I need help setting up a wireless network in my home. Can someone please help me?

I have a wireless g router that I cannot figure out how to use. I have read the instructions but I seem to be missing something. I want to only hook up my 2 laptops to use my DSL modem that is hooked up to a PC and make it wireless so that I may use my 2 laptops from any room in the house. Both laptops have wireless cards. I use Yahoo DSL I'm operating system is WinXP on all computers. One more thing do I have to run a network setup wizard on each computer in the house

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1. unhook the PC from the modem and hook up the router to the modem instead, then hook the PC back in to the router. Now try the wireless connection. if it asks for a security key, look on the bottom of the router for a default key. If its unsecure i would enable security on it. if you need help with that let me know
2. If what Z told you does not work, call the 800 number on the router box.
3. First of all you have to ensure that the wireless is switched ON by going into the setup page of your router. The URL usually is 192.168.1.1. If you have already done that, next you have to know whether did you set up any security features of your router. There are about 3 different security options and each option will require you to do an extra step to safeguard your wireless connection. For this, kindly refer to the manual provided. If you do not set up any security, have you switched on the wireless feature of your laptop? Once that is done, it should start searching for nearest available connection (there will be a small icon on the bottom right). Double click on that and you should see a list of connections, click on yours and click on Connect. You should be able to hook online in no time.
4. on the network wizard issue no, but for the other computers if they see the routers wifi access point then the person using them can simply use the network given that you have put in the correct encryption key if you have set up one, if all else fails you may need to manually put your IPA in.
5. Let's cover what you need to get Internet access to more than one computer at home, via wireless LAN (local area network). The concept is the same for Wired networks. Add Cat5 cables and NICs, instead of wireless adapters to each computer. 1. You order or use your existing Cable or DSL Internet access. 2. Your Cable or DSL company sets up your Internet access and typically either rents or sells you a Cable or DSL network bridge. They often refer to this as a Cable or DSL “modem”. Actually a complete misnomer since the device does NOT modulate or demodulate, nor does it convert analog to digital or digital to analog. Prices for Cable or DSL Internet access vary from approximately $19 per month to $80 per month in the United States. This varies based on bandwidth, location, and provider. At this point you have what is commonly called “Broad Band” or “High Speed” Internet access. Now you want to share that high speed connection with more than one system. You want to be able to cart your laptop all over the house and stay connected to the Internet as you do so. 1. Confirm that your system has a wireless adapter or get one and install it. You need one of these for each computer. USB type are better. USB type that are 802.11n are best. 2. Get a wireless router. I recommend the D-Link DIR-655. Get D-Link n series USB wireless adapters if you get the D-Link wireless router. If you get a Linksys wireless router, get Linksys wireless adapters. They work BETTER together if they are the same brand. This isn’t a requirement, merely a suggestion. 3. Plug the wireless router directly into the Cable or DSL network bridge via an Ethernet cable. 4. Unplug the electrical cord from your Cable or DSL network bridge for 30-45 seconds. 5. Plug the power cable back in. 6. Check the Cable or DSL network bridge for green lights. 7. Make sure that the properties of TCP/IP are set to Obtain IP address automatically, and obtain DNS automatically on ALL of your computers. 8. Turn on or reboot your system(s). Now you should be able to stay connected to the Internet with all of your computers. If you can not access the Internet from every computer: Attempt to log in to your wireless router via your web browser (internet exploder or Firefox) by typing in http://192.168.1.1/ Then log in using admin and admin typically. Be sure to change the password to something of your own choosing. Enable DHCP by following the instructions in the manual for your wireless router. You only need one wireless router for you wireless LAN. One wireless router can accommodate up to 253 wireless computers. You can use combinations of wired and wireless routers together but typically one wireless router is sufficient for all your needs. For security: 1. Don't announce the SSID of your wireless router. 2. Use WPA2 if you can. WPA-PSK if not WPA2, or WEP at the very least. 3. Put the MAC addresses of all of your computers into the MAC routing table of your wireless router and ONLY ALLOW from the addresses in the table of the wireless router. 4. Turn the SPI firewall of the wireless router ON. 5. Filter anonymous or incomplete packets. If this all seems too complex and complicated to do, use local.yahoo.com to find a wireless network professional near you.