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(3)HowdoIsetupmyWiFiroutertousemycollege's(IITBombay)LANInternetconnectionoverWiFi?Quora

(Thankyouforasking)
Youneed
AWiFirouterwith:
1WANportLANcableportusedtoconnectroutertointernet
throughwalljack(blueportinthepicure)
1ormoreLANportincaseyouwanttoconnectanywiredLAN(ex.
desktop)tointernet
1WiFiwirelessradiocard+antenna(comesinbuiltinWiFirouter)
cables
min1LANcable.moreincaseyouneedtoconnectwiredLANdevices
(forex.desktop)
Setup

Procedure
1.onyourlaptop,putlaptop'sLANadapter>>IPsettingsonstatic.
ConfigureIPaddressinthesamerangeasthatofdefaultIPaddressof
router(itwillbeprintedonastickeronrouter,orelsegoogleforyour
routermodel)
forexample:routerdefaultipis192.168.1.1theputyourlaptopLAN
adapterIP=192.168.1.100etc.
(ifneeded,googlehowtosetupLANiponwindows/mac/linuxetcas
peryourneed)
2.connectaLANcablebetweenyourlaptop'sLANportandWiFirouter's
LANport(yellowportinimage)
3.Openbrowserandtypeurlhttp://<wifirouterdefaultip>
(defaultIPaddresswillbewrittenonstickeronrouterorgooglefor
yourroutermodelno.)
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4.enterdefaultusernameandpasswordtoaccessrouter'sconfiguration
UIthroughwebbrowser.
(defaultusername/passwordwillbewrittenonstickeronrouteror
googleforyourroutermodelno.)
5.GotoWANsettings
6.SelectIPsetting=Staticindropdownmenu.
7.EnterthestaticIPaddress,gateway,dns1,dns2settingsprovidedto
youbyinstitute.(incaseifyourinstitutenetworkisondynamicip,select
dynamicinabovestep,andnoneedtoputinanymoredetails,theyare
obtainedautomatically(dynamically)).SAVE.
8.gotoLANsettings
9.SetLANIPtoanystaticIP.cautionITMUSTBEINDIFFERENT
RANGEFROMTHATOFWANIP
forex.ifWANIPprovidedbyinstituteis192.168.1.145then,choose
LANIP=192.168.5.1etc.(notice5.1).SAVE.
10.keepremainingsettings(DHCPserveretc)ondefaultvalues.SAVE.
11.GotoWirelesssettings
12.enableWireless(ifneeded).
13.setwirelessSSID="somename"(thisisthenetworknamethatwill
bebroadcastedbyyourrouter,sothatyourlaptopwill'see'itandtriesto
connecttothisnetworkwhenyouclickonthisnamefromtheliston
laptopwifisection.)
14.setsecurity=WPA2
15.setWiFIpassword.(thispasswordmustbeenteredinlaptopfor
connectingtowireless,alsotobesharedwithanyonewhowantsto
connect.).SAVE.
16.gotoadministrationsettings.
17.changetheadminpassword(thisisthepasswordtobeusedtoconnect
torouterconfigurationUIthroughbrowser)
18.Removecablebetweenlaptopandrouter.
19.ConnectLANcablefromrouterWANport(blueportinimage)towall
LANjack.(thatmeansoneLANcableissufficienttocarryoutprocedure
ifyoudonthavewiredLANclientslikedesktop)
18.Rebootrouter.
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done!
Yourlaptopshould'see'thiswirelessSSID(name)inlistofWiFi
connectionsavailable.Onceyouclickonit,itwillaskforapassword
entertheWPA2passwordconfiguredinabovestep.
NotjustforIITnetowrk,butsamestepswillalsoworkforanyinternet
provider(chooseWAN=staticordynamicaccordingtoprovider)
IHopethisisuseful!
Written3AugAskedtoanswerbyBharathUnique
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KaustubhGhanekar
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Useyourrouterin"WirelessAccessPoint"modewhenconfiguring.
LANcablefromcollegeshouldgointoWANportofrouter.
Also,you'llneedtoconfigureproxysetuponeachdeviceyouconnect
throughthatAP,ifyourcollegeLANrequiresproxysetuptoconnectto
internet.
Written7Dec,2014
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GarethAyres,PhDstudent,networkadminandrunner
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IfyourcollegedoesnothaveportsecurityontheLANthenyoucanjust
plugtherouterintothecollegeLANandsettheroutertoAccessPoint
mode.YourdeviceswillthenconnecttoyourWiFiandDHCPoffthe
collegenetwork.Thismaybeagainstcollegeitpolicythough.Itisinmost
UKuniversities.
IfthereisLANportsecurity,youmayneedtoregistertheMACofthe
WANinterfaceonyourrouterwithyoucollegeIT.Thenyouwillneedto
leavetherouterinroutermodeandconnectwirelesslytoitandDHCP
withNATthroughyourrouter.
SomecollegeITsetupsblockthisonpurposethough.
Written1AugAskedtoanswerbyBharathUnique
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PratikKhadtale,Indian
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1.st connecttheLabwireyougotfromyourcolgtothewanportofyour
router
2whilesettingurrouterup(routersettingpage)useautomodeor
dymanicIPandyouraredoneitssimpleasthat
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