Router Shock

The Internet has become a pretty popular thing nowadays, and it’s pretty difficult to imagine performing daily activities without a bit of online time. Connection is established via a router in case of Wi-Fi settings, and you need some kind of specialized drivers or applications like Router Shock to easily configure it.

One of the main advantages is that you don’t even have to go through a setup process to make it work, letting you able to carry it around to have a Wi-Fi configurator wherever you go. However, the target PC needs to be fitted with .NET Framework to enable flawless functionality, and it’s best to perform this check even though it comes as a default feature in modern Windows iterations.

All the application has to offer is wrapped around a classic window frame, making it easy to identify the target devices, and what needs to be done. Most of the space represents the function list, or suggestion box.

The application targets several popular makes and models of routers today. These are easy to access, and refer to models such as Speedport, Siemens, FritzBox, NetGear, Linksys, Huawei, DLink, Sitecom, TP-Link, and more.

Needless to say that you need to have a direct connection established to the router itself to be able to configure it. A simple selection of the target device is enough to bring up the set of configurations. Internet access is not mandatory, especially since this is the first step towards establishing one.

Note that it’s best to run the application with administrator privileges so that it can properly read and write all appropriate information. Successful setup is not ensured since this is not really an official method of setting up a connection, but there’s little chance any issues occur along the way.

To sum it up, Router Shock is a simple, first attempt to set up a connection to the Internet, especially if you lost, or don’t have the original drivers. Various popular makes and models are available to try. Setup of the application is not required, letting you carry it along as a troubleshoot method wherever you go.