Setting up playbook

Hi, I am trying to set up my new playbook. I have the playbook connected to my belkin router. It started by saying that it would install 503mb of data which would take around 25 minutes.
After it had installed almost all of the data (around 493mb with 10mb remaining) it suddenly said on screen 'unable to complete set up....please retry later.
Having retried several times the playbook screen shows the belkin secure set up and asks me to swipe sideways. Each time I swipe sideways a new screen appears which says 'checking for software updates'.
It does this for a few seconds and then says.... 'Could not connect to the update server (3000). Please try changing your settings.
I have no idea what server 3000 is and do not know how to change settings, both wi-fi and manual set ups are requesting passwords which I dont have.
Can anyone steer me in the right direction with this?
Thank you

Let me suggest that you find a free wifi hotspot somewhere... free wifi, requiring no password.
It sounds like your wifi needs a password.
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