Hi all I have a friend who is on Talk Talk internet, he as recently brought a wireless laptop and wireless Belkin ASDN router, but he is having problems connecting it all up, he as been told that he no longer needs the Talk Talk modem and to connect directly to the router and the router will act as the modem but he is having problems setting it up, as anyone been in this situation or can anyone give me a step by step walkthrough on how to do this ?
How to use Wireless with Talk Talk
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1) Ensure the wireless module is switched on, and enabled on the laptop.
2) Connect ADSL filter into BT phone socket ( preferably master ) With a single phone, and single RJ11 cable ( This should've come with the TalkTalk package ) - the RJ11 cable needs to go into the back of the Belkin wireless router. It'll say 'WAN' or something like that above the port.
The above should give you 'sync' to your router, as long as there is no problem line side. Most Belkins have a telephone icon, this should be solid green.
3) Now it depends on whether the Belkin default factory settings have the wireless enabled. If it does, you should be able to connect to it. If you're using XP/Vista search for the wireless network ( There should be an icon active on the bottom right, next to the clock with a red cross next to it ) Right click that and select 'connect to a network' The wireless router should be listed in there. Highlight it, and select connect. That should be it.
If the Belkin router doesn't have wireless enabled as default, you'll need to connect to it via Ethernet. When you've done that, go into IE and type 192.168.1.1 ( Or 192.168.0.1 ) - you should get a box popup asking for your username/password, this is the routers default ( usually User: admin, Password: admin or User: admin, Password: password )
This will bring you up with the router GUI, somewhere in there will be the option to enable wireless. When you've enabled that, follow the directions as above to connect to it.
4) When you're setup wirelessly, make sure you configure the router with an encryption key. It'll be inside the router GUI as above. This will make sure the wireless network is as secure as it can be. I don't know Belkin hardware that well, so i'm not 100% sure where security is etc. It'll be something along the lines of Basic/Wireless LAN.
5) Now that you have setup the router LAN side, you'll need to go back into the router ( again 192.168.1.1, or 192.168.0.1 inside IE ) and input your TalkTalk username and password into the router configuration page to tell it to connect - this'll be under Basic then Wan Settings or ADSL, something like that ) When you've done that you should be cooking on gas.
Alternatively to the above the Belkin may have come with a CD, that may do all the above for you
Or the first time you go into the router it might automatically take you through a setup.
To answer your other question, no, you don't need the TalkTalk modem. The router he has bought has a ADSL modem built into it ( by the sounds of it )
Hope the above helps. It's not the best explanation, but it's 20 past 3 in the morning If you have any further problems, let me know how far you've got and i'll do my best 
2) Connect ADSL filter into BT phone socket ( preferably master ) With a single phone, and single RJ11 cable ( This should've come with the TalkTalk package ) - the RJ11 cable needs to go into the back of the Belkin wireless router. It'll say 'WAN' or something like that above the port.
The above should give you 'sync' to your router, as long as there is no problem line side. Most Belkins have a telephone icon, this should be solid green.
3) Now it depends on whether the Belkin default factory settings have the wireless enabled. If it does, you should be able to connect to it. If you're using XP/Vista search for the wireless network ( There should be an icon active on the bottom right, next to the clock with a red cross next to it ) Right click that and select 'connect to a network' The wireless router should be listed in there. Highlight it, and select connect. That should be it.
If the Belkin router doesn't have wireless enabled as default, you'll need to connect to it via Ethernet. When you've done that, go into IE and type 192.168.1.1 ( Or 192.168.0.1 ) - you should get a box popup asking for your username/password, this is the routers default ( usually User: admin, Password: admin or User: admin, Password: password )
This will bring you up with the router GUI, somewhere in there will be the option to enable wireless. When you've enabled that, follow the directions as above to connect to it.
4) When you're setup wirelessly, make sure you configure the router with an encryption key. It'll be inside the router GUI as above. This will make sure the wireless network is as secure as it can be. I don't know Belkin hardware that well, so i'm not 100% sure where security is etc. It'll be something along the lines of Basic/Wireless LAN.
5) Now that you have setup the router LAN side, you'll need to go back into the router ( again 192.168.1.1, or 192.168.0.1 inside IE ) and input your TalkTalk username and password into the router configuration page to tell it to connect - this'll be under Basic then Wan Settings or ADSL, something like that ) When you've done that you should be cooking on gas.
Alternatively to the above the Belkin may have come with a CD, that may do all the above for you
Or the first time you go into the router it might automatically take you through a setup.To answer your other question, no, you don't need the TalkTalk modem. The router he has bought has a ADSL modem built into it ( by the sounds of it )
Hope the above helps. It's not the best explanation, but it's 20 past 3 in the morning
If you have any further problems, let me know how far you've got and i'll do my best
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Would add that it would be a good idea to reset the router to factory defaults (with power on press reset button with a pin for 10 to 20s) and clear out any old dial up or wireless connections already set up.
Also to keep things simple get the adsl working via an ethernt cable then set up the wireless. It just makes things easier if someting goes wrong.
Belkins CD should let you do this via an ethernet cable easily.
Also to keep things simple get the adsl working via an ethernt cable then set up the wireless. It just makes things easier if someting goes wrong.
Belkins CD should let you do this via an ethernet cable easily.
I think this is where he had the problem, he connected his RJ11 cable from the phone line to the Belkin then a RJ45 from the Belking to his PC then inserted the CD follwed the on screen instructions but when it asked him to connect to the net it just came up saying he was offline, I think I will pop up after work myself to have a look.
I think I may know what the problem is, he is following the step by step instructions on the disk and when it is asking for username and password he is typing in his Talk Talk username and password, do you think this could be why.
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Depends what the setup is trying to do. Sounds like it's asking for his ISP username and password, so yeah, would be his TT one.
First thing would be to make sure the router is in sync, because if it isn't, you're going nowehere
First thing would be to make sure the router is in sync, because if it isn't, you're going nowehere
Depends what the setup is trying to do. Sounds like it's asking for his ISP username and password, so yeah, would be his TT one.
First thing would be to make sure the router is in sync, because if it isn't, you're going nowehere
Ok I went around last night, I have managed to get it working but only using wireless, if I stick the USB wirless adapter into the main PC it works but it doesnt work hard cabled using the RJ45 ?
That's good, at least the line is fine
Is his network card working/enabled? When you plug in over ethernet does he achieve an IP address? Have you got another cable you could try?
Is the connection working perfectly over wireless?
Is his network card working/enabled? When you plug in over ethernet does he achieve an IP address? Have you got another cable you could try?
Is the connection working perfectly over wireless?