Hello Cisco, or Pancho, or anybody a primer on internet and WIFI and wireless routers Anyone know of a good "routers/wireless/WIFI for Dummies" primer on the basic essentials on functionality and requirements of setting up a WIFI wireless/wired valet type router and using it with your existing ISP? To get high speed internetaccess (wired and wireless).Cisco -JC buddy- It does not exist, else I cannot find it. John buddy, have some of your Cisco techie writers put such a techno primer together and post for free on the internet. It will help Cisco sell tens of thousands of these valet router thingies.Please and serious,, anyone know of such a primer?Thank you. Hello Cisco, or Pancho, or anybody a primer on internet and WIFI and wireless routers Anyone know of a good "routers/wireless/WIFI for Dummies" primer on the basic essentials on... » Read More Hello Cisco, or Pancho, or anybody a primer on internet and WIFI and wireless routers Anyone know of a good "routers/wireless/WIFI for Dummies" primer on the basic essentials on functionality and requirements of setting up a WIFI wireless/wired valet type router and using it with your existing ISP? To get high speed internetaccess (wired and wireless).Cisco -JC buddy- It does not exist, else I cannot find it. John buddy, have some of your Cisco techie writers put such a techno primer together and post for free on the internet. It will help Cisco sell tens of thousands of these valet router thingies.Please and serious,, anyone know of such a primer?Thank you. « Show Less
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about.com has a home wi-fi how-to:http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/wirelessproducts/a/howtobuildwlan.htmThere are also some good links in this article.
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Thank you. That is truly an extremely useful site and is exactly the type of info I was looking for.Really apreciate your taking the time to provide the recommendation
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I don't think you are following the directions correctly. Just plug it into a wireless computer on your network (laptop) and it will automatically get the network info from the computer. Those are the directions on the quick start guide. 3 minutes and you are done.
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The cisco valet plus is a single-band router (slower 2.4 Ghz only), while the linksys WES610N is a dual-band router (both 2.4 Ghz and much faster 5 Ghz). There's no need for a dual-band bridge unless you also have a dual-band router. Rather than paying $100 for a dual-band bridge, you'd be better spending $25 for a simple little single-band bridge. Although the cisco valet and the Linksys WES610n can be configured to communicate with one another, the overall throughput will be limited by the much slower performance of the cisco valet plus. To stream Netflix video in HD, you will need both a dual-band router and a dual-band bridge. Otherwise you'll get lower resolution and/or dropouts. The cisco valet plus is a single-band router (slower 2.4 Ghz only), while the linksys WES610N is a dual-band router (both 2.4 Ghz and much faster 5 Ghz). There's no need for a dual-band bridge unless you also have a dual-band router. Rather than paying $100 for a dual-band bridge, you'd be better spending $25 for a simple little single-band bridge. Although the cisco valet and the Linksys WES610n can be configured to communicate with one another, the overall throughput will be limited by the much slower performance of the cisco valet plus. To stream Netflix video in HD, you will... » Read More The cisco valet plus is a single-band router (slower 2.4 Ghz only), while the linksys WES610N is a dual-band router (both 2.4 Ghz and much faster 5 Ghz). There's no need for a dual-band bridge unless you also have a dual-band router. Rather than paying $100 for a dual-band bridge, you'd be better spending $25 for a simple little single-band bridge. Although the cisco valet and the Linksys WES610n can be configured to communicate with one another, the overall throughput will be limited by the much slower performance of the cisco valet plus. To stream Netflix video in HD, you will need both a dual-band router and a dual-band bridge. Otherwise you'll get lower resolution and/or dropouts. « Show Less
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Theres pretty easy directions (to follow). I imagine if you're using it wired, you wont have some of the problems that other people (including myself) are having with its wireless properties. I'm going to retire mine and buy a wifi access point instead. So, basically, USED EDIMAX -7228APn for sale!From what you explained, however, all you really need is a switch TP-LINK TL-SF1005D 5-port 10/100Mbps Desktop Switch for $10.
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First off, I'll assume you have a modem? If you don't, this router will be useless to you. On the back of your modem, you have a cable that runs from the modem to the back of your computer. Disconnect this cable from the back of the modem and, instead, plug it into any one of the ports on the back of the wireless router that are labeled "wired." Now use the included cable (Identical to but probably shorter than the one you just disconnected and re-connected - the one with yellow ends.) to plug into the top port on the router (labeled "modem") and plug the other end of the cable into the modem in the exact same port you disconnected the other cable from. That's all you have to do. First off, I'll assume you have a modem? If you don't, this router will be useless to you. On the back of your modem, you have a cable that runs from the modem to the back of your computer. Disconnect this cable from the back of the modem and, instead, plug it into any one of the ports on the back of the wireless router that are labeled "wired." Now use the included cable (Identical to but probably shorter than the one you just disconnected and re-connected - the one with yellow ends.) to plug into the top port on the router (labeled "modem") and plug the other end of... » Read More First off, I'll assume you have a modem? If you don't, this router will be useless to you. On the back of your modem, you have a cable that runs from the modem to the back of your computer. Disconnect this cable from the back of the modem and, instead, plug it into any one of the ports on the back of the wireless router that are labeled "wired." Now use the included cable (Identical to but probably shorter than the one you just disconnected and re-connected - the one with yellow ends.) to plug into the top port on the router (labeled "modem") and plug the other end of the cable into the modem in the exact same port you disconnected the other cable from. That's all you have to do. « Show Less
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Can't help too much for home, I use this in my car, but it should be quite similar to setup.Select the "Air Enabler" network from available wifi networks in your iOS Settings app.It will have some random numbers and letters after the network name. Connect to that network. Telnet should see it after you do that. Configure your individual settings by hitting "Connect" within Telnet. Then, select 192.168.1.1 (I believe) - that'll get you in to the router configuration page. If all else fails, email the manufacturer. Qui has been super helpful! Really great FAQ page on his site, as well. Good luck. Can't help too much for home, I use this in my car, but it should be quite similar to setup.Select the "Air Enabler" network from available wifi networks in your iOS Settings app.It will have some random numbers and letters after the network name. Connect to that network. Telnet should see it after you do that. Configure your individual settings by hitting "Connect" within Telnet. Then, select 192.168.1.1 (I believe) - that'll get you in to the router configuration page. If all else fails, email the manufacturer. Qui has... » Read More Can't help too much for home, I use this in my car, but it should be quite similar to setup.Select the "Air Enabler" network from available wifi networks in your iOS Settings app.It will have some random numbers and letters after the network name. Connect to that network. Telnet should see it after you do that. Configure your individual settings by hitting "Connect" within Telnet. Then, select 192.168.1.1 (I believe) - that'll get you in to the router configuration page. If all else fails, email the manufacturer. Qui has been super helpful! Really great FAQ page on his site, as well. Good luck. « Show Less
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It has been over a year since I bought the router. When it came, it had instructions about hooking up. It did not cost anything to do that. I am sorry I can't be of any more help. I just followed the directions and the support that it offered and it worked great. Barb
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I didn't have a great experience with this device, and was unable to connect -anything- to it. But... it sounds like what you're actually looking for is a buddy who can do a good job wiring a connection between your two devices. There's no reason you should have to use a wireless connection between your cable modem and your wifi router. Doing so is likely to slow down whatever broadband speed you're getting, unless you're subscribing to such a low tier that you won't notice the difference anyway.Running a single cable drop isn't a terribly complicated job to do, and is very inexpensive. It's much less expensive than buying equipment like this, unless you have to pay someone to do it. I didn't have a great experience with this device, and was unable to connect -anything- to it. But... it sounds like what you're actually looking for is a buddy who can do a good job wiring a connection between your two devices. There's no reason you should have to use a wireless connection between your cable modem and your wifi router. Doing so is likely to slow down whatever broadband speed you're getting, unless you're subscribing to such a low tier that you won't notice the difference anyway.Running a single cable drop isn't a terribly complicated job to do, and is very... » Read More I didn't have a great experience with this device, and was unable to connect -anything- to it. But... it sounds like what you're actually looking for is a buddy who can do a good job wiring a connection between your two devices. There's no reason you should have to use a wireless connection between your cable modem and your wifi router. Doing so is likely to slow down whatever broadband speed you're getting, unless you're subscribing to such a low tier that you won't notice the difference anyway.Running a single cable drop isn't a terribly complicated job to do, and is very inexpensive. It's much less expensive than buying equipment like this, unless you have to pay someone to do it. « Show Less
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How does everyone solve this I wonder! It's a real pain because wireless access points don't generally have a useable Ethernet connection. I ended up buying a devolo plug starter kit that sends the Internet around the house electric circuit. It was pricey (nearly £100 - am in uk) but it literally plugged in and worked.
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Not sure how all this works? Can someone please tell me what I need to install this and what does it do? If i understand correctly, I have to already have internet set up in my home, then with this device, i can get wifi for up to serveral devices? so its like a wifi hotspot?
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There are helping web pages on the net that tell you significantly more than their instructions. As I remember it best to use a laptop because you first need to change its network address but to change its you need to change your networks address on you laptop. I do recall the last Wansview I purchased seemed to have a better instruction set. I will look for the web page and post!
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These things are flaky. As far as wireless I could get 6-8 reliably. Anything more than that and it tends to lock up and die. I would look at anything but the rv series from Cisco.
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Both previous answers are true. As Joseph mentioned, there is a very basic wizard for the initial setup. It will get you online, and get an access point running, and that's it. Beyond that, Javier's comment is very much true. Everything is adjustable, and pretty much none of it is explained by Router OS itself.If you're willing to learn, though, you can do quite a lot with it. I run an SNMP trap on a Linux server which records all my traffic data. It's quite handy to see how much data I've gone through for the month, and I can break it down by any time period I like.
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My question as well. I would be all over this one even without Bluetooth or the backlit keyboard if there were more reviews. Now there is a second review but it's for the guy's client, and contributes nothing. I want to hear feedback about the wifi card's connectivity issues, if any.
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I rarely use the wireless function of this device. It does seem to have rather poor connectivity via wireless LAN. Wired connections on the other hand have been nothing less than perfect for me. Ask your cable company to send you to level two support or equivalent. The techs there should be able to do more for you and possibly update firmware and send you recursive packet that should help stabilize your connection. Level one support will only try to schedule a technical visit or tell you that you are SOL.
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Call customer service that is in the manual, they have great customer service. I had the same problem and I put mine on the network. They took control of my computer and had me going in minutes. The manual is useless in this area. I have had mine for over a year and very pleased with it.
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You should have directions with the in the package, but if not; once you get it the disc can walk you through it. It is very simple, but I would rather Cisco walk her thru it. It can actually be done in just a few minutes. Cisco is an awesome product.