If my router/internet connection is working fine do I need to install the software that came with my router?
Here are the details.
I have a Netgear wireless router and a network of three computers at home. One of my boxes is connected with a cable to the router and the other two are wireless. I want to rebuild the box that's connected to the router via a cable. So I installed an extra (non-wireless) network adaptor on one of my formerly wireless boxes and connected it to the router. I then disconnected the previous computer that I had connected to the the router with a cable, the box I'm going to rebuild.
My question is this. The router and internet connection are still active, do I need to install the software that came with the router on the box that is now connected to the router? Is there any software that I need to administer the router for example? If I start the install program the software seems to be for setting up a new router and getting connected to the internet.
I seem to remember administering the router via a web interface. Is it safe to assume that I can do that without installing anything on my 'new' box connected with a cable to the router?
Hope I explained this OK. Thanks for the input.