If you forget the address, you can go to the DOS prompt and type in
ipconfig and the router address, as well as your computer address
will be displayed.
You access the linksys router by entering in the link
http://192.168.1.1
This assumes that nobody has changed the router address. If they
have, then you need to either know the new address, or do a hard
reset on the router by holding a point of a ballpoint pen or
paperclip in on the reset button for about thirty seconds.
If you reset the router in this way, the default router address is
the 192.168.1.1 as I mentioned above. The password to enter the
router setup screen is admin.
When you enter the router setup screen, the first page that is
displayed has your settings to connnect the router to the
internet. There are radio buttons for cable, PPPOE (DSL), as well
as some specialized settings for services in Europe or Australia.
There are other screens which you might need. These are displayed
as links on the top of the page. For example, if you want wireless,
you will need to go to the wireless link and select the radio button
to enable wire.ess. You might also be able to choose what wireless
standard you want, B, G, or N or mixed. Unless all your devices are
running the same wireless protocol, select Mixed. If you are going
to use a Braille notetaker, some of them won't respond if you have a
mixed network including N, so you may need to select B/G mixed.
Once you open the wireless section, there is also a link to set up
wireless security. Unless you are in an extremely isolated area,
you need to have some security level set. Your choices are open (no
security), WEP or WPA/PSK. WEP is much weaker and can be pretty
easily cracked. Choose WPA and you will be able to enter a security
password. Every computer or anything else which logs into your
network wirelessly will need to use that password.
The other thing that I would set or change on your router is the
administrative password. This will prevent anybody from changing
your router's settings. Go into the administration link and change
your password to something other than the default of Admin.
Steve
Lansing, MI
----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan & Terrie Robbins"
<[email protected]>
To: "Jaws-Users-List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 10:20 AM
Subject: [JAWS-Users] Accessing Linksys Menus
My son has given me a wireless 4 port Linksys router. Since
I do not want a repeat of my catastrophe yesterday could
someone kindly send me step by step instructions as to how
to access the menu in the router and make the changes I want
to. Please include the IP address I need to use
thanks
Al
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