If you’ve recently decided to upgrade your home or business to a wireless network, congratulations! You’re well on your way to a faster and more secure internet connection that will make it easier than ever to stay connected.
If this is the first time that you’re getting a wireless router installed, you might be wondering what you should expect during the wireless router installation process. In this article, our team here at Network Connections will help put your mind at ease and let you know what will happen when it’s time for your wireless router installation.
- Decide where to put the router. Before the wireless router installation can begin, we’ll want to know where you’d like to place the router. It’s best to have the router in a central location, if possible, especially in an office or commercial building. If you need to extend coverage, our team can talk to you about CAT5E or CAT6 cabling to connect your router to the ethernet port.
- Connect the router to a computer. Next, we’ll use an ethernet cable to connect the router to your computer.
- Configure the router. In order to connect to the internet, we’ll need to log in using the information provided with the router itself. Once we have entered the default credentials, you’ll be able to customize the admin login and password details.
- Create a wi-fi password. If you don’t want to use the default name and password, you’ll be able to update your wi-fi name and password at this stage.
- Enable security features. During the wireless router installation process, our team can help enable extra security features that are often included with most routers. These features may include firewalls, web filtering, or access controls.