Wireless router Linksys install

[jmre5150]

How do I set up the wireless router if the software only works for windows?

I'm confused.

 

[jsw]

You don't need to install the software, even on Windows.

Plug your Mac into the router and use a browser to go to 192.168.1.1.

The manual should list the username/password, which'll be something like "[blank]/admin" or "admin/admin".

You can then do everything via the browser.

 

[Big-TDI-Guy]

Advice: Change the login name / password if you plan on doing wireless.

Also strongly advise turning on WEP and/or MAC filtering to keep your network private. Otherwise you're dropping your pants to the neighborhood, in a bad way.

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/home-network3.htm
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/router.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAC_filtering
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wired_Equivalent_Privacy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wifi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linksys_WRT54G_series

 

[emw]

Just to be clear - plug the Mac into the router via an ethernet cable, or you should be able to browse via Airport to the router, which is likely set up with a default "linksys" SSID.