How to Upgrade to Wireless N - Help?

I currently have a Netgear modem/router in one through Time Warner Roadrunner I presume running at Wireless B protocol. My question is how do I upgrade to N. Do I have to buy a wireless N modem/router (which I've never seen) or a new modem and then a N router? Or would something like Trendnet's 300Mbps Wireless Easy-N-Upgrader™ TEW-637AP work?

Assistance please.

 

You would need a new Wireless N router and adaptors for the computers that you would like to connect using N. Any Wireless N router should work, but don't go into the extremes (too cheap or expensive) or you'll miss out on true Wireless N capabilities or pay for extra things that you don't need, respectively.

I do not think that you would need to buy a new modem, just take normal patch cable and connect the WAN port on your new Wifi N router to a LAN port on your modem, and if possible, turn off the wireless on your current modem/router to prevent interference.

 

But that's the problem, I have a modem with router built into one device so no way to turn off the router? Your saying just buy a N router and plug into the existing modem/router? And what's best to get just Netgear Wireless N router and USB or PCcard N adapter?

 

what are the advantages of N type wireless. are they much pronounced to justify an update ???

 

ok, there should be an option to turn the router off on the modem. Go to the settngs (192.168.1.1) and look around there under the different sub topics and menus. Then you should find an option. I suggest the D-Link DIR 655 for the top N router.

 

I typed that address in my browser and it couldn't connect. I made a mistake I have just a Motorola modem/router in one, not netgear. Do I have to be directly plugged into the back of the modem/'router to enter that address?

 

alternatively you can just connect one of the LAN ports of the modem/router to your new N routers LAN NOT WAN port and it will be on the network without its DHCP or NAT transation going on. This should have the effect of making your new N router a repeater rather than a router.

 

get your cable company to give you just a modem(not combo) and buy a new N router

 

Turning the wireless off is recommended, not required; if you can, go for it, but if you can't, you'll only lose a little range.

Go to Start>Run and type "cmd" . Once command prompt opens, type in "ipconfig" and look for your "Default Gateway," then type that address into your web browser and you should be able to connect to your modem/router. If you have not changed the password on your router, it should be Username: admin ; Password: admin (or router). Once you get in, just click around and try to turn off the wireless. If you can't, you can always just set the channels on the routers as far away from each other as possible. Hopefully this helps.

 

I have Vista and doesn't allow me to go to start run? How do I access that?

And what in the world does "This should have the effect of making your new N router a repeater rather than a router" mean in English?

Update I got in but user password don't work I typed admin admin and admin and router doesn't allow me entry. How do I get the correct username and password?

 

Alright, for your first question, what that means is by doing said action, you are setting up your router so that it acts as an extension of your existing wireless network instead of being a separate one by itself. This is commonly used to extend the range of wireless networks in large buildings or with routers that have low transmit power.

As for your login, I would just do some searching online; something along the lines of "[router model] default username password" or you can always ask your ISP in case they had set a password already. (It would be odd if they did, but not unheard of)

 

Okay I'm in, but what I do now? Do I buy a N router and plug it in, or do I buy the trendnet N upgrader?

 

Since you all ready have a router that has a built in modem, you need to turn off the wireless built into the router. It's hard to believe its a 11b. Then setup the 11n router as a AP. To do this you need to assign a Static IP to the router and turn off DHCP. All of the DHCP will be handled by the main router. Then make sure you have the 11n router connected through the LAN Port (lan to lan). Now you should beable to connect to it by the static IP address you assign to it.

As of which router go to smallnetbuilder.com and read the reviews.

You know that 11n will be little gain if you have a 11g and do not share files between pc's. The 11n only impacts internal network speed.

 

I would just buy an N router cause i'm not sure what's included in an upgrader and you might be paying extra for parts that you don't need or only need to use one.

Once you get it, just connect the power and all of your wired computers to it and then plug in the WAN port to a LAN port on your existing router.

 

That's right, you must get an N router, that's the upgrade, that simple.