Re: Need help with wireless settings for Westell 327W

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Jan Ilacqua [MVP] wrote:

Am I understanding you that we will need to have a wire line from the
laptop to the router first in order to establish some connection
before we can set
up the wireless connection? Why would it be impossible to configure
the
wireless without first having a wired connection? I am sorry to
appear so
dense, but, not sure I understand why this would be. Why would there
need to be a wired connected first? If they have to buy a wire, then
drill a hole through the wall to get access to the other room where
the router is,
then.....why should they even consider going wireless? The whole idea
of the wireless is so they don't have to do that.

(with snippage)

Jan - You need to have the ethernet connected to the router to set it up
because the wireless won't be configured until after you've initially
set up the router. Take a laptop with you and an extra ethernet cable.

Malke
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