Friday, October 5, 2007

WRT160N

WRT160NUltra RangePlus Wireless-N Broadband Router




  • Internet-sharing Router and 4-port Switch, with a built in speed and range enhanced Wireless Access Point
  • MIMO technology uses multiple radios to create a robust signal that travels farther and reduces dead spots
  • Much faster than Wireless-G, but also works great with Wireless-G and -B devices
  • Wireless signals protected by wireless encryption, and your network protected from Internet attacks by a powerful SPI firewall




How to connect WRT160N with Virginmedia in UK.
  • Connect the computer to any 1 of the 4 ports on the router.
  • Reset the router for 10 seconds. The reset button is located at theback side of the router.
  • The Powerlight on the router starts flashing. Turn the router OFF & turn the modem OFF.
  • Turn the Modem ON first. Wait for 10 seconds. Turn the router ON.
  • Try Internet from the computer connected to the router.
  • You should be able to go online. If you are not abble to go online, Check the following : 
  • The computer is not assigned a Static IP Address. If it is, change the setting to Obtain IP Address Automatically.
  • Also check the DNS is assigned to Obtain Automatically.
  • The connection is done properly.
  • To open the Setup page, the default IP Address is : 192.168.1.1
  • The default password is admin.
  • This process applies to all Linksys routers like WRT54G, WRT54GR, WRT54GC, WRT54GL, WRT54GS, WRT100, WRT150N, WRT160N, WRT300N, WRT310N, WRT330N, WRT350N, WRT600N, WRT610N etc