Getting To Know Your Wireless Internet Router
A wireless internet router is a device that is both a router and a wireless internet access point. An internet router is a device that can take one internet connection and split it among several computers. A wireless access point is a way to distribute connections to that internet router without having to run cables all over your house. Those two devices have been combined into one device called the wireless internet router. The more you know about the wireless internet router the more comfortable you will be using the wireless internet router.
Security
A wireless internet connection is a radio wave that can travel outside your home and make your wireless internet network vulnerable to people using it without your knowledge or possibly even stealing your information. Most of the wireless internet routers built today come with excellent security features that can help you prevent people from stealing your connection and the manual that comes with your wireless internet router will help you to customize those security features to your liking.
Still Need One Wire
Many people make the mistake of thinking that their wireless internet router just needs to be plugged into their broadband modem to begin working. For almost all of the routers available today you need to do what is called hardwiring one main computer to it. Hardwiring a computer means that you are connecting just one computer to the wireless internet router using a standard network cable. This is necessary mostly for security reasons because any changes that need to be made to your router need to be done with a direct wire. Making changes on your router through the internet connection opens the network up to hackers and that would be bad. There are also other functional reasons why this is done that deal with the way a router is made and how it functions. Let us just say that most routers need one hardwired computer connected to it for it to operate. If you remember that then you can save yourself a lot of headaches.
Blinking Lights
Your wireless internet router has a lot of blinking lights on it and it can seem like they are just nonsensical lights that blink for no reason. You will want to study your user's guide and understand what those lights mean because sometimes knowing what those blinking lights mean can save you a lot of problems when troubleshooting. There is a light for power, a light for the internet connection from the modem, lights for the connection to the hardwired computer, and lights for the wireless connections being used. Knowing what these lights indicate can be very important so take the time to study them.
