Help - Wireless (again!) -Got onto into, ow to get it to wireless?

newmoneysaver_2

Hello,

Another wireless question, I'm afraid :rolleyes:

I have managed to set-up my new speedtouch 585 router and can access the internet with by aol settings.

How do I get the dam thing onto wireless?

I have a Dell Inspirion 6400 with a wireless adaptor, but each time I search for a wireless network, it can detact any

Please help, before it gets thrown out of the window!

SmartRRRR

Is the wireless on your router turned on?

My Linksys was off by default, and had to be turned on in the router settings. Your Speedtouch may be similar.

newmoneysaver_2

SmartRRRR wrote:

Is the wireless on your router turned on?

My Linksys was off by default, and had to be turned on in the router settings. Your Speedtouch may be similar.

Er...I don't know, how would I find out?

SmartRRRR

Did you use n AOL CD to set the router up?

If you did, there should be a link (on your desktop, or in your Start menu) to get to the router settings.

It's an IP address, usually 192.168.1.1 with a login and password both admin

If you don't understand that, just try typing those numbers into your address bar and see what comes up. If there's a login box, use admin in both fields and you should be able to see the router settings.

newmoneysaver_2

I used an AOL wizard, downloaded from the internet - (the speedtouch is actually one of the few that they claim to support!) I don't have any links to router on the desktop nor can I see anything on start menu.

Nothing comes up using the ip address above.

SmartRRRR

Just had a look at the Speedtouch and they use 192.168.1.254 just to be different. Almost every other router uses ...1.1 but they have to be different.

Chippy_Minton

Follow the manual available at http://www.speedtouch.co.uk/codepages/content3.asp?c=7&ProductID=511

Wireless is enabled by default. Connect computer to router with Ethernet cable and click http://192.168.1.254 to access the web interface to check the wireless settings.

newmoneysaver_2

Thanks, I've got on the web interface, but I don't have a clue what I am suppossed to do!

SmartRRRR

I should have asked earlier - is the WLAN light on the router doing anything? It could be Red, Amber, Green (on or flashing) or Off.

Back to basics.

SmartRRRR

Chippy_Minton wrote:

Follow the manual available at http://www.speedtouch.co.uk/codepages/content3.asp?c=7&ProductID=511

I'm off now, if you haven't read the setting up pages in the user guide in Chippy Minton's link then I suggest you do. If you still don't have success or don't understand something then we couldtry gain tomorrrow, or someone else might jump in to assist.