Thread: help with ipad

You only need to swap the switch out and replace with a router with wireless capability.
The router will act as a switch as well.
The cabled computer will just plug into the router and the router will also give you wifi for the ipad.
The only thing is to go into router setup and make sure the wireless has a good stong password (or others in the neighbourhood will also jump on).

You'll get out of it for around 50 bucks, maybe 60.
Its easy enough to set up yourself. Get back to me if you get stuck.
I'll be going thru morning of 2nd and coming back thru 7th Dec if we need to go that far.
Or I can email you teamviewer and then if you start it I can set up and fix from here.

Peter

I Just had a look at MSY.com.au and they have come down a LOT in price since I got mine 6 months ago....

Originally Posted by _fly_

You only need to swap the switch out and replace with a router with wireless capability.
The router will act as a switch as well.
The cabled computer will just plug into the router and the router will also give you wifi for the ipad.
The only thing is to go into router setup and make sure the wireless has a good stong password (or others in the neighbourhood will also jump on).

You'll get out of it for around 50 bucks, maybe 60.
Its easy enough to set up yourself. Get back to me if you get stuck.
I'll be going thru morning of 2nd and coming back thru 7th Dec if we need to go that far.
Or I can email you teamviewer and then if you start it I can set up and fix from here.

Peter

I Just had a look at MSY.com.au and they have come down a LOT in price since I got mine 6 months ago....

Thank you for your reply.

I did a search for a router and came up with this one is it suitable

150mbps wireless N ADSL2+ modem router TD - W895 ND

OK so I remove the TP Link switch ( which has 2 blue and 1 yellow wires in the back and 1 black wire in the side) and replace it with the above TD-W895 ND. I then put the 4 wires I took out of the TP into the above new router. I then go into the setup of the new router and put in a good password. Will the new router have the capacity for the 4 wires I took out of the TP, for example what if I have 1 wire left over. ( just asking in case).

If it is a case of simply replacing the wires from the TP Link into the new modem it seems very simple.

This above setup is now the same as wifi is that right, and will I be able to open web pages a lot quicker.

Thank you for your help.

Originally Posted by macklin

Thank you for your reply.

I did a search for a router and came up with this one is it suitable

150mbps wireless N ADSL2+ modem router TD - W895 ND

OK so I remove the TP Link switch ( which has 2 blue and 1 yellow wires in the back and 1 black wire in the side) and replace it with the above TD-W895 ND. I then put the 4 wires I took out of the TP into the above new router. I then go into the setup of the new router and put in a good password. Will the new router have the capacity for the 4 wires I took out of the TP, for example what if I have 1 wire left over. ( just asking in case).

If it is a case of simply replacing the wires from the TP Link into the new modem it seems very simple.

This above setup is now the same as wifi is that right, and will I be able to open web pages a lot quicker.

Thank you for your help.

PS I did not think of MSY can you suggest one from them and I will get it

A router is the same as a switch with extra capability and wireless.

I'm guessing the 3 blue and one yellow are network cables (they have plugs like the phone but bigger) and the black one sounds like power (thinner to power block).

Do you have adsl modem a single cable (blue) goes to the switch unit (blue or yellow) and then the computers plug into that (with blue and yellow cables, may have CAT 5 or CAT 6 written on them)

YES I Do ) If that is the case then you can continue to use the modem you have and just get a router. It does not need to be a router/modem combined.
The router will also have 4-5 plugs on the back for the blue and yellow cables. It also has an antennae (4 inches long) that lets your wireless devices connect.
If you ever get more computers that need cables, you can use small blue cable from the router to the switch you still have and then you can plug another 4 computers into the switch (giving you 7).

NO I Don't) Then you can replace the one unit you have with a modem/router unit (haven't used these myself).

I like netgear stuff but Dlink or TPlink are just as good.

If you look on the back of the switch you have one plug hole will be away from the 4 others.
The modem flows down into the one that is by itself, then the 4 together share out to the computers (bit like a powerboard sharing the electricity).
The router will have the same configuration, One socket is further away from the other 4 that go to the computers.
Sometimes they only have 4 and the in-line to the router is Port 1 and ports 2-4 are out-lines to the computers.

Peter

Originally Posted by _fly_

A router is the same as a switch with extra capability and wireless.

I'm guessing the 3 blue and one yellow are network cables (they have plugs like the phone but bigger) and the black one sounds like power (thinner to power block).

Do you have adsl modem a single cable (blue) goes to the switch unit (blue or yellow) and then the computers plug into that (with blue and yellow cables, may have CAT 5 or CAT 6 written on them)

YES I Do ) If that is the case then you can continue to use the modem you have and just get a router. It does not need to be a router/modem combined.
The router will also have 4-5 plugs on the back for the blue and yellow cables. It also has an antennae (4 inches long) that lets your wireless devices connect.
If you ever get more computers that need cables, you can use small blue cable from the router to the switch you still have and then you can plug another 4 computers into the switch (giving you 7).

NO I Don't) Then you can replace the one unit you have with a modem/router unit (haven't used these myself).

I like netgear stuff but Dlink or TPlink are just as good.

If you look on the back of the switch you have one plug hole will be away from the 4 others.
The modem flows down into the one that is by itself, then the 4 together share out to the computers (bit like a powerboard sharing the electricity).
The router will have the same configuration, One socket is further away from the other 4 that go to the computers.
Sometimes they only have 4 and the in-line to the router is Port 1 and ports 2-4 are out-lines to the computers.

Peter

Thank you very much for your excellent help.

Looks like I have to go to melbourne week-end so i will print your instructions out and give it to MSY, then give it all a go.

Once again thank you very much