Connecting two Macs to one router

I just ordered a new iMac and would like to connect it and my old computer (eMac) to one router so that they share the same network.  Is this possible?  If so,
Could you explain how to do this.  

Yes it should be easy if all devices have wifi. The iMac will have, hopefully the router has, but does the eMac? Do eMac's have wifi built in?
If the router is wifi it'll have a wifi password, normally WPA, WPA/2 or WEP, either on the documentation or on a sticker on the bottom of the router. Turn wifi on on the Macs and they should see the network, type the password when prompted and they should connect.
If the eMac doesn't have wifi you could connect to the router via an ethernet cable and it should be seen on the network.

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