Well, first, if you hook up directly between your router and the computer,
make sure you have the network cable plugged into a port on the router.
Don't plug it into the WAN port, which is the port that is slightly
separated from the other group of four network connectors; that port is for
your cable/DSL modem.
IF that standard address doesn't work, then try resetting the router as I
suggested. That address of 192.168.1.1 is the Linksys default address. But
if you enter it and it says it can't access the page, then most likely
someone has changed the router's default address.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan & Terrie Robbins" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 2:33 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Accessing Linksys Menus
Steve,
Thanks for the excellent post and instructions. For some
reason, I'm still unable to access the Linksys router. When
I type in Http://192.168.1.1 all I get is the standard IE
message that the page cannot be displayed. I also keep
getting the message that a computer cable is unplugged which
it is not. Any additional suggestions before I make a trip
to Radio Shack and get a new router to try?
thanks
Al
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of
Steve
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 1:42 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Accessing Linksys Menus
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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