Q&A: How on earth do I connect my laptop to my Virgin Broadband Wireless Router?
Question by Tyler: How on earth do I connect my laptop to my Virgin Broadband Wireless Router?
Do I need a WEP Key, where is it. I`ve looked on the bottom of the unit and all it has is a Serial Number and a MAC number.
Best answer:
Answer by johntrottier
Break out your manual
access the router using a cable
Use your browser as shown in the manual
Go to the wireless setup page
The WEP key is there
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when your asked to enter the wep key, just ignore it and press connect or try ”admin”
Ok tylor,
First, you need to access your broadband wireless router and configure it.
while configuring it, try to choose a WEP key standard and name it.
After that, all you need to do it turn your wifi on your computer and enter the WEP key and you will be connected.
Good luck. And if you needed any help don’t hesitate to ask
2 ways… lets do wireless 1st
open your windows wireless manager (start>connect to>wireless)
Choose virgin and use the password preinstall. you are then connected.
If you go though wired, plug the wire in and continue.
once connected open up IE or firefox, or whatever browser you use.
you should get a default web page. Put in your SSID, and write it down. Put in a passphrase and write it down. click save at the bottom. You should then be prompted for a router password and username
username:virgin
password:password
once this is done let the router reboot. and open your wireless manager and then pick your network. use your password and then you are working.
If you do not get the red default page, you will need to type in
192.168.1.1 into the address bar using the virgin and password username and password as above. Go to wireless on the left hand side and fill in teh SSID and passphrase. write them down. and click save. then see if you can connect
hope this helps.
I had a proper nightmare trying to do this with virgin broadband…i gave up…throw the router away n use an ethernet cable.
You need to install the software disk that you got with the phone. It will auto create a SIDD and a WEP key from which you will need to make a copy of. Follow the instructions too.