Cable TV set wireless network methods and steps
Hardware preparation
Buy a wireless router, recommend 300M wireless router, now more than 100 can buy. I use TP-LINK TL-WR841N 300M wireless router, 115 yuan. You can take a look at several recommended wireless routers within 100 yuan.
Secondly, buy a network cable, the length of which is determined according to your own situation, and the purpose is to connect the computer from the router.
collocation method
1. Connect the network cable from the broadband cat delivered with the cable TV broadband to the WAN port of the router
2. Connect the network cable from the router's LAN port to the computer
3. Configure the router
1) Unplug the cable from the broadband cat to the router, this is very important, otherwise you may not be able to log in to the router.
Then, log in to the router, usually 192.168.1.1, which you can see on the sticker on the back of the router or in the manual.
After the login, change the IP address of the LAN port to 172.10.1.1 to prevent conflicts between the router gateway and the wired broadband route.
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Change the IP address of the LAN port
After the changes are made, log out of the router.
2) Clone the MAC address
First, connect the network cable from the broadband cat to the WAN port of the router.
Then log in to the router, login URL should be just set LAN port IP, http:\/\/172.10.1.1\/, no longer http:\/\/192.168.1.1\/.
After login, clone the MAC address. Clone MAC address
Click \"Clone MAC Address\" and then click the \"Save\" button.
3) Configure the DHCP server
Set the DHCP server to enable and enter 172.10.1.10 for the start address and 172.10.1.19 for the end address of the address pool. The value range can be any number from 1 to 255.
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Setting a DHCP Server
4) Test whether the computer can access the Internet
The computer's local connection IP uses automatic IP acquisition.
Open your browser to see if you can access the Internet. If nothing happens, you should be able to access the Internet.
However, to make the mobile phone or laptop wireless can connect to the Internet, you also need to open the wireless function of the router, the specific Settings see the following method.
5) Wireless Settings
◆ Set SSID number
Enter an SSID number, for example: TP-LINK_300Mb. Other parameters can be used by default. Remember to check \"Enable wireless function\". Enable SSID Broadcast is optional. If this parameter is selected, anyone can search for your wireless network. For security reasons, do not select this parameter. Hide the SSID number of the wireless network to avoid being hacked.
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Set the SSID number
◆ Wireless security Settings
Set the wireless password, select WPA-PSK\/WPA2-PSK, authentication type: WPA-PSK, encryption algorithm: AES, PSK Password: (Set by yourself)
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Set a wireless password
Wireless routing Settings can also refer to the \"TP-link Home Wireless Routing Installation and Setup Method\" article.
6) Router setup is complete
After this setting, the router wireless function is turned on, and the mobile phone can use this wireless network to surf the Internet.
The mobile phone only needs to enable the WLAN Internet access function, and then automatically search (\" Enable SSID broadcast \"is checked above) or manually add the SSID number just set, you can access the Internet.
The method is as follows.
1. Make sure that the network on the digital TV set-top box is authorized.
2. Insert one end of the network cable into the cable jack behind the digital TV set-top box, and insert the other end into the WAN port of the wireless router.
3, the computer should be set to automatically obtain the IP address.
3, enter the router setting interface, do not enter the account password, set to automatic acquisition.
4. Both the set-top box and the computer reboot.