![]() ![]() ![]() Settings screens for routers vary, but somewhere there will be a W-Fi network menu. Type that into the address bar in your browser and log in. Unless you have an Apple router (which is configured using AirPort Utility) you'll probably have been supplied with an internal IP address for the router, usually in the form .x, along with a username and password. The procedure on an mobile device is similar just select Wi-Fi from the Settings app. Type in the default password, and you should be connected in a few seconds. If it's not there, select Join Other Network and type in the SSID. Once you have the SSID and password, click on the Wi-Fi symbol in the Windows system tray or a Mac's menu bar and select the SSID from the menu. If not it should have been supplied to you separately. In most cases, the SSID (Wi-Fi network name) and default password for the router will be on a sticky label on its underside. Setting up the modem/router is as simple as plugging it into a mains power outlet and then connecting the supplied cable to your cable or phone line. If your router has internal antennae, it may use a technology called 'beamforming' that increases the power of the signal in the direction of connected devices. The degree to which adjusting the antennae affects the signal's strength depends on the router. Some (though not all) routers also have external antennae that give you a bit of flexibility in how they're positioned. Most modem/routers consist of a box with one port on the back that connects to your cable or phone line – usually labelled 'WAN' – and around four other ports that look the same, but that are labelled 'LAN' and designed to allow you to connect devices to the router using an Ethernet cable. Nevertheless, given that you can't do much about the device's inherent wireless ability, you need to optimise your network. It could just be that, say, your iPad is more capable than your Android phone when it comes to hooking up to a Wi-Fi network with a less-than-perfect signal. AirPort Utility usefully maps your existing network visually ![]()
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