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Summary of Contents for Tesco Broadband router
- Page 1 Your wireless router quick start guide...
- Page 2 You’re nearly ready to go! Soon you’ll be enjoying Tesco Broadband, but first you’ll need to spend around 10 minutes setting up your Tesco Broadband wireless router. The instructions in this leaflet will take you through a simple set up. If you get stuck there’s no need to worry, our friendly Customer Care team is on hand...
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Page 3: Important Notes
Tesco Broadband service is ready to use, so you can try setting it up. The router we’ve supplied is set up ready for you to use with Tesco Broadband. -
Page 4: How To Set Up Your Router
How to set up your router It’s easy, just follow these simple steps. You can also use the diagram opposite to check your set up. You need to follow these steps before you create your wireless connection: Connect the grey telephone cable to the socket in your micro filter marked ‘DSL’. - Page 5 phone socket micro filter telephone cable ethernet cable* power adapter (plug) phone * fixed (wired) connection only – see next page. That’s it! Your router will now automatically configure itself. The ‘broadband on’ light should be solid green and the ‘internet on’ light will be green and may occasionally flash.
- Page 6 Connecting to the internet using a fixed (wired) connection Connect your computer to your router using the white ethernet cable with yellow ends (see point on the previous page’s diagram). Plug this into the yellow socket on your router and into the socket with this symbol on your PC, or the socket with this symbol <...
- Page 7 If your computer uses Windows Vista... Click on the ‘Start’ button and then click ‘Connect To’. A window will appear showing all the wireless networks set up in your area. Click on the network name that you noted earlier and click ‘Connect’.
- Page 8 If your computer uses Windows XP... First, right-click the wireless network icon located in the lower right-hand corner of your screen or go to ‘Connect To’ on the start menu. Click ‘View Available Wireless Networks’. A window will appear showing all the wireless networks set up in your area.
- Page 9 If your computer uses Windows 7... First click on the start menu and go to ‘Control Panel’. You’ll then be presented with a menu, please select ‘View Network Status and Tasks’ under the ‘Network and Internet’ heading. Now select ‘Connect to a Network’. Then double click the Network name that you noted earlier.
- Page 10 If your computer is a Mac running OS X... Click the network icon on your toolbar. Select ‘Turn Airport On’. A list will drop down showing all the wireless networks set up in your area. Click on the Network name you noted earlier.
- Page 11 Helpful solutions to connection problems If you can’t connect to the internet, or your connection is very slow, try the following: • Check that the grey telephone cable is connected to your micro filter properly and that it’s pushed into the phone socket fully. Plugging your micro filter into the main telephone socket can help, this is usually by your front door.
- Page 12 For technical support call: 0844 556 3550 (Lines are open 365 days a year, from 7am - 11pm for technical support and 8am - 10pm for general enquiries. Calls are inclusive as per your package, see www.tescobroadband.com for details) In your router box there’s a sticker with your network name and wireless key –...
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