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Setup WiFi on the Thomson Alcatel TCW710

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The Thomson Alcatel TCW710 router is considered a wireless router because it offers WiFi connectivity. WiFi, or simply wireless, allows you to connect various devices to your router, such as wireless printers, smart televisions, and WiFi enabled smartphones.

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Other Thomson Alcatel TCW710 Guides

This is the wifi guide for the Thomson Alcatel TCW710. We also have the following guides for the same router:

WiFi Terms

Before we get started there is a little bit of background info that you should be familiar with.

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Wireless Name

Your wireless network needs to have a name to uniquely identify it from other wireless networks. If you are not sure what this means we have a guide explaining what a wireless name is that you can read for more information.

Wireless Password

An important part of securing your wireless network is choosing a strong password.

Wireless Channel

Picking a WiFi channel is not always a simple task. Be sure to read about WiFi channels before making the choice.

Encryption

You should almost definitely pick WPA2 for your networks encryption. If you are unsure, be sure to read our WEP vs WPA guide first.

Login To The Thomson Alcatel TCW710

To get started configuring the Thomson Alcatel TCW710 WiFi settings you need to login to your router. If you are already logged in you can skip this step.

To login to the Thomson Alcatel TCW710, follow our Thomson Alcatel TCW710 Login Guide.

Find the WiFi Settings on the Thomson Alcatel TCW710

If you followed our login guide above then you should see this screen.

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This is the setup page from your Thomson Alcatel TCW710 router.

This guide begins on the Thomson TCW710 Network Configuration page.

  • Select Wireless at the top of the page.
  • Click the option in the left sidebar labeled Basic.

Change the WiFi Settings on the Thomson Alcatel TCW710

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This is the wifi setup page from your Thomson Alcatel TCW710 router.

You should now be on a page like the one you see here.

  • Change the Network Name (SSID) to something you create. It's not important what you enter here but we recommend avoiding personal information. Check out our Wireless Name guide for more on the subject.
  • Now take a look at the Channel. If you are not on channels 1,6, or 11 you should change it. Use the New Channel drop down list to choose the right channel for your network. To learn why these three channels are important, check out this guide.
  • No other changes need to be made to this page, click the Apply button to finalize these settings.
  • Click the option in the left sidebar labeled Security.
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This is the wifi security page from your Thomson Alcatel TCW710 router.

This takes you to the security page of your router.

  • At the top of the page there are four different security options, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, and WPA2-PSK. Learn what the differences are in this guide. The option we recommend is WPA2-PSK for home networks.
  • Go ahead and set the WPA/WPA2 Encryption to AES.
  • The last setting that should be changed on this page is the WPA Pre-Shared Key. This is the internet password and should be strong. Use at least 14 to 20 characters and some symbols, numbers, and capital letters in this new password. You can find more ideas in this guide.
  • That's it, hit the Apply button near the bottom of the page and you are finished.

Possible Problems when Changing your WiFi Settings

After making these changes to your router you will almost definitely have to reconnect any previously connected devices. This is usually done at the device itself and not at your computer.

Other Thomson Alcatel TCW710 Info

Don't forget about our other Thomson Alcatel TCW710 info that you might be interested in.

This is the wifi guide for the Thomson Alcatel TCW710. We also have the following guides for the same router: