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Router setup

Purpose and scope

This page describes the procedures used to successfully install the local router and secure its network.

Prerequisite

None

Material

You will need the following material:

  • A router
  • A SIM card
  • A smartphone
Router setup
  1. Check the sim card’s phone number:
    1. Insert it in a phone.
    2. For VODACOM, call *106#.
    3. Select 1.
    4. Write it down.
  2. Insert the sim card in the router.
  3. Turn on the router.
  4. Connect your computer to the router (using an ethernet cable or Wi-Fi).
  5. Identify the router IP address. If you are on Windows, run the command:
    ipconfig


    And look for the Default Gateway IP address.

  6. Write the IP address in the web browser url space and press Enter.
  7. Change the router admin password. Strong password is highly recommended:
    username: admin
    password: Dain@m1c
  8. Update the wireless ssid and its password to:
    ssid: health_facility_dynamic
    password: SbqCdzBoW8amSx
  9. Save the configuration.
  10. Check that you have access to the internet.
  11. Buy the internet bundle. This can be done by inserting the SIM card into a smartphone, and adding funds to the SIM card. You will then be able to buy the internet bundle.
router.1639557387.txt.gz · Last modified: 2021/12/15 09:36 by arnaud_poletto