Posted on Apr 22, 2008

Replaced my old 2wire 1800HG with a new one and can't connect it

My old 2wire 1800HG router stopped working wirelessly and it only worked when I plugged the ethernet cable into my computer directly. I just bought a new 2wire 1800HG router and I've got a solid orange broadband link light. I'm on a Mac with OS 10.4 and I'm trying to connect with the Airport. I've entered the new password as found on the bottom of the router and it says "error". Any advice?

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Posted on Apr 22, 2008

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Hi!
first of all, let's try to make the broadband link light turn green. open any browser, go the modem's UI by typing gateway.2wire.net or homeportal/setup on the address bar, follow the onscreen instructions on running the system setup wizard. it should make the broadband link green now. for wireless connection, click on the airport icon, and select on the SSID or network name in the drop down menu. if ssid is not on the drop down menu, click on other. type the SSID in the network name field and wireless security is none. (SSID is the last 3 nos. of the SN)

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