“INSERT CD FIRST”, screamed the sticker on the back of the Linksys wrt54g router.
A decade with Macintoshes has taught me the suggestions are normally for Windows machines. The router was persistent – and the sticker was blocking the power port – so, I thought I’d humor it. I was right. The CD shipping was filled with setup software for Windows. Nothing about how to setup from a Macintosh. Anywhere.
Everyone at Amazon said I’d be up and running in seconds. The Linksys site barely acknowledges Macintoshes exist.
Here’s the steps I took to setup a Linksys Router with Mac OS X
- Peel off the sticker on the back of the router.
- Plug in the router’s power cord.
- Connect the router to your modem via the supplied Ethernet cord and the port marked ‘Internet’.
- Connect the router to your Mac via Ethernet.
- Open up the ‘Network’ panel in the Mac’s System Preferences and plug-in the following specs:
IP Address: 192.168.1.5
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Router: 192.168.1.1 - After applying the settings, open a browser to
http://192.168.1.1using the password'admin'
Now you’re in the router’s control panel. Enter all your ISP’s settings and name your new wireless network something other than ‘linksys’.
Now you’ll finally be able to program from the gazebo in your backyard.
Corey, I could kiss your ass! Thank you all so very much for this website. I would NEVER pay those bastards at AT&T $100+ to help my dumb ass configure this DSL to my router (then I really would feel dumb), after already paying them for internet. You all KICK ASS! Thank you a million times thank you, thank you!!
Trying to hook up mac book os with Linksys router as you have above? When I did tears ago, I remember putting in a prefix or some type of number or letter in the router password screen?? Can you help with that Router is BEFW11s4
Thanks!
Not at all.
It is easy enough to get to the network dialog box, but there is no obvious way to make the settings you suggest.
In addition, exactly where did the IP address
192.168.1.5 come from ? Seems like a random choice.
My DSL modem is set to 192.168.1.101 by AT&T