it and leave it automatic;
• Encryption: also automatic;
• PSK password is the password to access your Wi-Fi network. I recommend that you indicate something that is difficult to find by regular search, or by random guessing (no 12345678!).

Rice. 9. Setting the encryption type (security).

After saving the settings and rebooting the router, your wireless Wi-Fi network should start working. Now you can set up a connection on your laptop, phone and other devices.

6) How to connect a laptop to a wireless Wi-Fi network

As a rule, if the router is configured correctly, there should be no problems with setting up and accessing the network in Windows. And such a connection is made in a couple of minutes, no more...

First, click on the Wi-Fi icon in the tray next to the clock. In the window with a list of found Wi-Fi networks, select yours and enter the password to connect (see Fig. 10).

Rice. 10. Selecting a Wi-Fi network to connect your laptop.

If you entered the network password correctly, the laptop will establish a connection and you can start using the Internet. Actually, this completes the setup. For those who did not succeed, below are some links to typical problems.

The laptop does not connect to Wi-Fi (does not find wireless networks, there are no connections available) -

Problems with Wi-Fi in Windows 10: network without Internet access -

If you decide to install wi-fi at home, at work, or in any other place, then you definitely need to purchase a special device called a router. This is a special device that distributes wireless Internet at a certain distance. Routers are classified by power, number of connected objects, speed, range, etc. Therefore, if you want to purchase a router, be sure to check out its specifications. Once you purchase this device, you will need to install it. I am sure that 99% of users will have problems with this, so this article is dedicated to how to install a router.

How to install a router - step by step guide

There are a huge number of routers from different manufacturers, but the most popular are D-Link. That is why we will figure out how to install a D-Link wi-fi router.

1) Open the box with the purchased device, take it out and connect it to the power supply. The lights on the front should light up. If they do not light up, then there is some problem with the router. On the back side we see several ports. We need a port labeled “Internet”, into which we must insert the plug that was connected to the computer.

2) In any of the other ports we place the cable that was included with the router. This cable needs to be connected to the computer (to the place where we pulled out the Internet cable).

3) Open any program that provides Internet access. We write the following numbers: 192.168.0.1. This page is the main settings page. You don't need an Internet connection to connect to it.

4) We continue to figure out how to install the router. We have opened an authorization page with the fields name and password. In the name field we write admin, and leave the password field empty.

5) On the page that opens, select the Setup item, then the Internet Setup item on the left and then click Manual Internet Connection Setup.

6) In the Internet Connection Type section that opens, select the item called PPPoE user name/password and select the Dynamic PPPoE item. In the Name, Password and Password Confirmation fields, enter the data that is specified in the agreement with your Internet provider.

7) Look a little lower and see the “clone mac address” item. Click on it. In the Connect mode select item, put a dot opposite Always. The remaining items do not need to be changed.

8) Discussion on how to install is almost complete. All that remains is to figure it out. In the device menu, which is on the left, select the Wireless installation item, then the Manual wireless connection setup button will appear in the center, click on it and look at the main settings menu that opens. In the Wireless section, check the box next to Enable wireless network, and in the Wireless network name field, write any name. We also fill in the Wireless Network Key field and remember it. This field will store the password for your wi-fi. It is needed to prevent neighbors and other strangers from connecting to the router.

I hope that after reading this article, you have figured out how to install a router.

Setting up Wi-Fi at home is often a big problem. If you don’t want to cut off your phone number to your provider, follow the simple instructions and everything should work out. At best, setting up a router out of the box will take about 15 minutes. Shall we time it?

Important!For example, we took a router TP-LINK TL-WR840N . Program interfaces for setting up different models TP-LINK routers may vary slightly (not to mention routers from other manufacturers). Look for the menu items you need, and don’t be alarmed if yours is different from the photo instructions.

The fastest way to configure Wi-Fi router - not the one with the disk. Although an installation disk is included with every router, this installation is not available for everyone. We'll go the other way - let's see how to configure the router manually.

In order to successfully connect the router, you need to know the type and parameters of your Internet connection:

• IP address;
• subnet mask;
• login;
• password.

This information must be contained in the agreement for the provision of Internet services. There is no contract or the contract strangely does not contain any of the above points? We call technical support and find out.

Connecting a router

1. We connect the router to the network (the power cord is included - is there one?).
2. Press the ON button. on the router (many routers are also turned on directly from the outlet, but in vain). In our case, both the power adapter and the button are in place.
3. In the box we find a network cable. At one end we connect it to the router (there are many ports on the router, you need the one labeled “LAN”,necessarythe port is also usually highlighted in a different color from the others). Others - to the PC network card.
4. You need to enable automatic acquisition of an IP address. You can do it like this:

Router administration

1. On a PC, open any browser (we used Google Chrome).
2. We write the router address in the address bar (for TP-LINK Wi-Fi routers it is 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1).
3. In the window that appears, enter your username and password. Unless otherwise stated in the technical documentation or on the bottom of your router, routers typically use:

• login: admin
• password: admin

If you did everything correctly, this page is in front of you. The menu is always in English. On the left is the menu, in the center is the content of the selected item on the left, and on the right is an explanation and the most important settings items.

How to set up a Wi-Fi router at home

Don’t be afraid: you don’t need to fumble around in every section with an English-Russian dictionary at hand. All you have to do is tick 3 boxes.

Chapter Network, paragraph WAN. From the list, select your connection type - Dynamic IP, Static IP, PPPoE or PPTP (see contract). In our case it is PPPoE. Each type of connection requires tuning. Using the prompts below, complete the settings on your router and clickSave(at the bottom of the page).

PPPoE

Dynamic IP

Static IP

PPTP

Important!The provider is sometimes bound to the MAC address of the network card (a typical phenomenon for Dynamic and Static IP), so we additionally go to MAC Clone and press Clone MAC Address. This is in case you did everything as stated above, but for some reason nothing worked.

Setting up a Wi-Fi network

We have almost figured out how to connect Wi-Fi - all that remains is to configure the Wi-Fi network. So let's go toWireless- Settings.

We find our location in the list, come up with a name for this network (it’s better not to be clever with the name, but you can’t leave it “as is” - if it matches the name of a neighbor’s Wi-Fi, problems may arise).

Among other things that are on this page, the following menu items may be useful:

• Enable Wireless Router Radio - enables/disables Wi-Fi;
• Enable SSID Broadcast - enable/disable the visibility of a Wi-Fi network; if you disable this item, this network will not be displayed in a general search for Wi-Fi networks (only through the SSID).

The latter is not a way to hide from your neighbors, so don’t rush to be clever with secrecy.

Setting up Wi-Fi network security

We remain in the sectionWireless, go to the submenuSecurity. The optimal choice of parameters from the list is in the photo below. You only have the Wi-Fi password. We recommend that you write it down in the contract for the provision of Internet services (so that it certainly doesn’t get lost).

Connection and operation

You can, of course, also set up a local network and change administrator passwords (the ones that are admin/admin by default on all routers). But these are already bonus points. The majority of users can start working after rebooting the router. You can do this by clickingREBOOTin the message that pops up at the bottom of the settings page.

Now we connect the cable from the provider (through which the Internet comes to your apartment) to the INTERNET port, highlighted in color and labeled. Other ports are designed for wired connection of PCs and laptops that have problems with wireless.

Now you know how to connect a router in 15 minutes. By the way, how long did you have on your timer?

P.S. Indicators

Not all routers are built the same, but keep in mind:

• indicator Systemshould flash, not light up;
• Power- just burn;
• the middle indicators are blinking - data is being exchanged, the indicators are on - there is no network activity, off - there is no connection;
• Internet- lights up when there is a connection, flashes - data is being exchanged, doesn't light up - check the cable connection.

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