[bcab] Re: Advice and guidance on setting up a Router from scratch

Failing that, I bought a Belkin router, which works with Virgin/NTL. It has always worked well, and has a web based control panel, which is reasonably accessible.
----- Original Message ----- From: <editor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: <bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 1:26 PM
Subject: [bcab] Re: Advice and guidance on setting up a Router from scratch
Hi Matty I would buy your router from Virgin to make sure it is compatible with Cable, because not all of them are. Buying from them also means you can go back to them if you get any tech problems, and the Netgear model they currently sell for about £40 has a screen reader accessible control 
panel, if that's any help.

http://is.gd/1UjWF
This is not a concise step by step on whats needed but a rough guide. Hope it is helpful!
You should only need to set the router up once, in fact it only gets tricky when and if you are 
going to use the Wi-fi.
Physically the router goes between the PC and modem, it has one WAN port which should go directly to the modem with a CAT5 cable. The ethernet cable from the PC can go on to any 1 of the router's 4 
client sockets.
The first step once it is connected correctly is to put the router's IP address into a browser 
window.
A typical address for this might be 192.168.100.1  or 192.168.1.1.
You should then encounter a log in box, where you need to put in the default router admin password - typically the user name is admin and the password is password. You will then gain access to the 
router's control panel.
The first thing to do is set the password to administer the router to one of your choice, and save settings. The router will reboot when you do this, and you will need to log in again as before using the IP address, however this time it will be with your own password and not the default one.
From then on in the router control panel the rest of the settings should be okay as they are, apart from those for Wi-fi (wireless). Cable routers transmit DHCP and automatically assign IP addresses to any client machines connected to them. In other words, at this point your PC which is connected 
via cable should have internet access.  If not, try rebooting it.
For wi-fi you will need to set the SSID (name of the wifi hotspot), and the channel (its best to use a set channel rather than leave it on "auto") between 1 and 16. You will also need to setup the type of wi-fi encryption and the wi-fi password. Either WEP or WPA encryption should be fine. Again, you will need to save the router settings after making these changes. And again it will reboot. While the router is rebooting you may well get an "a network cable is unplugged" message.
Once its rebooted, to test the wi-fi you will need a wi fi-capable device such as a laptop or mobile phone with wi-fi. That device should be able to see the SSID of the router, under the "view available wireless network" choice on the menu of the wi-fi system tray icon. If your router is set 
up for wifi correctly it shoudl show up and should say "security enabled".
Select this connection on your wifi device and press enter (or tab to the connect button and press space). You will be asked for your wifi password. Type that in, twice, and the device should be 
connected.

Leon Gilbert.
----- Original Message ----- From: Matthew Leach 
To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 10:07 AM
Subject: [bcab] Re: Advice and guidance on setting up a Router from scratch


Andrew, Thanks for coming back to me so promptly.

I have been with Virginmedia since it's early inception as Telewest, through
Blueyonder.  I only use their broadband service.  It has been suggested that
I look into Virginmedia mobile broadband.

Thank you for taking the time to reply.

Best wishes.

Matty.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Hodgson" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: <bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 5:17 PM
Subject: [bcab] Re: Advice and guidance on setting up a Router from scratch


Hi Matthew,

Unfortunately I have little experience of using Virgin Media except for the
fact that my sister used a similar service (Blueyonder) where they provided
an Ethernet feed from the television set top box, and the router plugged
into that.

My advice would be to see what kit they provide you with and if there is any
issues with that, then look for an upgraded router.  You will want most
probably a router without a modem, which will contain a dedicated Ethernet
port for the WAN side (as opposed to a telephone plug for the ADSL socket).

Thanks.
Andrew.

-----Original Message-----
From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Matthew Leach
Sent: 29 July 2009 12:28
To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bcab] Advice and guidance on setting up a Router from scratch

Hello Andrew,

Please excuse my contacting you out of the blue like this but I require
assistance and thought that one to one contact would be better than writing
to either the access-uk or bcab lists and getting advice from several
individuals.

In short, I need advice and guidance on buying and setting up a router.  My
sister has decided that she would like to switch to a broadband provider, my
ISP is virginmedia.  Quite simply, I have no idea as to how to go about
selecting the correct router and setting it up or whether my sister should
use the Virginmedia portable system.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Many thanks.

Matthew Leach.


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