videorunner
18-03-2010, 00:42
Hi, I'm new today! Hope you can help... I'm looking for some help in setting up my Wireless Virgin Netgear Router (model:WGR614V9) ...my PC is running Windows 7 but sadly is getting on in years ..no in-built wireless functionality!
Help is at hand though...a Netgear USB adaptor (WG111) ready and waiting in the wings, but first, (not being 'wireless' just yet), I want to make sure the router still wired to the modem.
After reading a thread saying Windows 7 wasn't compatible with the installation CD that comes in the box I tried a manual install, which was looking fine until suddenly a red page titled 'Wirless Setup' appeared (with Virgin Media's logo in the corner) asking me to enter either (a) a Wireless setup name (SSID) and passphrase or (b) a Router setup password (8-63 characters). I chose to try for option (b) as I wasn't ready for wireless yet.
I assumed I needed to create my own password, (if not, how do I find out what this is?), but having submitted various made up passwords of suitable character length, I keep getting an error message saying that my password must be 8-63 characters. But they were!! I've even tried both upper and lower case, with a combination of numbers and letters but no joy. So frustrating!!!
Had to disconnect the router and plug all the leads back the way they were (and reboot PC) in order to get back online the way I was before and send this request!
Any help would be much appreciated before I pull out any more hair!
Kind Regards,
Brian
Help is at hand though...a Netgear USB adaptor (WG111) ready and waiting in the wings, but first, (not being 'wireless' just yet), I want to make sure the router still wired to the modem.
After reading a thread saying Windows 7 wasn't compatible with the installation CD that comes in the box I tried a manual install, which was looking fine until suddenly a red page titled 'Wirless Setup' appeared (with Virgin Media's logo in the corner) asking me to enter either (a) a Wireless setup name (SSID) and passphrase or (b) a Router setup password (8-63 characters). I chose to try for option (b) as I wasn't ready for wireless yet.
I assumed I needed to create my own password, (if not, how do I find out what this is?), but having submitted various made up passwords of suitable character length, I keep getting an error message saying that my password must be 8-63 characters. But they were!! I've even tried both upper and lower case, with a combination of numbers and letters but no joy. So frustrating!!!
Had to disconnect the router and plug all the leads back the way they were (and reboot PC) in order to get back online the way I was before and send this request!
Any help would be much appreciated before I pull out any more hair!
Kind Regards,
Brian