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Connection of laptop to router
Ladywriter1968
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Hi,
Our pcs are connected to our DG router, our nephew years ago originally connected it all up for us, so I dont know much about router connection to pcs or laptops but I want to learn rather then rely on him to do it. I know about tapping in ip address in bar and getting up the router settings but I dont know if I need to change or do anything inside it.
My friend has kindly offered to give me her laptop she dont want anymore its windows 10.
How do I connect the laptop up to the router to get internet on the laptop?
Do I have to change anything inside the router settings online to make it work?
Do I have to initially connect a cable to the router from laptop to set it up?
I need instructions how to do this I dont have much idea but willing to learn? but at same time dont want to mess up anything inside the router settings.
Thanks in advance for your help...
Our pcs are connected to our DG router, our nephew years ago originally connected it all up for us, so I dont know much about router connection to pcs or laptops but I want to learn rather then rely on him to do it. I know about tapping in ip address in bar and getting up the router settings but I dont know if I need to change or do anything inside it.
My friend has kindly offered to give me her laptop she dont want anymore its windows 10.
How do I connect the laptop up to the router to get internet on the laptop?
Do I have to change anything inside the router settings online to make it work?
Do I have to initially connect a cable to the router from laptop to set it up?
I need instructions how to do this I dont have much idea but willing to learn? but at same time dont want to mess up anything inside the router settings.
Thanks in advance for your help...
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If you have other devices already connected on wi-fi, this new laptop should be OK to connect; you'll need to know the router's SSID and the password.0
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Thanks for that, it seems that its quite easy then.I_have_spoken wrote: »If you have other devices already connected on wi-fi, this new laptop should be OK to connect; you'll need to know the router's SSID and the password.
Yes I know the SSID and password on mine, says pass phrase.
So guess I just tap that into the laptop then when I get it and it will connect correct?0 -
More than likelyLadywriter1968 wrote: »Thanks for that, it seems that its quite easy then.
Yes I know the SSID and password on mine, says pass phrase.
So guess I just tap that into the laptop then when I get it and it will connect correct?4.8kWp 12x400W Longhi 9.6 kWh battery Giv-hy 5.0 Inverter, WSW facing Essex . Aint no sunshine ☀️ Octopus gas fixed dec 24 @ 5.74 tracker again+ Octopus Intelligent Flux leccy
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Go into your control panel and select network and sharing centre if you want wifi and select connect to a network, or cable connection should bring up a box to enter your u/n and p/w.“Learn from the mistakes of others. You can never live long enough to make them all yourself.”
― Groucho Marx0 -
Hi,
yes it should automatically pick up your wifi signal, so just log on as normal.0
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