In my dorm we have Ethernet ports in the wall, will all I have to do is plug a cable into a port then into the router and it will produce wifi?
1119591
If the router has up to date software you should be able to load it without to many problems.I bought one the software was not current so I had to contact their help staff. They had me up and running within a half hour.
1119592
Yes (there is some simple set-up, and of course, you need to plug it into the AC power). If you want to be able to interact with other PCs and devices on your dorm's network, though (rather than just being connected to the internet or to other devices in your dorm room), you will probably have to set it up as a wireless access point, instead of as a wireless router. I have not tried that.
1119593
If it works with other wireless routers, it will work with this one. I would suggest making sure you have an actual internet connection in those ports with someone else's router first. Other than that, there is no reason to believe this would not work.
1437671
The receiver has only a wired Ethernet port, but there are two ways to not have to run an Ethernet cable all the way to the router. You can easily buy a cheap wifi bridge that would plug into the Ethernet port and provide an antenna to connect to your wireless network with no drivers needed (Many cheap/used wifi routers can also be put into bridge mode to serve the same purpose). I am using powerline networking to carry the network from the router into the nearest power outlet, and then out of the power outlet by the home entertainment cabinet to a switch that serves all components that need Internet.
796238
Just one port on your router plus one power outlet near the router... On the other end (where you want to get the network signal), you will need one power outlet and then an ethernet cable to each device you want to connect (you can connect 4 devices)
35480
(1) plug one of the ethernet cable from your router to the swithch (not modem)(2) plug in your power to wall (3) wait one to two minute then you are done
1628532
Unless you need more than 2 of the module's that plug into the wall then no. The kit comes with 2 modules that you plug into the wall. The first one by your router, then plug the included Ethernet cable in the unit and an open port on the back of the router. The other one goes where you need it, by your blue ray, your computer what ever. Plug the unit into the wall, the lights will tell you whether they can talk to each other, then plug your Ethernet cable into what you want to reach the internet. Very simple system, yet it works, Good luck
111973
Yes. You can hook up your cable connection to the modem and plug your router into an ethernet port and configure the wifi on your "better" unit by logging into the ip address of your "better" unit. You don't even need to log into the ip of the Arris if you are not going to use the wifi from it. I have done it this way many times in order to verify that another wifi unit was working properly. I hope this helps.
64090
No, this is a cable modem - not a wireless router. the Ethernet cable goes into this and out from it directly to a computer or - preferably - to a wireless router to create a wireless network.
804393
May also be able to use a network cable to plug into your router. I would just plug it it in to the network to see what happens. How do you currently have it connected? Or is this going to be new?
1213349
There is an Ethernet port on the bottom but from what I understand is that will only boost your wifi signal more, not turn an outlet into Ethernet. Someone else may know more about this, though.
421886
Yes. You need to have wifi or to connect it to a router with an ethernet cable.
2047614
You need to plug it in and configure the unit to connect with your router (fairly simple) but my experience is that these units do not work that well. I returned mine. Good luck!
1213351
Kinda yes. It does not need wifi signal coming in, which is good. The base station adapter connects to your router by Cat 5, and plugs in the 110v wall plug. The "extender", which is a bad name, can then go anywhere in your house, and gets the internet signal through the 110v plug. Then broadcasts its own Wifi signal along with two Cat5 ports if you need those.
2250069
This is likely the wrong direction for you. This is if you have working WiFi, and want a wired ethernet connection. A WiFi access point or a wireless router would be what you want.
1090444
Yes. I did this downstairs with a second adapter to switch Ethernet to multiple devices. The first one upstairs gets Ethernet directly from my router.
561645
No , you need to run a sepret Ethernet cord . One of the best cords is a cat 6
497226
I think so. I just plugged mine into the wall. I do have wifi, but I didn't do anything to connect it.
1967454
Thank you all for your responses. One last question I have is ifIt wirelessly connect to my router, or do I need to run an Ethernet wire from this to my router?