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    Set up a router with a Laptop

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Luis2, Jul 28, 2009.

  1. Luis2

    Luis2 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a router that was set up using a Desktop a long time ago and had been using it for my PSP and DS. I lost the paper that had the WEP key but I thought it was no big deal since my PSP and DS already have the WEP key but I didn't think I was gonna get a Laptop. The computer is broken right now. Is it possible if I reset the router and set it up again using a Laptop? It's still connected to the modem.
     
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    Yes. There's a hard reset button on the back of the router (you usually need to use a pin or the end of a straightened out paper clip to hit the reset button). For more details, you should consult the user manual for your router. If you no longer have the hardcopy that came with the router, you can probably download it in pdf form from the manufacturer's website.
     
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    So I don't need a Desktop computer to start the router again? I still have the CD that it came with.
     
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    No. You also shouldn't need the CD, either. The OS has a built-in wireless manager that should suffice. You will, however, need to have a length of ethernet cable in order to intially plug the laptop into one of the four ethernet ports in the back of the router so that you can set up the basic configuration for the wireless part of the router. Once that's set up, you can disconnect the ethernet cable and continue from there wirelessly.
     
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