#Wireless router for mac os x manual

Instruction manual includes Mac-specific directions.Of course, this list excludes Apple's own generally well-functioning and extremely easy-to-configure AirPort line of wireless routers (AirPort Extreme, Express). What follows is a listing of wireless router manufacturers/models with which our readers have found poor, fair or good with regard to ease-of-configuration and performance when used with Macs. You'll be able to establish security settings and more. Some routers, for instance, cannot be properly configured through Safari, but can through Firefox. If one browser doesn't work, try another. Open a browser and enter the address 192.168.1.1.'Belkin,' 'Linksys,' or something like 'Untitled.'

The router is usually named after the manufacturer, e.g.

Using a Mac configured with an AirPort card, select the router from the AirPort menubar item or within Internet Connect (located in /Applications).

For most, setup is a simple two-part process: In fact, virtually all wireless routers are technically Mac-compatible since they are usually configured through a browser. Wireless routers are a good fit for the general theme of savvy with regard to Macs, since most can be properly configured and used with Macs, but don't always reflect this fact in their documentation. The article focused on a particular product - a LinkSys wireless router - leading into a discussion of wireless routers that do offer decent or excellent support and documentation for Mac user.

Yesterday we posted a piece entitled 'Inexplicably Mac-unfriendly product packaging' that noted some manufacturers' seemingly deliberate exclusion of Mac support and documentation from otherwise Mac-compatible products.