{"id":3504,"date":"2020-10-21T09:00:12","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T01:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/blog\/?p=3504"},"modified":"2022-09-22T18:39:14","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T10:39:14","slug":"router-configuration-step-by-step","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/blog\/tips-sharing\/router-configuration-step-by-step","title":{"rendered":"Router Configuration: Step by step"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3504\" class=\"elementor elementor-3504\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43878646 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43878646\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a035456\" data-id=\"2a035456\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24d10465 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24d10465\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How to configure your router<\/h2><h3><strong>Step 1: Resetting<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li>Connect the power cord<\/li><li>Unplug ALL Ethernet connections<\/li><\/ul><p>Hold down the reset button for\u00a0<em>at least 15 seconds<\/em><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_3956\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3956\" style=\"width: 441px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3956 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/router-reset-button.jpg\" alt=\"router-reset-button\" width=\"441\" height=\"270\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Router Reset Button<\/figcaption><\/figure><h3><strong>Step 2: Cable Setup<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li>Connect your computer (PC or MAC) to the WAN port, only<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>DO NOT connect the wall port to any port on the Router yet!<\/strong><br \/><strong>DO NOT use the LAN ports<\/strong><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_3951\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3951\" style=\"width: 463px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3951 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/router-cable-setup-LAN-WAN.png\" alt=\"router-cable setup-LAN-WAN\" width=\"463\" height=\"286\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3951\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Router Cable Setup LAN WAN<\/figcaption><\/figure><h3><strong>Step 3: Accessing Router<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li>Open your browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, etc)\u00a0with the computer connected to the Router<\/li><li>Enter the IP address found in your wireless settings (Settings&gt;Wi-Fi&gt;Hardware Properties for Windows 10\/ Network Preferences for Macs) into the Address Bar of your browser. Most IP addresses start with 192.168. \u00a0Push Enter.<\/li><li>User name is often blank or &#8220;admin&#8221;. Password is often blank, &#8220;admin&#8221;, or &#8220;password&#8221;<\/li><li>Password is often blank, &#8220;admin&#8221;, or &#8220;password&#8221;<\/li><li>Click \u201cOK\u201d<\/li><\/ul><figure id=\"attachment_3950\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3950\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3950 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/router-accessing-router-IP-Adress.jpg\" alt=\"router-accessing router-IP Adress\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Router accessing router IP Adress<\/figcaption><\/figure><h3><strong>Step 4: Default Screen<\/strong><\/h3><figure id=\"attachment_3953\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3953\" style=\"width: 427px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3953 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/router-default-screen.jpg\" alt=\"router-default screen\" width=\"427\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3953\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Router Default screen<\/figcaption><\/figure><h3><strong>Step 5: Configure Wireless SSID<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li>Click \u201cWireless\u201d<\/li><li>Click \u201cBasic Wireless Settings\u201d<\/li><li>Enter a desired name into the \u201cWireless Network Name (SSID)\u201d field<\/li><li>Write down your Wireless Network SSID, it will be used for later.\u00a0Do not share your SSID or password with anyone unless you trust them. Users can piggyback on your credentials and crowd your network.<\/li><li>Click \u201cSave Settings\u201d<\/li><\/ul><figure id=\"attachment_3952\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3952\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3952 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/router-configure-wireless-SSID.jpg\" alt=\"router-configure wireless SSID\" width=\"500\" height=\"336\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3952\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Router Wireless SSID<\/figcaption><\/figure><h3><strong>Step 6: Configure Wireless with WPA Security Key<\/strong><\/h3><p>You must secure your wireless network, failure to do so may result in disconnection by ResNet. Your Security Mode should be using WPA or WPA-2.<br \/>For WPA<\/p><ul><li>Click \u201cWireless\u201d<\/li><li>Click \u201cWireless Security\u201d<\/li><li>Select \u201cWPA Pre-Shared Key\u201d in the \u201cSecurity Mode\u201d field<\/li><li>Set the &#8220;WPA algorithm&#8221; to &#8220;AES&#8221;<\/li><li>(if available) otherwise, use &#8220;TKIP&#8221;<\/li><li>Type in your WPA Shared Key. It should be between 8 and 32 characters- the longer the better. Make sure it is something you can remember but that is hard to guess. You may want to write it down, temporarily, so that you can remember it for when you configure your computer to connect to the now-secure access point.<\/li><li>Click \u201cSave Settings\u201d.<\/li><\/ul><figure id=\"attachment_3965\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3965\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3965 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/router-Configure-Wireless-with-WPA-Security-Key-1.jpg\" alt=\"router configure Wireless with WPA Security Key\" width=\"450\" height=\"326\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3965\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Router Wireless with WPA Security Key<\/figcaption><\/figure><h3><strong>Step 7: Final Cable Setup<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li>Connect your computer (PC or MAC) to the WAN port only, DO NOT use the<br \/>LAN ports<\/li><li>After that, connect to a colored port in your wall (tan\/white ports are phone jacks and DO NOT provide internet).<\/li><\/ul><figure id=\"attachment_3954\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3954\" style=\"width: 372px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3954 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/router-final-cable-setup.png\" alt=\"router cable setup\" width=\"372\" height=\"230\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3954\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Router Cable Setup<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure id=\"attachment_3955\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3955\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3955 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/router-plug-in-ethernet-ports.png\" alt=\"router-plug in ethernet ports\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3955\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Router Plug-in Ethernet Ports<\/figcaption><\/figure><ul><li>Note that some locations on campus have been upgraded to a solely wireless system and so do not require a router and therefore have no active ethernet ports.<\/li><\/ul><h3><strong>Step 8: Verification<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li>Restart your computer<\/li><li>On the desktop goto \u201cSTART\u201d &gt;&gt;&gt; \u201cRUN\u201d, type \u201ccmd\u201d under the Open field, and click \u201cOK\u201d<\/li><li>For Windows: Type \u201cipconfig \/release\u201d into the black screen and push \u201cEnter\u201d, then type \u201cipconfig \/renew\u201d into the black screen and push \u201cEnter\u201d<\/li><li>While on Macs, simply check your Network Preferences again to find your updated IP address<\/li><li>Lastly, your IP Address should now begin with 169.233.xxx.xxx, if this is NOT the case go back to Step 1 and try again.<\/li><\/ul><figure id=\"attachment_3958\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3958\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3958 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/router-verification.jpg\" alt=\"Router Verification\" width=\"500\" height=\"252\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Router Verification<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>After follow all this step, you finally succes to configure your router.<br \/><strong>*Again, if you experience trouble configuring your router, please BRING IT TO RESNET FOR CONFIGURATION. Unconfigured or misconfigured routers can cause larger network issues on campus.*<\/strong><\/p><p>Check out the next post on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/blog\/tips-sharing\/protect-your-website-from-ddos-attacks-with-these-5-tips\/\">How to Protect Your Website from DDoS Attacks<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to configure your router Step 1: Resetting Connect the power cord Unplug ALL Ethernet connections Hold down the reset [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33273,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0},"categories":[89],"tags":[102],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3504"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3504"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3504\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34762,"href":"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3504\/revisions\/34762"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}