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Can I connect a wireless router to a switch?

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Can I connect a wireless router to a switch?

If your router is connected to the switch via its WAN port then anything connected to the switch will not have Internet access. If your router is connected to the switch via a LAN port then it should work fine.

How do I connect a modem router to a switch?

  1. Unplug the power supplies for the cable modem, switch and wireless router. Unplug any Ethernet cables that are plugged into any of them.
  2. Connect an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on the back of the cable modem.
  3. Plug the other end into a numbered Ethernet port on the switch.

Can you put a switch upstream of a router?

In a word, placing a modem to switch to router is not possible. At least not practically. Each port on the switch is a different IP address. Probably not unless your modem integrates the function of a router so that you can rewire and reconfigure the wireless router to set it up as access point.

Can you connect network switch to modem?

Switch – You can connect a switch to the modem’s Ethernet port to provide Internet access to more than one (1) computer. The number of computers that can connect to the Internet depends on the number of ports that the switch has.

What cable should I purchase for my PowerConnect switch?

Purchase a NULL MODEM cable. It is imperative this wording is found in the description of the cable you purchase. The cable should have a female DB9 connection to interface with the PowerConnect, it can be any connection on the other end as long as your computer can be connected to the switch.

What wireless cards does the Dell Inspiron 1525 support?

Note: Intel wireless 5100 only works with 1×2 MIMO supported routers. Inspiron 1525 was shipped with5 different wireless cards: Dell wireless 1390 card: This card only supports 2.4 GHz. Dell wireless 1490 card: This is a Dual-band card which supports 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz.

What is the difference between Intel Wireless 5100 and Dell Wireless 1515?

Dell wireless 1515 card: This is a Dual-Band card which supports 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz. Intel wireless 5100 card: This is a Dual-Band card which supports 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz (with 1×2 MIMO support).

How do I enable the Wireless on my laptop?

If your laptops are unable to detect any wireless networks, press ‘Fn’ + ‘F2’ to enable wireless. Note: If the wireless does not gets enabled with ‘Fn’+ ‘F2’, you can enable it by pressing only ‘F2’. Keep me posted.