Yeah I also like setting it up hard wired. , but hey, you work with what you have. lol!
Good luck in setting up the router On Feb 14, 2013, at 6:30 PM, Glenn <[email protected]> wrote: > Paul, > I have done this from my laptop wirelessly, but it is tricky, as once you > change anything like making it password protected, and you save the > settings, you will be disconnected to the router. > Make sure you have the password to log into the router, not the password for > the WIFI, although you will need that first, then you will have to log on > via WIFI in settings, and then you will have to go back into the router > settings if you have more to do. > I would prefer to do it with a cable personally. > Glenn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sarah k Alawami" <[email protected]> > To: "Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 11:10 AM > Subject: Re: Using an iPad to set up wifi broadband > > > If the modem is a wireless gateway they can enter in the ip of that gate way > and set it up that way. They will have to google around though for the > password of said gateway or have someone read the manual to them. > > that's all the advice I can offer at the moment. > > Take care. > On Feb 14, 2013, at 2:35 AM, Paul Hopewell <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello, >> A contact of mine who has no computer and no broadband is planning to buy >> an iPad. to get maximum benefit from this they will need to install wifi >> broadband in their home. When I did this a couple of years ago I had to >> conect my wifi modem to my computer via a LAN cable to initially set up >> the modem. As the iPad does not have a LAN port is their any way that you >> can set up wifi using just an iPad? 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