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Having a Personal Area Network (PAN) with the help of a Bluetooth dongle is not enough for me. I need to have access access to the internet anywhere within the house.
Tonight, I paid CD-R King a visit and grabbed the cheapest Wireless Broadband Router they have. I was given with the LP-8186.
The LP-8186 is a wireless broadband router that support 802.11b/g, as well as WiFi a & n classifications. What made me bought the unit was the fact that it also supports up to 4 wired network connections, as a regular 4-port hub will do.
From the time I opened its box, attach the Smart Bro UTP cable to the router, turned on my PC, and launched the setup program, I just took me around 7 minutes. Fired up my desktop’s internet browser and it connects to the internet. Fired up the internet browser in my HP Mini 2133, which is around 10 feet away from the router, and bobreyes.com loads.
To ultimately test its capabilities, I went up to the second floor of our house, tried to surf, and it worked!
Here are some specs of the LP-8186 as printed in its box:
- Supports Gateway modes
- WEP, WPA Encryption – 64/128bit (WEP), WPA TKIP
- TCP/UDP/ICMP/ARP protocol stack
- Dynamic DNS
- DHCP Client and Server
- PPPoE PPTP
- UPnP
Tomorrow, I’ll test on how far can the AP reach — car port? sidewalk? sari-sari store?
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Tags: 802.11b/g, cd-r king, lp-8186, router, wifi, wireless broadband
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31 Responses so far to "How to Setup a Home Wireless Network in 10 Minutes"
November 29th, 2008 at 17:55
i have the same router but i can’t configure my wireless connection.. can you help me?
November 30th, 2008 at 01:11
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December 5th, 2008 at 14:50
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December 7th, 2008 at 17:06
Congratulations on setting it up!
December 11th, 2008 at 07:56
nice blog!
i’m planning to buy a wireless router at the end of the month. hope i could set it up successfully too
December 18th, 2008 at 09:47
help me out dude!..,
..,it has been 2 weeks..,
..,i havent configure my freaking router!..,
..,what the hell is wrong with this thing?..,
..,my sister is acting crazy!..,
..,she wants me to fix it..,
..,but i dont know how..,
..,help me out please!…,
December 19th, 2008 at 11:54
@xJHONGx:
What is the brand/model of your router? You may email me personally via bob@bobreyes.com with the details, like your ISP, etc. so that I can try helping you.
December 25th, 2008 at 09:20
hey.. I HAVE the same router but I couldn’t fix it too! I have a PPPOE connection (bayanDSL) but I couldn’t connect to the internet. It is always limited access when using wireless connection
January 1st, 2009 at 23:13
I have the same router, however, i’m having problems with the wifi part.
i can browse the pc using the LAN connection. however, i can’t browse the internet using my phone via WIFI (i can connect to the router but can’t browse any page). my phone works with other free hotspots.
Can you please help me out?
January 2nd, 2009 at 00:02
Hello @h0t_1c3! Happy New Year! Appreciate if you can reply with your mobile phone unit model so that we may check on the proper settings. Thanks!
January 2nd, 2009 at 11:00
Hi Bob: My phone is a Treo Pro using Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional.
It does work on public hotspots.
Hope you can help me.
January 2nd, 2009 at 11:04
@bob: it’s the same problem when using my Sony Ericsson P990i as well. Maybe this info is useful.
I can connect to the router via WiFi but I just can’t browse any website. It just says connecting on the browser for a long time then I get a message stating that the web page cannot be opened.
January 2nd, 2009 at 12:46
Re LP-8186: I cant make it work with my ACER 4310, just does not work, I was asked to call their support group cant get thru in those those numbers as well, its hard. I wanna return this thing already.
January 2nd, 2009 at 17:28
@butch tingson: It’s a long holiday, that’s the reason why you can’t get through their numbers. Their online (Y!M) tech support people, are offline as well.
BTW, what is your ISP? Did you followed the step-by-step configuration? If you want, you may email me via bob@bobreyes.com the screenshot of your router configuration page.
January 4th, 2009 at 00:26
hi sir,im having problem with my cdr king router…it always redirect to the smartbro portal..btw im using smartbro….i cant use 2 pc at the same time..please help me…cn u email me @ g_mantra22@yahoo.com…tnx so much
January 7th, 2009 at 00:40
hi bob, i have the same router as yours but im really having a bad time with my router. My router works well with my desktop but the problem is in my laptop it says Access Local Only But i cant connect to the internet my isp i smart bro. Also im trying to reinstall the configuration CD for the router set up but the cd says that UNCONNECTED!! every time i tried to play the CD it just say UNCONNECTED. Hope u can help me. GODBLESS BRO and MORE POWER
January 7th, 2009 at 16:00
@coolstrike: did you try to enter your username and password?
This is actually a security feature of smart bro. They already recognize the original MAC address of the pc the connection was installed.
Normally, entering the username and password fixes the problem.
If not, the CDRKING ROUTER has a CLONE MAC ADDRESS feature. Use it and use the MAC address of ur PC (the one where smart bro was originally installed).
January 17th, 2009 at 10:21
How do you configure the encryption key? when i go to the security section of the router adminpage, the PASSPHRASE section cannot be changed
January 23rd, 2009 at 05:57
hi bob. i have the same wireless router model from cdr – king.. cannot connect it to my laptop. I’m using a cable connection btw…. please… email me the configuration so i can use my internet connection using cdr king wireless router. thanks in advance..
January 23rd, 2009 at 05:59
btw.. here’s my email address: jappykoh@yahoo.com
January 30th, 2009 at 17:08
hey guys, pls help me. im also using the same CD-R KING router like bobs. at the first time i set up the my connection, i have a desktop and a laptop connected via router, i connected the Smartbro utp cable to the WAN port, and the 2 computers had internet, but this time, i lost my connection because i had a delay on paying my account, but now i have my internet connection back, and after i connected it again to the router,my 2 computers had no internet. why is that? i think its the router who has the problem. help me ASAP pls. this is my email add -> keizee311@yahoo.com. thnx
February 9th, 2009 at 23:47
i successfully connect my router LP-8186 wirelessly and LAN-ly.
Heres the Solution:
First, u nid to know that mine is vista ultimate. And our network is skycable (ZPDEE) OR INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER.
when u already installed ds router kindly reset ur router by holding the button 20secs. (need to use a pin-like to fit the hole)
if not, proceed..
step 1: plug ur router LP-8186
step 2: connect ur modem lan cable to ur router LP-8186 WAN slot.
By now ur WAN n POWER light should be lighted. And WLAN blinking.
step 3: turn on laptop or desktop, turn on wireless network, search for wireless network, then connect CD-R_King.
step 4: w8 until it connects. when connected, thats the tym u open un broswer (Internet Explorer or Mozilla). Type in 192.168.1.254
u should be able to connect to ur router. if not, repeat procedure.
step 5: u shud be able to see the settings of the router labeled at the left side. To input security,go under wiress then security,WEP, click set WEP. do ur thing then apply changes,ok,close.
step 6: on ur lower ryt left click on the 2 computers, click connect to a network. then ryt click the network that u wer connected before, select properties, security type should se shared,encryption type should be WEP then ur password.
i guess that would be it.. hahaha..
February 9th, 2009 at 23:51
Be careful on changing the settings of the router.. this may cause disconnection.. youll gona have to repeat the procedure again..
February 20th, 2009 at 17:45
i need help setting up a wired hub in my home…. can you e-mail me if you’re willing? thank you very much. my email address is degil_omictin@yahoo.com. there’s a bit of a problem i wanna stress out regarding setting up of my hub with my smartbro account
February 23rd, 2009 at 05:48
hi! can u please help me on how to create a password key for my wireless connection?
March 23rd, 2009 at 17:47
i have the same router, but im using a PLDT myDSL internet connection… but i can’t connect to the net… please help me….
March 24th, 2009 at 19:28
i have the same problem. i have already set up the router and my laptop can detect the CDR-KING but still it doesn’t have an internet connection.
March 27th, 2009 at 23:05
OMG.. i have problem between hub -> router…Now the hub is already connected with several computers (with internet)and i need to split the connection in my LP-8186 router… how come i cannot connect?i’ve tried to click quick installation but no luck.. T_T bad trip… please help me…
April 12th, 2009 at 22:59
i desperately need your assistance on setting up my wireless router.
May 22nd, 2009 at 23:32
the CD-R KING should provide a comprehinsive and detailed manual set up in LP8186..I have downloaded their manual and it sounds bullshit..if possible they should provide video tutorial too..until now, they dont update this..i regret of buying this junk wireless router made in taiwan..
June 18th, 2009 at 10:07
Hi Bob,
I’ve just purchased a Belkin N1 Wireless Router and can’t connect to the internet, I’m subscribe to Bayantel DSL and the connection type is PPPoE. Already tried to configured it but still unsuccessful. Hope you could assist me. Thank you very much!