5Setting Up Your Wireless Network

In this chapter

• Before You Start

• Connecting Your Broadband Modem to the Wireless Router

• Connecting Your Main Computer to the Wireless Router

• Connecting Additional Desktop PCs

• Connecting Notebook PCs

• Setting Your Network Location

• Connecting Other Network Equipment

In Chapter 4, “Designing Your Wireless Network—And Choosing Network Equipment,” you planned your wireless network and chose the necessary networking equipment. With this equipment in hand, it’s now time to physically create your network—get all that equipment set up, connected, and properly configured.

Roll up your sleeves—there’s work ahead!

Before You Start

Before you start connecting all your networking ...

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