IT and computer science

IT101 Wireless Router Lab (for Windows 10)

(Spring 2020)

In this lab exercise you will work in groups of three to create a wireless network and connect computers to it with and without encryption and interact with networking tools in the Windows 10 operating system. These instructions assume that you are using computers that have been maintained to the Bentley standards. That means weekly scans for both virus and spyware activity, no file sharing and safe Web surfing.

This Lab requires the group to follow the instructions step by step. Do not skip or ignore any steps or you will have problems later in the Lab. Read the steps carefully as you do them.

These instructions were written for computers running Windows 10

The questions found throughout this Lab report are very likely to appear on the Final Exam for IT101 so make sure you know the answers by the time you have finished the Lab.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING

· How to connect your computer to a wireless network

· How to use a Web browser

· How to determine a computer or mobile device’s MAC address and IP address

· How to recognize a router, and what a router does

· How to use OneDrive to create, edit, and share a document

· How to take a screen shot on your computer and mobile device

· Please note that for the purposes of this Lab we will only be dealing with IP v4.

HARDWARE

· 1 Asus Dual Band AX6000 Wireless Router

· 1 computer equipped with wireless networking capabilities.

· 1 mobile device equipped with wireless networking capabilities (smartphone, tablet, etc.)

· 1 computer equipped with an Ethernet adaptor (any wireless should be turned off)

· Macs, Dells, HP and Lenovos work very well here as long as you have the Ethernet dongle

· 2 Ethernet cables – one blue and one yellow (supplied – leave your cables at home)

· 1 paperclip (used to reset the router to factory settings) or a pen

SOFTWARE

· Windows 10 on your laptop (other operating systems work but the directions are different from what is presented here and all questions except #18 are Windows 10 specific.)

· A Web browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Chrome, etc. all work equally well)

· A shared OneDrive document for all group members

GROUP MEMBERS AND ROLES

There should be three people in your group, each managing a different PC or device. The computers may decide who takes which role. Macs do not work well as role #2. All laptops that meet the Bentley guidelines work very well in roll #1 as long as you have the Ethernet dongle for them. Decide which of you will take on each of these roles:

Role #1 (Computer#1)	This person is responsible for configuring the router using a personal computer (referred to as Computer #1 in the steps below).
Role #2 (Computer#2)	This person will connect a personal computer (referred to as Computer #2 in the steps below) wirelessly to the network. There should not be ANY Ethernet cables connected to this computer. This role is specifically designed for a Windows 10 computer with WiFi working on the Windows side. It can be done on a Mac as long as you can use the Windows side of the Mac.
Role #3 (Computer#3)	This person will connect a mobile device (smart phone) wirelessly to the network.
Role #4 (only if group has 4 members)	This person will connect a laptop computer wirelessly to the network in exactly the same way as the mobile device used in Role #3.

The instructions identify each role by the corresponding number (1, 2, or 3). Be sure you know which role you are taking on before you continue. A 4th person can follow the same steps as Role #3 on a personal computer if you need to have 4 people in a group.

Your group will work together to build a wireless network and answers the questions that appear within these instructions. Your Lab Report is worth 5% of your course grade for IT101 so make sure you pay attention to all the details.

THE LAB CANNOT BE DONE BY A GROUP OF 2, YOU MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF 3 PEOPLE!

Lab Report

Your group will collaborate to complete a lab report as a Word Document shared on OneDrive and containing several screen shots and answers to questions that appear within these instructions. Decide among yourselves which questions each person will work on for the lab report. In many cases you will be creating screen shots or taking digital photographs. Take notes as you go along on this lab report, and upload your notes and images to the document either as you go along, or shortly after you complete the exercise.

Each member of the group should contribute to the Lab report. Your instructor can identify what was added to the document by each member of the group so try to distribute the work evenly. Note that you cannot take too many screen shots. When in doubt, take a screenshot. That screenshot might save your group’s Lab report!

Lab Questions for your group to answer in your lab report appear within the lab procedures. Please use the Lab to gather information and screen shots. You will have a week after the Lab to pull together your findings and answer the questions. These questions require some thinking and discussion. Please set aside some time for your group to go over them before the due date. This report is worth 5% of your grade!

Create the shared document for your lab report

One person in each group should create a Word Document for your group’s lab report and invite the other group members and the instructor as collaborators. You will need to share the document with each person in your group, and your instructor. All group members should open OneDrive and access the lab report document so that each person can edit it at the same time as you complete the exercise. Please create the Word document right now if you have not already done so.

· Download the Lab Report Template from Blackboard. Create a new Word document, and then import the template into the document.

· Share the document with your group members and test to be sure everyone can access it.

· Enter the names of everyone in your group at the top of the document.

· Rename the document to F19IT101XXX Router Lab – LastName1, LastName2, LastName3 where XXX is your section number, and each group member’s last name is given.

· Please include a picture of your group in the Lab report!!

CONNECT THE ROUTER to the wired computer

PLEASE BE GENTLE WITH THE ROUTERS!!!

Your first task is to get the router up and running. It takes several minutes for the router to boot and then the wired computer connected to it has to boot which takes forever. Please get the router booted up and running as quickly as you can and then take your time to do the rest.

1. Identify Computer #1 (the “wired” machine, to which you will connect the router with an Ethernet cable).

2. Identify the ports on the back of the router. Starting at the far right there should be a power button , a place to plug in the power cord , the reset button , the WPS button , an antenna, 8 LAN ports (labeled in yellow) , another antenna, one WAN port (blue label) and a USB 3.0 port .

3. The power wire should be connected into the power port and the other end to a power outlet. The router takes a while to boot up and you can work out the Ethernet cables while it is booting. You should get a power light on the top of the router, the LED on the far left of the router. This LED will come on while the router is booting. The LED will go out again as the boot process proceeds and then re-lite. When all 4 of the LEDs on the left side are lit, the router is ready.

4. No light? Press the power button by the power wire on the back panel and check the power LED.

5. Connect the wired computer which can be on or off (Computer #1) to the router making sure the cable connects to any one of the 8 LAN ports (yellow labels). The yellow cable would be good for this.

6. Connect the WAN port (blue label) on the router to a working Internet connection (the jack in the desk) using an Ethernet cable. The blue cable would be good for this.

There is a guide to the ports on the back of the router:

7. There are LED lights on the top of the router to give you the status of the router. Watch the icons on the router as it boots. (note: there is a mechanical switch on the front right of the router and labeled LED. If accidently pressed it will turn off all the LED lights!)

a. The left most LED is just to show that the power is on. It goes on and off as the router is first turned on and changes to solid after the router is booted and operational.

b. The next 2 lights are WiFi lights showing that the router is broadcasting on 5 GHz and 2.4GHz bands. Both should be lit.

c. The next light is the Internet light. For now, this light will be lit red. We will revisit this light after we do an initial setup of the router.

· RESET THE ROUTER – The router may still have the passwords and settings that the students before you set. Since we don’t know what those passwords are, the router may need to be reset. If you cannot login to the router with the default username & password, you will not be able to change any of the settings on the router until you reset it to the original factory settings. This is done using a paperclip. To reset, the router must be on and fully booted up. A paperclip or a penpoint is then used to push the reset button on the back of the router (next to the power cord). Hold the button in for at least 7 seconds (at least 7 seconds but not more than 10, it is very easy to get the timing wrong) and then remove it. The router will blink and then reboot. Wait for the lights to come back on indicating that the router is up and running. The Internet LED should be red this time. If not, reboot again.

d. The 5th light is for an Ethernet connection to your computer #1 which you should have so this light should be lit too. Blinking LEDs indicate flowing data.

IF YOU DO NOT HAVE 5 LIGHTS LIT AT THIS POINT, NOTHING IS GOING TO WORK. PLEASE GET SOME HELP IF YOU DO NOT HAVE at least 5 LIGHTS LIT ON YOUR ROUTER NOW!

Configure the router USING the wired computer

8. Make sure the wired computer is connected by Ethernet to the router. Turn off the wireless on the wired computer if you have not already done so.

9. When you have the 5 lights lit on the router, log in on the wire connected computer and open a browser. Start with Chrome.

a. Enter the IP address 192.168.50.1 and press enter.

b. You should get a screen indicating you are connected to the router:

If you get any other Asus screen at this point it means that you need to reset your router because there are still settings from the class before you on the router. Go back one page in the instructions and follow the RESET THE ROUTER instructions.

Note: If you get a screen talking about manual settings, your Internet connection is not working.

c. When you get the screen shown above, click on the Create A New Network button.

d. The next screen is looking for an SSID for your network and a passkey to be used to keep it secure. Make sure that the separate radios at the bottom is unchecked.

1. Create an SSID for your group by using your group number (GroupXX) NOTE: The SSID is case sensitive just like a password.

2. The passkey you select must be at least 8 characters but not more than 64. For right now use 8 zeros (00000000). Type it in and click NEXT.

3. The 8 zeros is fine for now so click OK.

e. The next screen has a lot of information about 802.11ax. Please uncheck the box for 802.11ax/Wi-Fi 6 mode. Scroll to the bottom and click NEXT.

f. This screen is looking for your group to change the username and password for the router itself (not the network). Go ahead and try to set up both the username and new password but you are very likely to run into problems here. Chrome (on both the PC and Mac) seems to have an issue and you will need to find another way to do step 8. If you are reading ahead, make note that when you actually do the Lab you should start step 8 with Firefox rather than Chrome and save yourself a lot of time.

Change the administrative password to something that you write down on this sheet. Keep the password simple and short. You will be typing it in many times. Do not use your Bentley password; others in the group may use the password during the exercise. Keep in mind that this password has nothing to do with the wireless connection. It is the password that allows anyone to make changes to EVERYTHING on your router. Only the people authorized to make changes to how the router works should have access to this password. It has nothing to do with who can access the network! You must type the new password twice to change it.

1. Why do most laptops have 3 MAC addresses?

10. At this point, the red Internet LED on the router should go white.

a. You now have a working router with;

· An SSID built by your group

· A network passkey built by your group

· A combined wireless network of both 2.4 MHz and 5 MHz radios combined

2. Research Asus “Smart Connect” and explain what it does and why anyone would want it on their router. (Be careful, Asus makes more than one model of router)

b. Take a minute to have your whole group look through the router menus in the browser on computer #1

· Note the tools and information available under the General category

· Under Advanced Settings note the Wireless, LAN and WAN sections

· You will be using several of these options in this of the Lab

Connect a computer or mobile device TO your wireless network

3. You now have a wireless network with an SSID that your group is using. What SSID did your group use for your first wireless network? What did you change your SSID to during the Lab? What is the purpose of the SSID?

11. Follow these steps to connect computer #2 to the wireless network.

a. Open the dialog box that shows what wireless networks are available from the Wireless icon in the Windows Notification Bar located near the clock in the lower right-corner of your desktop.

b. Click on “Refresh network list” to ensure you are not looking at old information. You should see your group’s SSID name on the list.

c. Click your network’s SSID name and then click connect at the bottom of the list.

d. You will be prompted to type in the passkey (00000000).

4. When you connect the wireless computer (computer #2) to the network you get a list of all the wireless networks available to your computer. Where does Windows get the names (SSIDs) of available wireless networks? (not how do you see them)

12. Follow these steps to connect your mobile device to the wireless network.

a. Look for wireless options on your device’s settings screen to configure wireless access.

b. Select an SSID of your wireless network to connect to it.

c. When prompted, type in the passkey (00000000).

13. Computer #2 and your mobile device should now be connected to your wireless network. If the router has Internet access, the wireless computer and mobile devices also should have Internet access. Open a browser on the computer and mobile device connected wirelessly to your network and see if they can connect to a site on the Internet.

5. In looking at the list of Wireless networks in Windows 10 , how do you know which networks are secure (encrypted) and which are not?

Find the IP and MAC addresses of your computer AND mobile device

Your computer or mobile device’s IP address consists of 4 sets of numbers separated by periods. It may also be called the IPv4 address. If your device has an IP address, this verifies that it is connected to a network.

The MAC address (sometimes called the physical address or hardware address) consists of 6 sets of two digits separated by dashes or colons. It is a number that uniquely identifies your device. There may be letters in this address but they represent numbers.

You will need the IP address of your computers or mobile device to verify your connectivity to the network using the Network Map -> Clients: -> View List. You will need the MAC address so you can allow specified devices to access your network.

6. Follow these steps to find the IP and MAC addresses for Computers #1 and 2, and your mobile device. Note: Apple computers using VMware will not report the correct addresses or even the correct connection on the Windows side because the connection is made on the Apple side and then filtered through VMware. It is best not to use an Apple computer for computer #2 in this Lab. It can be done but for all addresses, you should go to the Apple side to get those addresses. For connecting and reconnecting, it must be done on the Apple side.

a. To find this information in Windows:

i. click the Start button in type in “CMD”

ii. Select “Command Prompt” (Desktop app).

iii. In the command window, type ipconfig /all and press <ENTER>. (make sure there is a space between ipconfig and the /).

Issuing the ipconfig /all command generates several screens of information. Most laptop computers have 3 MAC or physical addresses associated with them, so make sure you are looking at the correct one for your machine’s connection. The IP address you are looking for will be labeled “IPv4 Address” and will have the word “(Preferred)” after the numbers. The MAC address is labeled “Physical Address” and will usually be about 4 lines above the IPv4 Address.

When looking at the results of the ipconfig /all command, Computer #1’s IP address (IPv4) and physical (MAC) address are located under the section that is for a wired connection. Computer #2’s IP address is located under a wireless connection section.

13. In OS X, the Network Utility is located in the Applications folder of the CoreServices folder (/System/Library/CoreServices/Applications/).

0. You can quickly access Network Utility by going to System Preferences and then Network

0. Click on Advanced (lower right) and select the TCP/IP tab at the top.

0. Click on the Hardware tab at the top to get the MAC address.

13. To find your IP and MAC address on your mobile device:

· On an iOS device, from the Settings app, tap Wifi, locate the network to which you’re connected, and tap the arrow near the network name to reveal the IP address. Tap Settings, General, About to find your MAC address. The MAC address is labeled “Wi-Fi Address”

· On an Android device, tap Settings, Connections, Wi-Fi, the three dots in the upper right corner, Advanced, scroll all the way down and both the MAC address and the IP address will be there. Use a search engine to find more detailed instructions to find your IP or MAC address on your device if necessary.

Keep in mind that Mac wireless addresses go through VMware and may not be completely accurate. Please use the addresses from the Mac side.

Write down these values for each device and include them in your Lab Report

Device	IPv4 Address	MAC Address
Computer #1
Computer #2
Mobile Device #3
Computer #4 (groups of 4 only)
Router	WAN - LAN -	2.4 GHz - 5 GHz -

6. Please list both the IPv4 address and the MAC address for each device in your group including the router’s IPv4 address and MAC address. Keep in mind that the router has 2 IP addresses, one for the Bentley network and one for your network. (You may need to search through the menu items to find the router’s addresses.)

DO NOT CONTINUE UNLESS YOU HAVE THE CORRECT IPv4 and MAC ADDRESSES WRITTEN DOWN!

SEE WHICH DEVICES ARE CONNECTED TO YOUR NETWORK

1. The Network Map -> Clients: -> View List list (on the router menu) identifies the computers connected to the router by their IP and MAC addresses (and specifies whether they are connected via a wired, 2.4GHz wireless or 5GHz wireless connections). On the wired computer, on the General tab, click the menu button Network Map on the router’s menu list and then the View List button (under Clients:) to see a list of what computers are connected to the router.

7. Open the Network Map -> View List choice on the router menu. List each device from the list on your report and give a full description including MAC address, what brand and who owns each device associated with the IP addresses on the list (please include a screenshot of the All List window).

8. Using the tools you have, determine if anyone other than the people in your group, has connected to your network. How do you know? If someone is, what type of device are they using? Which way are they connected to your network? How can you remove them from your network?

You can use the Network Map -> Clients: -> View List choice on the router at any time to check and see who is actually connected to your router. Remember this tool as you do the rest of the Lab.

Important note: You cannot see MAC addresses or IP addresses for other computers in the black box (command prompt window). Only your computer’s information will show there. The router sees all of the computers and the Network Map -> Clients: -> View List option on the router will show you everyone attached to that router.

1. On computer #2 and your mobile device #3, choose Disconnect from your network to disconnect them from your wireless network. Please do not disconnect in any other way. On the phone, just forget your network. The idea is to disconnect them from your router without turning off wireless or the device.

9. At this point, both computer #2 and your mobile device (Computer #3) should be disconnected from your wireless network. On both devices, open a web browser and visit a web site such as WWW.Bentley.edu. Do you have Internet connectivity on either device? If so, to which network are they connected? If not, why did that device lose connectivity? (make sure you actually do this and see what happens!)

Question 9. Above is the most incorrectly answered question on this Lab. Please don’t guess, try it exactly as the instructions tell you and then think about it!

ChaNge & STOP broadcasting your network’s ssid

1. On the router in the Advanced Settings ->Wireless change the name of your SSID. Create a new SSID for your group by using the first three letters of the first name of each person in your group. (For example, bilmardou for Bill, Mark, Doug). Use this nine-character string as the SSID. Type it in entirely in lower case. NOTE: The SSID is case sensitive just like a password.

1. Check on both the laptop (computer #2) and the mobile device that the SSID has changed.

1. Connect both the laptop and mobile device to your network with the new SSID.

1. Check to make sure both devices can bring up Web pages.

1. Stop broadcasting the SSID by changing the Wireless – General -> Hide SSID to Yes. Click Apply at the bottom.

10. If a wireless network does broadcast its SSID and does have encryption turned on, how secure is the network? Do those two things make a network more secure or less secure? (explain in detail)

When you turn off the SSID broadcast this does not shut off the network, it only hides the name. On computer#2 and your mobile device (both of which will now be disconnected from your network), determine the wireless networks that are available. Your network SSID will most likely not appear. You will find networks at the bottom of your available wireless network list that have hidden SSIDs. One of these is probably yours but without an SSID it is difficult to tell. Try connecting to “Hidden Network”. It will ask for the SSID of your network. Remember the SSID is case sensitive and must be typed in exactly correct. That should connect you. If not;

To connect to your hidden network using Computer #2

20. Left-click the wireless icon in the bottom right-corner of the task bar to see a list of available networks and indicate if you are connected to any of them. (If you are connected to airfalcon please click disconnect)

20. Click the link to Network and Internet Settings at the bottom.

20. Select WiFi on the left of the window.

20. Select “Manage Known Networks” and scroll to the name of your network.

20. Click on your Network name and then click forget.

20. At the top of the window, select Add New Network

20. You will be prompted for the SSID of your network. Remember that it is case sensitive and must match your network’s SSID exactly.

20. Make sure you check the box - Connect even if this network is not broadcasting.

20. Click Save and you should get a window indicating that you successfully added the network to your list. Click Close and go back to your list of available networks. Your network’s SSID should now be on the list and you should be able to connect.

11. Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) could be an easy way to get your devices connected after changes to the router’s security. What is WPS and what are the steps to use it? (give it a try)

Note: You may find that your computer has added a 2 next to the SSID on your computer. The SSID has not changed, the 2 is not part of the name. This is how Windows avoids confusion if an SSID has been added to the list when there is already one there with that SSID. Please delete the old one. You do not want more than 1 version of a network’s settings on your computer.

To connect your mobile device to a network with a hidden SSID:

· On an iOS device, tap Settings / WiFi Networks / Other, and enter the network information.

· On an Android device, tap Settings, Wi-Fi, Add Wi-Fi network (which will be found at the very bottom of the network list) and enter the network information.

· Use a search engine to find more detailed instructions to find your IP or MAC address on your device if necessary.

After you have reconnected to your network your computer will now show on the list of available networks. Verify that you are connected by clicking the wireless icon (lower right of the screen) to see what network is attached and opening a browser and bringing up a new Web page. If you cannot connect, your settings for that network do not match the settings for the network on the router. The settings must match for the computer or mobile device to connect.

Use Network Settings ->Manage Known Networks -> yourSSID -> Forget to remove old settings and start over with the settings for a particular SSID.

12. Looking at the list of available networks on computer #2, how does Windows 10 display networks that don’t broadcast their SSIDs in the list?

CHANGE encryption oN your network

12. On the router screen: (Computer #1) click on the Wireless button on the far-left side if you are not already there.

13. Check the security settings. The screen should look like this but with your SSID:

There will be a passkey (Pre-Shared Key) on this screen. Please replace the default with your own. You can type in a key as long as it is between 8 and 64 characters and the software will convert it to a hex string or you can type in a 64-character hex string. Many people use a word or phrase that they can easily remember. If you prefer using a hex string, use this one: 11bb22bb33bb44bb55bb66bb77 . As with all passwords this string is case sensitive. Please write down the key you use so you will have it for future reference.

14. Click Apply at the bottom of this screen and wait as the router will take a few minutes to apply this change (the router will have to reboot). Refresh your list of wireless networks on the wireless networks list on your computer or mobile device. You will need to reconnect both devices. When you do, it may prompt you for the network key (passkey) and you must type it in correctly. Remember, the network key is case sensitive! This is the hardest connect of the Lab. You have changed the Passkey and some devices make this change easy while others make it difficult. If you have trouble connecting, use the same process you used earlier (step 14), try clicking on the wireless icon and selecting your SSID from the list. If the SSID and the Network Key (passkey) do not match, there is no way you can connect. You may have to “forget” the network settings your device has for this SSID in order to get prompted for the new key.

Note: If neither computer can connect to the network, reconfigure the router using computer #1 to broadcast its SSID. See if that helps. Make sure that on computers 2 & 3, you are connecting to the correct network and remember the passkey is case sensitive so make sure that is correct too!

13. We are using WPA2 authentication in this Lab. What is required to use WPA2-Enterprise? (please give details)

14. Name three different steps you took to secure your wireless network before you added MAC address filtering.

15. Can you add encryption to your network without using a network key (passkey)? Explain…

ALLOW network ACCESS Based on MAC ADDRESS

Please make sure you have agreement between all member of your group as to which device is going to be blocked and which will be allowed to connect. The Router screens are very confusing so be careful and read everything on the screen!

To make the network even more secure, specify the MAC (physical) addresses of only those computers that can connect to it. In this section you will let computer #3 access the network by entering its MAC address. Computer #2 will not be able to access the network. The idea is to set your network so that the phone will be able to connect as before and the laptop will not be able to even though it has the correct passkey. Find the MAC address of your mobile device so you can let it access your network.

Make sure you have the wireless MAC address and not the Bluetooth or Local Area Network MAC addresses! Correct MAC addresses are key to this section.

On an ASUS router, you have two options for using MAC filtering.

· Accept mode is a whitelist. You specify which devices are allowed to connect. Everyone else is blocked.

· Reject mode is a blacklist. You specify which devices are not allowed to connect. Everyone else can use the network.

A whitelist is the most secure, but it requires more hands-on management, and you need to have a comprehensive tally of all the devices that connect to your  wireless router . If you forget something—a Blu-ray player, a thermostat, or a webcam, for example—then it won’t work.

15. Using Computer #1, follow these steps to configure the router to permit access based on MAC address:

16. To setup the wireless MAC filter:

a. Go to the Wireless under Advanced Settings

b. Select the Wireless MAC Filter tab.

c. Select a band. Note: You will have to build the rule on both bands since your router is using both.

d. Select Yes for “Enable Mac Filter.”

e. Choose a Mac Filter Mode: Accept (whitelist) or Reject (Blacklist)

f. In the next pane, choose a device from the Client Name (MAC address) column. If you’ve already connected the device to the network, it’ll show up automatically in the list. Otherwise, you’ll have to enter the MAC address manually.

g. Click the plus sign in the Add / Delete column

h. Click Apply.

i. Now go back and do steps c. through h. again for the other band.

That’s all! Now, if you chose to use accept mode, only the devices you specified will connect. If you used reject mode, then devices you specified will be blocked.

If you try to connect to the network from a device that is filtered, then it simply won’t work. You won’t get any error messages or block warnings.

Verify that your mobile device can connect to your network, but computer #2 cannot (assuming both could connect before you enabled MAC address control).

16. The MAC filtering you just completed is very different from the encryption security you applied earlier. What makes the MAC filtering different from the other forms of security?

Manage YOUR Wireless Networks

17. On computer 2, open the Network settings window by clicking on the wireless icon (lower right down by the date) and then select “Network & Internet settings”. Next select Wi-Fi on the left and then “Manage known networks” on the right. This section contains the names of every network you’ve ever connected to and saved settings on your computer. You may want to clean up this list if there are networks listed to which you don’t connect frequently. If you click on your network “Properties” is worthless but “Forget” will allow you to remove a network. On your mobile device (computer 3), view the Wi-Fi settings page to see names of networks to which you previously connected. Use a search engine to find instructions specific to your mobile device that describes how to remove names of no-longer-needed wireless networks from the list, if possible.

17. There are 2 lists of wireless networks on computer #2 in this exercise. One is a list of currently available wireless networks. The other is a list of wireless networks for which the computer has stored the connection settings even if those networks are not currently available. This second list can only be reached by clicking “Network & Internet settings” at the bottom of the available networks list and then selecting “Wi-Fi” and “Manage known networks”. Write the detailed steps to configure computer #2 to remove or forget the name of the network you created in this exercise. Take a screenshot showing the names that appear on the list of Wi-Fi networks listed in “Manage known networks” on computer #2.

18. Write the detailed steps to configure your mobile device (computer #3) to remove or forget the name of the network you created in this exercise. Take a screenshot showing the names that appear on the list of Wi-Fi networks available to your mobile device.

Running out of time? Save your Configuration (OPTIONAL)

18. OPTIONAL – This step should only be done if you do not have enough time to finish. You can save your router setting in a file on your wired computer. This would allow you to return the router to where you are now without going through the whole exercise again. To do this click on the Administration button on the menu (three from the bottom). Select the Restore/Save/Upload Settings tab under Administration and then click Save Settings. DO NOT CLICK THE CHECKBOX!! Make sure you know where you are saving the settings on your computer. When you connect a new router (any Asus AX6000 router) click on the Upload option under Restore/Save/Upload Settings on the router’s Administration tab and follow the instructions to restore your settings. Everything you set including the router password will be restored to where they were when you saved them.

Clean up after yourself

19. When you have completed everything you want to or are required to do, you need to restore the router to its original state. This step will remove all of the changes you made to the router so don’t do it unless you have completely finished the lab exercise. If you finish early – go back and start answering the questions. Make sure you have everything you need for the report BEFORE YOU reset the router!

DO NOT USE THE PHYSICAL BUTTON FOR THIS RESET – USE THE ASUS SCREEN ON COMPUTER #1

To do this click on Administration button on the menu (three from the bottom). Select the Restore/Save/Upload Settings tab under Administration, check off Initialize all the settings, and then click Restore.

You will get a warning, click OK. DO NOT DO ANYTHING ON THE WIRED COMPUTER WHILE THIS IS TAKING PLACE. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT – THE NEXT GROUP WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE THE ROUTER UNLESS YOU RESTORE THE DEFAULT SETTINGS CORRECTLY!

Take a selfie of your group members as you complete the lab activity, and add it to your lab report.

Disconnect the cables from the router to the Internet port, and the wired computer. Unplug the power cord from the outlet and the router. Carefully place all of the equipment back in the box provided, and return the kit to your instructor at the end of the class.

(Each group member should answer the last two questions individually with their name on their answer in the report.)

19. What part of this lab exercise gave your group the most trouble and why?

20. What did you personally learn from this exercise?

Please make sure that your computer or mobile device can connect to airfalcon after you complete this lab exercise. If you have any trouble connecting do a full Windows shut down and then start the computer again. You should automatically connect to airfalcon but if not look at your available wireless networks list. You should be able to find airfalcon and the knowledge you obtained in this lab will allow you to open the properties of airfalcon and make any adjustments necessary.

Complete your lab report

Review your lab report. Make sure you answered all of the questions and included all of the screenshots and photos. Check with your instructor as to when your lab report is due. Submit the final lab report by sharing it with the Bentley address provided by your Instructor, and make sure that your instructor has access to edit this document.

Please make sure that all of the members of your group are listed by name at the beginning of the Lab Report since your instructor may not recognize you by your OneDrive name!

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