Connecting Wireless Devices To The Wireless-N 4-Port Router; Establishing Your Wireless Network - Zoom Wireless-N User Manual

Connecting Wireless Devices to the
Wireless-N 4-port Router
This chapter provides tips for connecting wireless devices (computers, phones,
tablets, game stations, etc.) wirelessly to the Wireless-N 4-port Router. If you are
familiar with this already, or if you prefer to use the instructions associated with
each device, you don't need to read this chapter. You do need to make sure that
each device connecting to the Wireless-N 4-port Router is set up to connect to the
Router and its associated SSID, and that each device's wireless security settings are
compatible with the Router's wireless security settings.

Establishing your Wireless Network

Note that for each computer or other device added to your wireless network, you will need to
take appropriate steps for setting up that computer or other device. To do that, select one of the
possibilities for that computer or other device below:
Many newer Windows 7, Vista, and XP computers have built-in wireless networking
capabilities and do not require the installation of a wireless component. If this is the case, you
should set up that computer's wireless connection using the Windows 7, Vista, or XP connect
utility. See the sections below on connecting Windows 7 (page 36) , Vista (page 38), or XP
(page 38) computers with built-in wireless capabilities.
Some computers may have built-in wireless networking capabilities, but do not use the
Windows 7, Vista, or XP utility to configure their device. If this is so, set up your computer's
wireless connection using the instructions on page 39 for Connecting a Wireless-enabled
Computer or Device to the Wireless-N 4-port Router.
If you have a non-computer wireless device like an iPhone or other cellular phone, iPod Touch,
etc., see the instructions on page 39 for Connecting a Wireless-enabled Computer or Device to
the Wireless-N 4-port Router.
Some computers may need a wireless network adapter installed. This can be a USB adapter, PC
Card adapter, or PCI adapter. When you install the adapter, make sure that it is set to infrastructure
or access point mode (NOT ad-hoc or peer-to-peer mode). If you need help installing your
wireless adapter or setting its mode, refer to the documentation that came with it. After you install
the adapter, see the instructions on page 40 for Connecting a Computer with a wireless adapter
to the Wireless-N 4-port Router.
In the unlikely event that all the wireless devices you plan to connect to your network support
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can use WPS to connect and secure your devices in one
step. To use WPS please refer to
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Appendix C, Setting up your Network
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using WPS.