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Accessing Your Router After Installation, Configuring Your Wireless Network - reset to factory

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The Smart Wizard guides you through installing your router, connecting your router to the Internet, configuring your wireless network settings, and selecting the optimum security protection for your network. If you choose not to select a security option during installation, you can always access the router's user interface later to select a security option (see "Configuring Your Wireless Network" on page 23). To ensure optimum performance of your high-speed wireless router, the wireless adapter card for each computer in your network should support the same technology as your router. For more information, see the online User Manual. At the close of installation, the Smart Wizard places a Router_Setup.html file on your computer's desktop so that you can view the router settings. It also places the Router Login shortcut on the desktop for you to access the router's main menu. You are now connected to the Internet. Figure 6 To set up additional wireless computers in your network to access the router and connect to the Internet, see "Configuring Your Wireless Network" on page 23. Accessing Your Router After Installation The Smart Wizard only appears when you first install the router or when the router is in its factory default state (for example, if you have reset the router to its default factory settings). If you want to change the settings after installing and configuring your router using the Smart Wizard, you must 10 Installing Your Router Using the Smart Wizard

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Installing Your Router Using the Smart Wizard
The Smart Wizard guides you through installing your router, connecting your router to the
Internet, configuring your wireless network settings, and selecting the optimum security
protection for your network. If you choose not to select a security option during installation,
you can always access the router’s user interface later to select a security option (see
“Configuring Your Wireless Network” on page 23
).
At the close of installation, the Smart Wizard places a
Router_Setup.html
file on your
computer’s desktop so that you can view the router settings. It also places the Router Login
shortcut on the desktop for you to access the router’s main menu.
You are now connected to the Internet.
To set up additional wireless computers in your network to access the router and connect to the
Internet, see
“Configuring Your Wireless Network” on page 23
.
Accessing Your Router After Installation
The Smart Wizard only appears when you first install the router or when the router is in its factory
default state (for example, if you have reset the router to its default factory settings). If you want to
change the settings after installing and configuring your router using the Smart Wizard, you must
To ensure optimum performance of your high-speed wireless router, the
wireless adapter card for each computer in your network should support the
same technology as your router. For more information, see the online
User
Manual
.
Figure 6