How to setup wireless on Cisco 857W....

[SacoTechnology]

Hi

I would like to know how I setup wireless on a Cisco 857W modem/router through the Cisco software program as every time I enter the normal wireless settings for a modem like SSID and encryption info the wireless computer finds it but can't connect.

I assume it is because I'm not use to setting it up on a Cisco router.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[eliotB]

What does the wireless client do when it can't connect?

Have you tried no encryption on the router? Can the client reach the router w/a basic config of just an SSID? How about DHCP settings?

 

[SacoTechnology]

I have tried it with no encryption but I receive the same error.

Basically when trying to connect from a Vista machine it just says that it can not connect to the wireless network and asks if I want to diagnose the problem.

I tried following the guide below:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk722/tk809/technologies_configuration_example09186a008055c39a.shtml

But I'm trying to find a guide which matches my modem/router.

 

[eliotB]

are you setting your router up w/a static IP or DHCP?

 

[SacoTechnology]

It is set to DHCP but I do want to change it to Static IP.

 

[eliotB]

on your WAN side you want it to get a DHCP address from your internet provider..

on your LAN side you want a static IP.

your router, however, should have a DHCP function to give out IP addresses to the clients that connect to your router. The router itself, however, should have a static IP configured.

 

[SacoTechnology]

Yes that is correct.

Currently the router has a static IP inself of 10.10.10.1 and it sends our dynamic IPs to all the systems.

 

[eliotB]

It's interesting, then, that the clients can't connect.

Authentication isn't an issue because you said you took it off.

Are the clients getting IP addresses? Is the DHCP pool on the same subnet as the 10.10.10.1 address of your router? Because 10.10.10.1 will be the default gateway given to the clients, the DHCP pool should be within the same subnet. So like a 10.10.10.0 / 24 subnet for the DHCP pool should work.

 

[SacoTechnology]

I will have to check if they are getting IP addresses but I would say that they can't becuase it doesn't even get that far. It's like they aren't being accepted by the modem even though authentication is turned off.

 

[brianinms]

http://cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/...s_configuration_example09186a00808acf2f.shtml

 

[SacoTechnology]

Thanks will try tomorrow and post back