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[Auto Addict]

Right, mine's arrived. What do I do with it?

Plug it in would be a start....

[Bigron]

Or maybe we should all gather in the classroom? 

Ron.

[Shackeng]

Right, mine's arrived. What do I do with it?

Plug it in would be a start....

The problem is, and I expect Ron is the same, the instructions are written for people who understand these things.

[Bigron]

Like with any disciplne, the jargon is designed to keep the outsiders out!

Ron.

[Rods2]

Mine has also arrived this morning as well and I've had a quick read of the destructions.

Now I assume you are all going to run a cat5/6 cable to connect it to your broadband router to avoid being added to TB's cull list.

I won't have time to directly play with the settings until tomorrow or Sunday.

Power up the unit and you should be able to discover the default wifi settings using your Windows wifi connection tool. The default SSID is "TDC-9864". connect to this.

If you are allowing the broadband router to automatically allocate IP addresses to your PC / Laptop etc, this means you are running in DHCP mode and the device will automatically be allocated a local IP address.

Open your browser and type the address http://192.168.10.1 and a login screen should be displayed. The default account name and password are both "admin".

A web page should be displayed, select router.

Go to the wireless section and setup the SSID, channel mode (default: automatic, personally I would set this manually and if your default broadband router is set to 3 for 2.4GHz select a minimum of three channels difference and ideally at least six and for the 5GHz which is probably set on your broadband router at 40, select either channels 44 or 48), security type (if not default: WPA/WPA2) and create a password which you have written down and will keep in a safe place! Click "reply" and the router will apply the changes and reboot.

VERY IMPORTANT: Log back onto the router with your new wifi SSID and password and then to avoid a second TB cull list addition by logging back in using "admin" and "admin", select the "advanced settings" menu write down on the same piece of paper as your wifi password a new admin login password and on the change password page set the new password.

Thats it all done. Now the fun of routing your network cable to where you are going to place the router.

[Bigron]

Je ne parle pas le IT langue - en Anglais, s'il vous plait! 

Ron.

[Rods2]

Je ne parle pas le IT langue - en Anglais, s'il vous plait! 

Ron.

Ah, vous ne comprends pas et je parle petit Francais!

But I can probably help you with the IT speak but only in English. Try each step and when you get stuck explain the problem and I will try to explain in more steps.

[Shackeng]

Mine has also arrived this morning as well and I've had a quick read of the destructions.

Now I assume you are all going to run a cat5/6 cable to connect it to your broadband router to avoid being added to TB's cull list.

I won't have time to directly play with the settings until tomorrow or Sunday.

Power up the unit and you should be able to discover the default wifi settings using your Windows wifi connection tool. The default SSID is "TDC-9864". connect to this.

If you are allowing the broadband router to automatically allocate IP addresses to your PC / Laptop etc, this means you are running in DHCP mode and the device will automatically be allocated a local IP address.

Open your browser and type the address http://192.168.10.1 and a login screen should be displayed. The default account name and password are both "admin".

A web page should be displayed, select router.

Go to the wireless section and setup the SSID, channel mode (default: automatic, personally I would set this manually and if your default broadband router is set to 3 for 2.4GHz select a minimum of three channels difference and ideally at least six and for the 5GHz which is probably set on your broadband router at 40, select either channels 44 or 48), security type (if not default: WPA/WPA2) and create a password which you have written down and will keep in a safe place! Click "reply" and the router will apply the changes and reboot.

VERY IMPORTANT: Log back onto the router with your new wifi SSID and password and then to avoid a second TB cull list addition by logging back in using "admin" and "admin", select the "advanced settings" menu write down on the same piece of paper as your wifi password a new admin login password and on the change password page set the new password.

Thats it all done. Now the fun of routing your network cable to where you are going to place the router.

I think I can follow most of that. However, my idea is to use this to give me wifi in the garage. Can I set it up by cable, then take it outside for a wireless connection? Or will it lose the settings I've just put in via cable?

[Rods2]

The settings will be saved permanently in non-volatile memory, but if you don't connect it with a cat5/6 cable to your broadband router then you will have to use receive and retransmit mode which I can talk you through but is not recommended as it will reduce your data transmission bandwidth. The repeater will also need to be within range of your broadband router, so it will need to be located where the signal is high enough to be received, like on an wall inside your house as close to your garage as possible.

[Varche]

looks like they have sold out

[Shackeng]

The settings will be saved permanently in non-volatile memory, but if you don't connect it with a cat5/6 cable to your broadband router then you will have to use receive and retransmit mode which I can talk you through but is not recommended as it will reduce your data transmission bandwidth. The repeater will also need to be within range of your broadband router, so it will need to be located where the signal is high enough to be received, like on an wall inside your house as close to your garage as possible.

I can mount it inside the lounge which is divided by a single cavity wall from the garage. I only need wifi in the garage for OOF on a tablet, or to upgrade the Mondeo software.

[Shackeng]

I can connect to it with my ipad but dont know how to input the SSID.

Edit: I am using a cat 5E cable to connect it to my current router.

[Rods2]

I can connect to it with my ipad but dont know how to input the SSID.

Edit: I am using a cat 5E cable to connect it to my current router.

Use the Ipad "Settings" and go to "Wifi" and then select "Other Network" and enter the SSID on the name line. As the default is an open network you won't need a password.

[Rods2]

looks like they have sold out

Check with the OOF Omega breakers as they will probably have a garage corner full of them, if the can find them under all of the VX90, Senator and Omega spares.

[STEMO]

I can connect to it with my ipad but dont know how to input the SSID.

Edit: I am using a cat 5E cable to connect it to my current router.

Use the Ipad "Settings" and go to "Wifi" and then select "Other Network" and enter the SSID on the name line. As the default is an open network you won't need a password.

iPad should just pick it up and display it as an open network. Just click on it and it will connect if no password is required. It should also show you the signal strength.