Wireless router without a cable modem

Can this be done? Where i live i dont have access to a cable modem but i would still like to have a wrieless net work in my house, any sugestions?

ok, last time i tried to install a router it would not let me install it without a cable modem, so a router like the WRT610N would do what i need it to do as far as being able to install it without a cable modem correct?

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Router connected to cable modem by Ethernet port cannot get IP address from DHCP.

I have an ethernet cable on Fa0/0 connecting my 1841 router to my cable modem. The issue is that the router cannot obtain an IP address via DHCP when I have the "ACL-OUTSIDE-IN" ACL applied inbound on the Fa0/0 interface. I tried to allow all BOOTP and BOOTPS traffic in my ACL, but still no luck. I really don't want to run the router without a simple ACL firewall and connect it to the internet. When I take off the ACL off of Fa0/0, the router is able to get an IP address via DHCP.
Router#sh run
Building configuration...
Current configuration : 10736 bytes
! Last configuration change at 18:14:42 MST Fri Nov 16 2012 by matt.chan
version 12.4
service nagle
service timestamps debug datetime msec localtime show-timezone year
service timestamps log datetime msec localtime show-timezone year
service password-encryption
hostname Router
boot-start-marker
boot system flash:c1841-advipservicesk9-mz.124-25f.bin
boot-end-marker
logging count
logging userinfo
logging buffered 1048576 informational
enable secret 5 <removed>
aaa new-model
aaa authentication login AUTH-LOCAL local-case
aaa session-id unique
memory-size iomem 25
clock timezone MST -7
ip cef
ip nbar pdlm flash:directconnect.pdlm
ip nbar pdlm flash:citrix.pdlm
ip nbar pdlm flash:bittorrent.pdlm
ip nbar custom steam destination udp range 27000 27030
ip nbar custom rdp destination tcp range 3389 3391 55402
ip domain lookup source-interface FastEthernet0/0
ip name-server 8.8.8.8
ip inspect name fa0/0_inspect_ou icmp router-traffic timeout 10
ip inspect name fa0/0_inspect_ou ftp timeout 300
ip inspect name fa0/0_inspect_ou udp router-traffic timeout 120
ip inspect name fa0/0_inspect_ou tcp router-traffic timeout 300
login block-for 60 attempts 4 within 60
login quiet-mode access-class ACL-ACCESS-QUIET
password encryption aes
crypto pki trustpoint TP-self-signed-1755372391
enrollment selfsigned
subject-name cn=IOS-Self-Signed-Certificate-1755372391
revocation-check none
rsakeypair TP-self-signed-1755372391
crypto pki certificate chain TP-self-signed-1755372391
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quit
username <removed secret 5 <removed>
ip ssh maxstartups 10
ip ssh time-out 60
ip ssh authentication-retries 2
ip ssh port 2226 rotary 1
ip ssh version 2
class-map match-all Zuri-YouTube-Class
match access-group name NAT-Pool-Zuri-WLAN
match protocol http host "*youtube.com*"
policy-map PMAP-QOS-VTI-IN
description QOS FOR TU0
class class-default
shape peak 1512000
policy-map PMAP-QOS-VTI-OUT
description QOS FOR TU0
class class-default
shape peak 512000
crypto isakmp policy 1
encr aes 256
authentication pre-share
group 5
lifetime 43200
crypto isakmp key 6 <removed> address <removed>
crypto isakmp invalid-spi-recovery
crypto isakmp keepalive 10 5 periodic
crypto ipsec transform-set EDGE-TS ah-sha-hmac esp-aes 256
crypto ipsec profile EDGE
set security-association lifetime kilobytes 256000
set transform-set EDGE-TS
set pfs group5
interface Loopback0
no ip address
interface Tunnel0
description "VTI Link"
bandwidth 4000
ip address 172.20.0.2 255.255.255.0
ip mtu 1400
ip nbar protocol-discovery
ip nat inside
ip virtual-reassembly
ip tcp adjust-mss 1360
ip ospf authentication message-digest
ip ospf message-digest-key 1 md5 7 12090011003E5A0C0F186E752220211B4A
keepalive 10 5
tunnel source FastEthernet0/0
tunnel destination <removed>
tunnel mode ipsec ipv4
tunnel path-mtu-discovery
tunnel protection ipsec profile EDGE
service-policy output PMAP-QOS-VTI-OUT
hold-queue 75 out
interface FastEthernet0/0
description "Link to ISP"
bandwidth 4000
ip address dhcp
ip access-group ACL-OUTSIDE-IN in
no ip proxy-arp
ip nbar protocol-discovery
ip nat outside
ip inspect fa0/0_inspect_ou out
ip virtual-reassembly
ip ospf cost 1
duplex auto
speed auto
no keepalive
no cdp enable
interface FastEthernet0/1
description "Link to LAN"
ip address 172.16.0.1 255.255.255.248
ip access-group ACL-INSIDE-IN in
no ip proxy-arp
ip nbar protocol-discovery
ip nat inside
ip virtual-reassembly
ip ospf cost 1
ip ospf priority 255
duplex auto
speed auto
no keepalive
router ospf 1
log-adjacency-changes
redistribute static subnets
passive-interface default
no passive-interface Tunnel0
network 172.20.0.0 0.0.0.3 area 0
ip forward-protocol nd
ip route 10.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 Null0 name "Class A Private"
ip route 172.16.0.0 255.240.0.0 Null0 name "Class B Private"
ip route 172.17.0.0 255.255.0.0 FastEthernet0/1 172.16.0.2 name "Home WLAN"
ip route 172.19.73.31 255.255.255.255 Null0
ip route 172.27.0.0 255.255.0.0 Tunnel0 172.20.0.1 name "IPsec GRE Tunnel"
ip route 192.168.0.0 255.255.0.0 Null0 name "Class C Private"
ip route 192.168.0.0 255.255.255.0 Tunnel0 172.20.0.1 name "VLAN 70"
ip route 192.168.100.1 255.255.255.255 FastEthernet0/0 70.162.0.1 permanent name "CABLE MODEM MANAGEMENT"
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 FastEthernet0/0 dhcp 253
ip dns server
no ip http server
ip http authentication local
ip http secure-server
ip http timeout-policy idle 60 life 86400 requests 10000
ip nat translation tcp-timeout 300
ip nat translation udp-timeout 120
ip nat translation max-entries 2048
ip nat inside source list ACL-NAT-172.16.0.0/29 interface FastEthernet0/0 overload
ip nat inside source list ACL-NAT-MANAGEMENT interface FastEthernet0/0 overload
ip nat inside source static tcp 172.16.0.4 22 interface FastEthernet0/0 2227
ip nat inside source static tcp 172.16.0.5 3389 interface FastEthernet0/0 3391
ip nat inside source static tcp 172.16.0.3 3389 interface FastEthernet0/0 3390
ip nat inside source static tcp 172.16.0.4 80 interface FastEthernet0/0 8084
ip access-list standard ACL-ACCESS-QUIET
permit 216.161.180.16
permit 172.16.0.0 0.1.255.255
permit 172.27.0.0 0.0.127.255
permit 172.20.0.0 0.0.0.3
ip access-list standard ACL-NAT-172.16.0.0/29
permit 172.16.0.0 0.0.0.7
ip access-list standard ACL-NAT-172.17.0.0/24
permit 172.17.0.0 0.0.0.255
ip access-list standard ACL-NAT-172.17.1.0/24
permit 172.17.1.0 0.0.0.255
ip access-list standard ACL-SNMP
permit 172.16.0.4
ip access-list extended ACL-CRY-MAP
ip access-list extended ACL-INSIDE-IN
deny   ip host 172.16.0.2 172.27.0.0 0.0.127.255
deny   ip host 172.16.0.2 172.20.0.0 0.0.0.3
permit ip 172.17.0.0 0.0.0.255 any
permit ip 172.16.0.0 0.0.0.7 any
permit ip 172.17.1.0 0.0.0.255 any
ip access-list extended ACL-NAT-MANAGEMENT
permit tcp host 172.27.10.11 eq 3389 host 72.166.77.196
ip access-list extended ACL-OUTSIDE-IN
deny   ip 10.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 any
deny   ip 172.16.0.0 0.15.255.255 any
deny   ip 192.168.0.0 0.0.255.255 any
permit tcp any any range 3390 3391
permit udp any any eq bootpc
permit udp any any eq bootps
permit tcp any any range 2226 2228
permit tcp any any range 8081 8084
permit icmp any any echo
permit icmp any any net-unreachable
permit icmp any any host-unreachable
permit icmp any any port-unreachable
permit icmp any any parameter-problem
permit icmp any any packet-too-big
permit icmp any any administratively-prohibited
permit icmp any any source-quench
permit icmp any any ttl-exceeded
deny   icmp any any
deny   ip any any
ip access-list log-update threshold 10
logging history informational
logging trap debugging
logging 172.17.228.17
logging 172.17.228.10
control-plane
line con 0
exec-timeout 15 0
privilege level 15
logging synchronous
login authentication AUTH-LOCAL
line aux 0
login authentication AUTH-LOCAL
line vty 0 4
exec-timeout 60 0
privilege level 15
logging synchronous
login authentication AUTH-LOCAL
rotary 1
transport input ssh
scheduler allocate 20000 1000
ntp clock-period 17178311
ntp source FastEthernet0/0
ntp server 148.167.132.201
end

Hi Matt,
Try adding below line
ip access-list extended ACL-OUTSIDE-IN
permit udp any eq bootpc any eq bootps
Regards
Najaf
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Use base station as router instead of cable modem

I have a cable modem that is also a router connected by a wire to the Airport extreme base station. Officially, the Airport should be used as a bridge, disabling the distribute IP option. The thing is this modem ***** and I can't replace it because its from my cable company and also used as IP phone. I would like the Airport to be the DHCP router and handle all the NAT. However, when I turn on the distribute IP option the Airport is freezing.
Note that there is no way to shut down DHCP router on the cable modem.
The modem uses 192.168.1.1 type addresses. Should the airport distribution also be configured to this type of address or to a different one, such as 10.0.0.1.
Is there an optimal way to use the airport DHCP and NAT, bypassing the DHCP of the modem?
Thanks,
Y.

The disabling of the DHCP in the router is a must. Without first disabling the router, you will have DHCP conflicts.

Wrt54gs router to internet cable modem connection drop

With the wrt54gs router set at auto dhcp and mostly on default settings, after some time of inactivity the connection between the router and internet cable modem drops out. That is, when there is no activity (no transmission to/from internet) the connection drops and the wireless connections shows "local only." Any suggestions/comments on why this is so? Thanks!

Have you tried to connect the Modem to the computer and checked if you are facing the same problem or not?
On your Router setup page, change the MTU size from AUTO to Manual and change the Size from 1500 to 1350 and click on Save Settings..... Then click on the Wireless tab and below Set the Radio Band to Standard-20MHz and change the Standard channel to 11-2.462GHz...Wireless SSID broadcast should be Enabled and then click on Save Settings...
Click on the sub tab under Wireless "Advanced Wireless Settings"
Change the Beacon Interval to 75,Change the Fragmentation Threshold to 2304,Change the RTS Threshold to 2304 and Click on Save Settings...
Now see if you can locate your Wireless Network and attempt to connect...

Adding wireless laptop to eMac cable modem

My eMac 700 mhz is connected to a cable modem via ethernet. I want to add a wireless laptop also using the cable modem so I can use the laptop anywhere, without having to add Airport on the eMac also. How can this be done?

You can do this with a wireless router - any model sold by your local computer shop will do, and should cost you around $30-60. At home:
- connect the cable modem to the router's WAN or "internet" port
- connect the eMac to one of the router's LAN ports
- your new laptop will of course connect wirelessly
All this can also be done exactly as I described with an Apple Airport Extreme Base Station (costs $199). For that premium price you get a device that is arguably easier to set up for Mac users, and you get a built in USB port that can be used to share a connected printer between both the eMac and the laptop.

Wireless Router Without Wired Host

I got my new Linksys WRT54G wireless router hooked up last night but I'm having trouble getting it working. I want to use it without having a computer wired to it but all the Linksys instructions show it connected to a desktop via an ethernet cable and the wireless connection going to other computers. Do I need a host computer or can I connect the router only to the cable modem and have it work wireless with my laptop?

You only need to have a computer wired to the router for initial setup and maintenance of the router. This includes:
1) initial setup of the router
2) firmware upgrades for the router
3) changing settings in the router, especially wireless settings
Therefore you will need a wired connection the first day, and occasionally thereafter, when the router needs maintenance.
Otherwise, you can use it wirelessly. You do not need to have a computer constantly wired to the router.

AirPort Extreme Plugged Into Router Connected to Cable Modem

If I plug my AirPort Extreme into an ethernet router that is connected to my cable modem, will this interfere with the AirPort Extreme's ability to operate? I ask because I thought I had read that the AirPort must be plugged directly into the signal source only in order to work. The ethernet router would not provide wireless access.
I am considering this configuration because I'm considering buying the new LG BD300 BluRay player that features streaming Netflix. The machine needs an ethernet connection to provide this feature.

It should be OK. I have a cable modem connected to a Linksys wired router: this feeds an iMac and and Airport Express, and then an iBook connects wirelessly to the Airport Express.
This all works fine for internet connection - both computers connect to the internet without problems: the only oddity arises with file sharing - the iBook can see the iMac, but the iMac can't see the iBook - possibly because it's effectively on a subnet. I haven't tried to sort this out because working one way is good enough for what I need.
But the basic connection, getting IP numbers etc, works fine.
Of course you could consider replacing the Express with an Extreme - it would be more expensive that a router, but would be a neater way of connecting: it has three outgoing ethernet ports in addition to the wireless and the subnet issue I mentioned wouldn't arise here.

Wireless bridge be setup - cable modem (downstairs) to a EA4200v1 to a EA6500 (upstairs)?

Hello, I have a question on how to improve my home network. I have Comcast digital cable TV and High speed internet that is very spotty in the coverage in our split-level home. Currently my home network setup has the cable modem located near the main box in the basement family room and a Cisco Linksys EA6500 centrally located upstairs. This does not give adequate WiFi coverage to the downstairs basement family and bedroom for Netflix, xBox and laptop computing.
I have a Cisco Linksys EA4200v1 router that I replaced the Cisco Linksys EA6500 with. Is it possible to hook the EA4200v1 router up straight from the cable modem downstairs and then run the network cable out to the EA6500 upstairs and have them all on the same network? Would this give me good coverage on both levels of the house?
Thank you so much for any assistance you may be able to provide.

The router on bridge mode would lose all router capabilities. However the wireless capabilities would remain. The USB functionality of the router would also not work when in bridge mode.
Since the router connected to the modem is the EA6500, I suggest you setup the E4200 to bridge mode. Make sure you have the latest firmware installed on the E4200 since the old firmware doesn’t include bridge mode capability.
Setting up your Linksys wireless-N router to Bridge Mode

Connect Airport Extreme to existing router without ethernet cable

I am looking to connect my Airport Extreme to an existing router without the use of the ethernet cable. The existing router is on the ground floor whilst I would like to install the Airport Extreme in the first floor to improve WiFi range on the 1st floor. I am able to connect Airport Extreme to the router with the ethernet cable (in which case both the devices have to be close to one another on the ground floor) but unable to get Airport Extreme set up without the ethernet cable. Is it possible to connect Airport Extreme to the existing router on a non-wired basis (i.e. without the ethernet cable) and if yes, how would be I able to do it. Any help would be appreciated.

The AirPort Extreme can connect wirelessly.....IF.....your existing router is also another Apple router.
Is that the case here? If yes, what model number is your existing Apple router?
If no, you will need to continue to connect the AirPort Extreme using a wired Ethernet connection.

Connecting Cisco 2821 Router, Switch, and Cable Modem

Hey everyone,
I am currently in the Cisco Network Academy at my school and just finished CCNA 1. I have a few questions though.
I am purchasing new equipment and that equipment includes:
1-Cisco 2821 2-port Gigabit Router
1-Linksys SE3016 16-Port Gigabit Switch (unmanaged)
1-Cisco WAP4410n Wireless Access Point
1-Motorla SurfBoard Gigabit Cable Modem (no router built in-Just standalone Modem used with Comcast Xfinity High Speed Internet)
1-12U Network Rack (not enclosed)
I am confused on how I will connect the cable modem to the router and the router to the switch and the WAP so that I still have WiFi. Since the router only has 2 Ge Ports, how would I cable this up?
If my assumptions are correct, would I do the following set up?
Take the Cable Modem and run a Straight Thru to Port 1 of the Router.
Connect the Switch Port 1 to Port 2 of the Router using a Straight Thru cable (I believe I will most likely have to Subnet a network, won't I?).
Connect Switch Port 2 to WAP using Straight Thru Cable (so I still have WiFi in my home).
Connect all my computers and other devices to the Switch (this includes several PC's/Laptops, two printers that are ethernet, two TV's that are ethernet, an AppleTV and a Blue Ray Player that are both ethernet, and some Cisco Powerline Network Adapters).
Will that set up work?
Also, how would I configure the router to work with my cable modem AND act as a DHCP Server so that all of my devices get IP Addresses? I have the Cisco Command Guide Book, but it is confusing to me as of now.
Thanks!
Chris

A good start but a few points I would make.
If you set the clock manually, you may find it resets itself after a router reboot. I would look at pointing it at an NTP server:
#ntp server x.x.x.x
#clock timezone GMT (Assuming you are UK based)
Although not required, I would put a description on each of the interfaces as it may help identify them later if you are not physically in front of the Router.
#interface gi0/0
#description WAN
Same for LAN
You have set up your LAN subnet with a /16 subnet mask which is effectively 10.0.0.1 - 10.0.255.254. This is a large subnet allowing over 65k hosts which is not best practice on enterprise networks. It probably won't cause you any issues but I doubt you will have any more than 254 hosts so personally I would use a /24 subnet (255.255.255.0)
The only major thing missing is NAT which needs to be configured on the router to translate the LAN IP addresses from their 10.* private range to the Public IP address on the Gi0/0 WAN Interface.
Firstly you need to define the 'inside' and 'outside' NAT interfaces which is fairly self explanatory:
#interface gi0/0
#ip nat outside
#interface gi0/1
#ip nat inside
Gi0/0 is your outside interface because its facing the Outside world (i.e the internet) and Gi0/1 is your inside interface because its facing Inside your LAN.
Then you need to tell the router which addresses to translate against by first creating an access list:
#ip access-list standard LAN-Addresses
#permit 10.0.0.0 0.0.255.255
Finally you need to tell the router to start translating:
#ip nat inside source list LAN-Addresses interface gi0/0 overload
Oh, I have just noticed that you do not have a 'default route' configured. A router forwards packets by first looking up the destination IP address of the packet (i.e where its going) in it's own routing table. Obviously home routers are not going to have an entry for every Public IP subnet on the internet so they use something called a default route which effectively says 'If I cannot find an entry for this packet in my routing table, use the default route'.
As you are on DHCP and your IP address (and even default gateway) could change on your WAN interface, I would not bother with the next hop address in the default route but rather use the outgoing interface as below:
#ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 gi0/0
Hope this helps!

Hooking up/configuring a WRT54G2 wireless router to my wired modem/router.

Problem description: I have bought a wireless router (Linksys WRT54G2) in order to connect it to my ADSL2+ modem/router (a TP-Link TD8840) to provide wireless internet access to my iPhone and laptop. I only intend to power on the wireless router when I need it, not have it on all the time wasting electricity.
Attempted fixes: Configuring the WRT54G2 per the install CD, but this appears to mean I must have my wireless router always powered on in order to access the internet even when I'm not using the wireless. Ideally I just want to turn on the wireless router as and when I need it.
Operating system: Windows XP Pro (32-bit) SP3.
So, as my description says, I bought a WRT54G2 so I can browse the web on my iPhone using my DSL connection rather than the cellular (3G) network. I currently have the WRT54G2 plugged in from one of its four ethernet ports to an ethernet port on my wired modem/router. The IP of my modem/router is 192.168.1.1, which also appears to be the default ip for the WRT54G2 So I can't access my WRT54G2's admin screen to properly set up the network.
At this point I feel as if I should reset the WRT54G2 to factory settings and start from scratch, but I lack a coherent set of instructions to point me on my way. It's a bit frustrating because I'm pretty good with computers generally, but networking obviously is not my thing. Can anyone please help

Hi modeski,
To setup your WRT54G2 router and make it work with your modem/router there, chnage first the IP of the WRT54G2 from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.2.1 before you connect it to the modem/router.
In other words, you are cascading two routers.
Hope this help!

Is it possible to run AirTunes without a cable modem or any of that stuff?

Hi all,
I have an airport express base station and an airport extreme card in my machine (Powerbook G4). I got the base station as a gift, and all I want to do with it is play AirTunes. I don't want to print from the hallway or download anything from anywhere on earth. In fact, I don't even have DSL or a cable modem or anything like that. I still use dial-up because I don't spend much time on the Internet.
Anyway, I've had no luck getting this stuff to work. All I get is the flashing amber light. My stereo is plugged into the base station, and my base station is plugged in. But the base station just keeps flashing amber, and needless to say, nothing is working.
So...what the @%$* do I have to do to get this thing to play some music? Do I have to have more plugged into the base station than just the stereo? I know these are probably dumb questions, but hey, I read all the documentation that came with the base station, and I still have no clue (BTW, note to Apple: hire some people who know how to write real-world documentation that actually explains how and why this stuff works and what to do when things go wrong).
ANY help would be appreciated, and by all means, please do explain it to me like I'm a six year old. I've been using Macs all my life, but this stuff is just getting to be a little more than "take it out of the box, plug it in, and watch it work."
Thanks,
Robin
PowerBook G4 (original titanium one) Mac OS 9.2.x

Although you don't need an Internet or network connection to stream iTunes to your AirPort Express Base Station (AX) wirelessly, it will continue to flash amber, by design, because you don't.
To set up AirTunes on the AX, temporarily connect your computer directly (using an Ethernet cable) to the Ethernet port of the AX, and then, use the AirPort Admin Utility to check these settings:
Music tab
- Enable AirTunes on this base station (checked)
- Enable AirTunes over the Ethernet port (optional)
- iTunes Speaker Name: <whatever you wish>
- iTunes Speaker Password (optional)
In iTunes:
iTunes > Preferences... > Advanced > General
- Look for remote speakers connected with AirTunes (checked)

Will a desktop connected to a wireless router via network cable be able to use a wireless printer?

My computer is a Dell runing XP home edition. This computer is connected via a network cable to the wireless router.
My deskjet 4580 printer is connected to the wireless router network and printing and scanning via wireless network with a laptop that is connected to the network wireless.
Now I want to print and scan using the desktop computer also. Should I install the wireless driver for the printer? Do I need to connect the printer with USB cable with my desktop computer?
Please help. I do not want to disturb the laptop that can print and scan wirelessly with the printer.
Thanks.

if the printer is connected to the router wired, then the router is the hub, so you should just need to install the driver for the printer in the machine that is not working.
If you install the full feature driver to the printer on the computer you want to print via wired to the router to the printer that should work. Run this too:
HP Print Diagnostic Utility
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?cc=us&lc=en&lang=en&softwareitem=mp-91788-1
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CHANGING IP ADDRESS OF A LAPTOP AFTER CHANGING IP ADDRESS OF WIRELESS ROUTER CONNECTED TO DSL MODEM

DO YOU HAVE TO CHANGE TO CHANGE THE IP ADDRESS OF THE LAPTOP CONNECTED WIRELESS AFTER CHANGING THE WIRELESS ROUTER'S IP ADDRESS TO 192.168,2,1 BECAUSE DSL MODEM USES 192.168.1.1, THE WIRELESS ROUTER IS IN A DIFFERENT SUBNET FROM THE DSL MODEM

Your laptop will find the correct IP address automatically.
Greetings from Northern Ontario, Canada

Photosmart 4780 Wireless connection without USB cable on mac!!!

Dear all,
My mac pro does recognize the printer via USB connection anymore. I tried to turn on the wireless connection on the 4780 but could not find 'hpsetup' in wireless networks.....
Is there any other way to connect this thing wirelessly or do i need to buy a new printer ??
regard
Ruben

Hey everyone.. I have the ultimate solution for this:
1- On your small printer screen, go to wireless settings, press on WSP - press "push button"
2- Go to your wireless router panel - by using the IP address of the router (mine is 198.122.3.3), go to "Wireless" and press the WSP Button (two rounded arrows)
another option:
1- On your small printer screen, go to wireless settings, press on WSP - press "Pin"
2- Go to your wireless router panel, go to "Wireless" and pput the PIN number that you see on the small screen.
For further readings, please go to this link: http://www.hp.com/global/us/en/wireless/printer-setup-help.html

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