Hi, I plan on getting a android tablet and I would like to add it wireless from
my W7 computer which I would like to use in and around the house.
I have a wireless adaptor 802.11n. No name on it.I got it from china.
Do I just plug it in my W7 computer in the usb or do I need a router also.
I do have a router that I used a while ago on my Wxp,I don't know if the password
is around anymore,Might be a problem.
Definitly need some help to do this. Probably a step by step.
How does your computer connect wirelessly using the USB adapter?
You can't go wireless from a modem, you either need a gateway (modem and router combo) or a router. You can't use a USB wireless adapter and just a modem to get internet access, except at a hotspot.
We have 8 computers and an Android tablet in the house. Not all computers go on the internet but the ones that do, go wired or wireless through the router. I simply turned on the tablet, found my network and connected. From a hotspot, I find the available networks, find the one I want to use and input the username and password, if required (lots of hotspots no longer require this) and connect.
Let's take a step back. How are you connecting the PC to the Internet (if it's connected)? Is it through a wire, or is it wireless?
If it's a wire, does it go from the PC direct to the internet provider's equipment? And does that provider's equipment mention that it has Wi-Fi capability? If not sure, knowing some details about your Internet equipment (manufacturer, model number) would help.
QuoteDo I just plug it in my W7 computer in the usb or do I need a router also.
If you are trying to access the Internet with your Android device, the best way is typically through a WAP (wireless access point). This is a device that will connect all your wireless devices to "your network" (everything on your side of your gateway device).
While the WAP can be a stand-alone device, these days they typically are integrated into a router marketed as a "wireless router". And this wireless router then connects all your wireless devices to an Internet gateway device, typically a DSL or cable modem (though the modem could be integrated into the router too!). The router will normally also have an integrated 4-port Ethernet switch to connect your wired devices to your network and provide Internet access through the modem.
Quotewhich I would like to use in and around the house.
If you are just trying to share data with your computer, or if you want to share your computer's Internet access and you don't have a wireless router to connect the tablet directly, the next best thing is set up a ad-hoc (https://thesillyclone.wordpress.com/2012/06/27/connect-android-to-ad-hoc-wifi-network/) network.
The above link seems the easiest but for more information and options, see free ad hoc network PC to android tablet (https://duckduckgo.com/?q=free+ad+hoc+network+PC+to+android+tablet).
Plodr, thanks for the input
So I need only a router that's wireless to do this.
Would I plug in the router between the prviders modem
and my W7 desktop?How do you have your router positioned
on your primary computer? My providers modem says viasal on it and my router says smc wireless on it.
aaron, My desktop is connected from a dish on top of house(wired)
It goes from there to the wildblue.net modem.The modem is in the basement so
I run a blue usb line to my W7 desktop upstairs.
My router does say smc and wireless on it.It has 6 plugins. I guess mI don't need the wireless adaptor I bought.It only has 1 plugin on it.Thanks for the input
Digerati, thanks for the advice.
I looked at the silly clone they call it.Sounds like a sensible and good thing.But I don't
know nothing about wireless card and drivers.Need mor info on that ----------Lost.
QuoteWould I plug in the router between the prviders modem
and my W7 desktop?How do you have your router positioned
on your primary computer? My providers modem says viasal on it and my router says smc wireless on it.
So it seems you already have a wireless router and that should be all you need. And it should already be sitting between your computer and the modem.
What Digerati said!
Here's the wireless router page comparing the two models
http://www.smc.com/en-global/products/showCompare/18
One has 1 antenna and the other two so that should narrow down your model.
Is there a sticker on the back of this modem/router/Wi-Fi box that says "SSID: <something>" and "Key: <something>"?
Don't tell us what it has for the <something> as only you should know these (especially the Key). If this sticker's on there with these details, that'll likely be what you need to know to get the tablet connected up to the internet.
Thanks all,
That has helped me alot.
My router looks like smc that says wireless gigabit broadband router.
Also I was lucky to find the serial no. and another smc no. the second one must be the key
but I didn't find any name just smc and number after it.I did find password too.
Now I used this router years ago on my XP computer. Will I be able to log in on my W7
hp computernd use this router ok?
I've been using the same router (a Linksys WRT54G) since June 2004. I had no problem using it on Win 2K, then XP and now 7 and Android as well as various flavors of linux running live or a very old version of PCLinux OS installed.
The router doesn't really care which version of Windows you are running. It has its own software to 'run' the internet connections. ;)
Quote from: winchester73 on January 18, 2016, 04:08:58 PM
The router doesn't really care which version of Windows you are running. It has its own software to 'run' the internet connections. ;)
I can vouch for that.
I have a modem and router supplied by my internet service provider.
They made it clear that any Windows operating system older than XP SP2 was "not supported".
As a test, I booted up a Computer running Windows 98 SE.
It connected as easily as if the modem & router had been designed for it.
(wired Ethernet, the old computer doesn't have WIFI capability)
BTW: Grandchildren, using various smartphones and tablets, connected to WIFI easily. All they needed was the password.
I really wish network device makers would stop posting in their specs stuff about the operating systems. I think that causes more confusion than it is worth.
The problem is, many of these makers include software with their routers to [supposedly] make setup easy. And that software must be compatible with your OS. But no one needs extra software to setup their computer's networking. Windows (as do other operating systems) already knows how to setup networking automatically without any special software. So just let Windows do it!
The BIGGER problem, IMO, is this included software foisting >:( >:( >:( extra junk on user's computers they just don't need. This is similar to the software that comes with printers. All Windows needs is the basic driver but HP, Canon, Brother, etc. all want to install bloated, resource hogging "suites" users don't need. :(