subject: Setup Windows 7 To Connect To A Linksys router's Wireless Network [print this page] Setup Windows 7 To Connect To A Linksys router's Wireless Network
In this article you will learn how to setup your Windows 7 based computer in order to connect to your Linksys router's wireless network. This operation is very easy and you can accomplish it by following the procedure below.
Step 1: Right-click on the Network Connection icon located at the bottom right corner of your Windows's screen, and then click on Network and Sharing Center. Keep in mind that If you are using Windows 7, just click once on the icon that looks like the one in this URL (res2.windows.microsoft.com/resbox/en/Windows 7/main/e/f/eff2d36c-9e0d-4d1a-9859-3af14fa4ccfc/eff2d36c-9e0d-4d1a-9859-3af14fa4ccfc.jpg) at the bottom right corner of your Windows desktop, and then click on Open Network and Sharing Center.
Step 2: In the Network and Sharing Center window, click on Manage wireless networks.
Step 3: Click on Add. If your favorite network is on the list of wireless networks, then remove it first before adding a new connection. To do it, highlight your chosen network and click on Remove.
Step 4: Click on Manually create a network profile.
Step 5: Type your actual wireless Network SSID in the specific field. Take into account that the network name of "Linksys" is the default value for the SSID parameter of a Linksys wireless router such as WRT54G and it is used as an example here. For security purposes, it is highly recommended for you to make an adapted SSID in order to stay away from conflicts with other neighboring wireless networks that might be using the same default value for the SSID, which is "linksys".
Step 6: In the Security type drop-down list, click on the wireless security type your Linksys wireless router is using. In most cases, this value can be WEP, WPA, or WPA2 Personal.
Step 7: Click on the Encryption type that your Linksys wireless router is actually using.
Step 8: Type you Linksys wireless router's security Key and/or passphrase in the appropriate field, and then, click on Next. You may click on Display Characters to display what you are about to type.
Step 9: Finally, click Connect to in order to connect to your Linksys router's wireless network.
