Connect to the Network and Access the Router
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N300 WiFi Router
Connect to the Network
You can connect to the router’s network through a wired or WiFi connection. If you set up
your computer to use a static IP address, change the settings so that it uses Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
Wired Connection
You can connect your computer to the router using an Ethernet cable and join the router’s
local area network (LAN).
To connect your computer to the router with an Ethernet cable:
1.
Make sure that the router has power (its Power LED is lit).
2.
Connect an Ethernet cable to an Ethernet port on your computer.
3.
Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to one of the numbered Ethernet ports.
Your computer connects to the local area network (LAN). A message might display on
your computer screen to notify you that an Ethernet cable is connected.
WiFi Connection
You can connect to the router’s WiFi network with Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) or you can
find and select the WiFi network.
To use WPS to connect to the WiFi network:
1.
Make sure that the router has power (its Power LED is lit).
2.
Check the WPS instructions for your computer or wireless device.
3.
Press the
WPS
button
on the router.
4.
Within two minutes, on your computer or WiFi device, press its
WPS
button or follow its
instructions for WPS connections.
Your computer or wireless device connects to the WiFi network.
To find and select the WiFi network:
1.
Make sure that the router has power (its Power LED is lit).
2.
On your computer or wireless device, find and select the WiFi network.
The WiFi network name is on a label on the bottom of the router.
3.
Join the WiFi network and enter the WiFi password.
The password is on a label on the bottom of the router.
Your wireless device connects to the WiFi network.
