Help with Networking

Wireless networking?

I am trying to set up my sisters laptop for wireless networking. I have run the disc on main pc that came with the router and all done ok lights flashing on router etc, trying to access internet on laptop and unable to do so. plugged in USB flash thing and am trying to do a wireless network set up wizard. ok so far. it is telling me to plug the flash drive into wireless access point....where is this?

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1. hello put the wireless usb adapter into the usb port maked >usb 2.0 . you can put the wireless usb adapter in the other usb ports at the back of the laptop hello you conncet the ethernet cable to the back of the router on the port that is marked ethernet then you take the other end of the cable to the ethernet card on on the back of your pc you conncet it to the port marked ethernet then you conncet the other cable to the back of the ruter port that is marked DSL then you take that cable to the fillter box conncet it to the port marked on the fillter marked DSL then you conncet the filter cable box to your phoneline box conncet the power cable to the router and put the power on now you put in the cd driver that came with your router and you install the network drivers now you need to set up a network id & password on the router you will be told how to do all that when you install the drivers & software for the router when you have install the drivers and software fo r the router your need to restart the pc when your back at the desktop you will see a network icon in the taksbar by the pc time if it has a red X on it right click it and click on enable if you dont see a network icon in the taskbar click on start/control panel click on network and internet connections icon then click on network connections icon now right click the local Area connection icon and click on properties tick the box show icon in notification ares when connected tick the box notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity now click on then authentication tab at the top tick the box enable IEEE 802.1x authentication for network tick the box authenticate as computer when infomatiion is available then right click local Area connection and click on enable now your router internet will log online with in 45 seconds when your router is online you conncet your phoncable to the filter marked phone now when your router is online then you need to get in the router home page and click on the wireles lan icon and you set up a network id for the laptop and a security wpa key not a wep key dont use that one use wpa key then you put a wireless usb adapter on the laptop you install the network drivers on the laptop for the wireless usb then you click on the network icon in the taskbar by the time on the laptop right click on it go to properties then you click on view wireless networks then you click on advanced tab you put in the network id and security key that u set up on the router home back then you click apply & ok then you click on view wireless network's your see your network id click on that then click on conncet if you have a wireless card in the laptop just click on the network icon in the taskbar by the time on the laptop right click on it go to properties then you click on view wireless networks then you click on advanced tab you put in the network id and security key that u set up on the router home back then you click apply & ok then you click on view wireless network's your see your network id click on that then click on conncet if your network cuts out at any time just right click the network icon by the pc time and click on repair that is on the 2 computers you can do this then windows xp will repair the network for you and it dont take long at all if you cant set that up your be better off if you get you (isp)server to help you set all that up
2. If you have a wireless router, it acts as the wireless access point.
3. have you installed the drivers for the usb dongle? on the laptop! if you have not then it will not be seen also in the router page settings make sure under wireless that the Access Point is switched on.