Set up wifi card prior to router?
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From: Bert Hyman on 6 Jan 2010 09:59 In news:4c041a45-ba7d-42ea-8b97-89089daeacc0(a)q4g2000yqm.googlegroups.com species8350 <not_here.5.species8350(a)xoxy.net> wrote: > Hi, > > I received a wifi PCI Card today, but the router for the house has not > yet arrived. > > Can I install and setup the card on my pc prior to the arrival of the > router? > > I do not yet have the WPA Preshared Key. I will receive this when the > router is established. Do I need this to install the card? You'll need the key and your router's SSID to connect to your router. Presumably, your router will come pre-configured with these items so that you don't have to use a hard-wired PC for the initial configuration. Since you'll have to run the card's setup program again to enter the key and SSID, you might as well wait until you have what you need. Of course if you're anxious, there's nothing to stop you from running the setup utility beforehand, just to familiarize yourself with its operation. > I note that the instuctions say that the antenna can be bent if > necessary. Does this need to be done with caution? Probably :-) > I note that there is printed on the card a MAC number. What is this > number, and how is it used. Every network device (NIC, WiFi adapter, etc.) has a Media Access Control number (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAC_address). Your router MAY have the capability to do MAC address filtering. You can usually either allow or prevent access to your network by entering desired or unwanted MAC addresses in a list maintained by your router. -- Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN bert(a)iphouse.com
From: species8350 on 6 Jan 2010 11:46 On Jan 6, 2:59 pm, Bert Hyman <b...(a)iphouse.com> wrote: > Innews:4c041a45-ba7d-42ea-8b97-89089daeacc0(a)q4g2000yqm.googlegroups.com > > species8350 <not_here.5.species8...(a)xoxy.net> wrote: > > Hi, > > > I received a wifi PCI Card today, but the router for the house has not > > yet arrived. > > > Can I install and setup the card on my pc prior to the arrival of the > > router? > > > I do not yet have the WPA Preshared Key. I will receive this when the > > router is established. Do I need this to install the card? > > You'll need the key and your router's SSID to connect to your router. > > Presumably, your router will come pre-configured with these items so > that you don't have to use a hard-wired PC for the initial > configuration. > > Since you'll have to run the card's setup program again to enter the key > and SSID, you might as well wait until you have what you need. > > Of course if you're anxious, there's nothing to stop you from running > the setup utility beforehand, just to familiarize yourself with its > operation. > > > I note that the instuctions say that the antenna can be bent if > > necessary. Does this need to be done with caution? > > Probably :-) > > > I note that there is printed on the card a MAC number. What is this > > number, and how is it used. > > Every network device (NIC, WiFi adapter, etc.) has a Media Access > Control number (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAC_address). > > Your router MAY have the capability to do MAC address filtering. You can > usually either allow or prevent access to your network by entering > desired or unwanted MAC addresses in a list maintained by your router. > > -- > Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN b...(a)iphouse.com Thank for responding. I wanted to set up the card prior to the arrival of the router just to get the task out of the way. But since I will need to redo the installation when I get the WPA key and the SSID, I may as well wait. Best wishes S
From: Shadow on 6 Jan 2010 14:32 On Wed, 6 Jan 2010 08:46:43 -0800 (PST), species8350 <not_here.5.species8350(a)xoxy.net> wrote: > >Thank for responding. > >I wanted to set up the card prior to the arrival of the router just to >get the task out of the way. > >But since I will need to redo the installation when I get the WPA key >and the SSID, I may as well wait. I used my card for 2 years before I set up the WPA and SSID. Just go ahead and install it. []'s
From: Bert Hyman on 6 Jan 2010 14:53 In news:58p9k5dsgulmdmtla7dbm91114ts7q5rcu(a)4ax.com Shadow <Sh(a)dow> wrote: > On Wed, 6 Jan 2010 08:46:43 -0800 (PST), species8350 ><not_here.5.species8350(a)xoxy.net> wrote: > >> >>Thank for responding. >> >>I wanted to set up the card prior to the arrival of the router just to >>get the task out of the way. >> >>But since I will need to redo the installation when I get the WPA key >>and the SSID, I may as well wait. > I used my card for 2 years before I set up the WPA and SSID. > Just go ahead and install it. If the OP's router is coming pre-configured with WPA, that's not particularly good advice. -- Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN bert(a)iphouse.com
From: Shadow on 6 Jan 2010 19:04 On 06 Jan 2010 19:53:33 GMT, Bert Hyman <bert(a)iphouse.com> wrote: >In news:58p9k5dsgulmdmtla7dbm91114ts7q5rcu(a)4ax.com Shadow <Sh(a)dow> >wrote: > >> On Wed, 6 Jan 2010 08:46:43 -0800 (PST), species8350 >><not_here.5.species8350(a)xoxy.net> wrote: >> >>> >>>Thank for responding. >>> >>>I wanted to set up the card prior to the arrival of the router just to >>>get the task out of the way. >>> >>>But since I will need to redo the installation when I get the WPA key >>>and the SSID, I may as well wait. >> I used my card for 2 years before I set up the WPA and SSID. >> Just go ahead and install it. > >If the OP's router is coming pre-configured with WPA, that's not >particularly good advice. I don't follow. No PCI card comes with WPA pre-configured. You configure it when the router arrives. I have a laptop with a USB wireless dongle that I have to configure for every place I go. I believe that is the norm. []'s
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