Before
you begin, you might like to do a reset on the wireless router. In order to
clear any previous configurations, do a hard reset. Look for the reset button
on the back of the router. Using a pen or other thin instrument, hold down the
reset button for 5 - 7 seconds. The router should now be restored to its
factory default settings.
Establish physically
connectivity.
1. Connect a straight through cable from the Laptop PC to
one of the wireless router’s LAN ports, labelled Ethernet 1 - 4. By default,
the wireless router will provide an IP address to the laptop using default DHCP
configurations.
Open a web browser.
2. Navigate to the
wireless router’s Web Utility. You can use the WEB GUI will be used to configure the settings on the wireless
router. The GUI can be accessed by navigating to the router’s LAN/Wireless IP
address with a web browser. The factory default address is 192.168.1.1.
3. Leave the username blank and set the password to: admin.
4. Configure
Options in the Linksys Setup Tab.
By default the start-up page is the Setup screen.
Here, you will need to set the Internet connection type to static IP. In the
menus at the top notice you are in the Setup section and under the Basic
Setup tab.
5. • In the Setup screen for the Linksys router, locate
the Internet Connection Type option in the Internet Setup section
of this page. Click the drop-down menu and select Static IP from the
list.
6. Configure the VLAN 99 IP
address, subnet mask, and default gateway for the Linksys Wireless Router.
• Set
the Internet IP address to 172.17.99.25.
• Set
the Subnet Mask to 255.255.255.0.
• Set
the Default Gateway to 172.17.99.1.
Note:
Typically in a home or small business network, this Internet IP address is
assigned by the ISP through DHCP or PPPoE.
7. Configure the router R1 IP parameters.
• Still
on the Basic Setup page, scroll down to Network Setup. For the Router
IP fields do the following:
* Set the IP
address to 172.17.30.1 and the subnet mask to 255.255.255.0.
Under
the DHCP Server Setting, ensure that the DHCP server is Enabled.
Click
the Save Settings button at the bottom of the Setup screen.
At this stage, you will
notice that the IP address range for the DHCP pool adjusts to a range of
addresses to match the Router IP parameters. These addresses are used for any
wireless clients that connect to the router’s internal switch. Clients receive
an IP address and mask, and are given the router IP to use as a gateway.
8. Set the network name (SSID).
• Click
the Wireless tab.
• Under Network
Name (SSID), rename the network from Linksys to any name of your
choice, example orbitcisco1.
• Click Save
Settings.
9. Set the security mode.
• Click Wireless
Security. It is located next to Basic Wireless Settings in the main Wirelesstab.
• ChangeSecurity Mode from Disabled to WEP.
• Using
the default Encryption of 40/64-Bit, set Key1 to 1234567890 or any combination of hex digit only,
• Click Save
Settings.
10. Set the router password.
• Click
the Administration tab.
• Under Managementin the Router Access section, change the router password to orbit123 or any password of your choosing.
Re-enter the same password to confirm.
11. Enable remote management.
• In theRemote Access section, set Remote Management to Enabled.
• Click Save
Settings.
• You
may be prompted to log in again. Use the new password of cisco123 and
still keep the username blank
12. Enable remote management.
• In theRemote Access section, set Remote Management to Enabled.
• Click Save
Settings.
• You
may be prompted to log in again. Use the new password and still keep the
username blank.
13. Add Wireless
Connectivity to a laptop PC
i. Disconnect the Ethernet
connection from the laptop to Wireless Router.
ii: Use Windows XP to
connect to the wireless router.
Below is on how to use Windows
XP's built in Wireless Network Connection Utility. Depending on the model of
NIC you use, this might be disabled, and you will need to use the utility
provided by the NIC manufacturer.
• click Start
> Control Panel > Network Connections.
• Select
the Wireless Network Connection.
•
Navigate to the File menu and select Status.
• Click View
Wireless Networks.
• Locate
the ‘orbitcisco1 or whatever names
you gave to your network SSID in the list of available networks and connect to
it.
• When
prompted for the WEP key enter it as above, 1234567890 or whatever key you used and clickConnect.
ii. Verify your Connection.
• In theStatus window, select the Support tab. Verify that the Laptop has
received an IP address from the Wireless router’s DHCP address pool or has been
manually configured.
Test your Connection
iv.
Ping Wireless router’s LAN/Wireless interface.
• On
Laptop PC, navigate to the command prompt or click Start->Run
• Type cmdand select open. This will open the command prompt
• In the
command prompt type ping 172.17.30.1
v.
Ping R1’s Fa0/1.99 Interface.
• In the
command prompt type ping 172.17.99.1
vi.
Ping VLAN 10 and VLAN 20 from Laptop PC.
• In the
command prompt type ping 192.168.10.21 to ping VLAN 10.
• Repeat
on VLAN 20’s address, 192.168.20.22.
The pings should work. If not check or troubleshoot
configuration.
