Help conecting a laptop to my wireless please

worriedsik

hi guys need some help please

daughter just back from uni and we need to get her laptop connected to my wireless which i use on my lap top and the desk top.
i thought all we had to do was click on available conections and mine is on the list but when she clicks on chooses that wireless conection she obviously is unable to because mine is a secure network
i will need a security key or a pass phrase and dont know how to get this

any help please ?

thanks

gaming_guy

is it printed on the bottom of the router?

it should be a WPA code, but it may be WEP but in which case i'd advise upgrading it to WPA as WEP can be hacked easily.

worriedsik

gaming_guy wrote: »

is it printed on the bottom of the router?

it should be a WPA code, but it may be WEP but in which case i'd advise upgrading it to WPA as WEP can be hacked easily.

hi i dont know i thought i had to bring up the wireless settings i remember before i had to type in a number into the browser begining with 191 i think ?

worriedsik

i need the network security key or passphrase where can i get this

gaming_guy

most routers (supplied by ISP's) have it printed on the bottom of the router, otherwise you'd access the web admin panel by http://192.168.0.1

computershack

worriedsik wrote: »

i need the network security key or passphrase where can i get this

Well unless its a BT Homehub you entered it so you should know it. Failing that, you're going to have to log on to the router, go to the wireless settings and get it from there. Read the manual, it'll tell you how.

worriedsik

thank you guys its sorted i knew i had to get to the wireless router page to get the key just didnt know how to page it up

thanks