I want to connect my Iphone to my wireless network..can I do that When I try to go on line with my Iphone it sees my local network but will not accept the password I have a wrt160n broadband cisco router

What type of connection?
Are you trying to connect to the wireless network or you are connecting your computer with the Ethernet cable.

Open Network and sharing center.
Go to Change Adapter settings.
You wil find Local area connection. Make sure that it is enabled. Local area connection is for wired connection.

If your computer has wireless adapter then you will also find wireless network connection. Make sure that it is enabled.
Right click on wireless network connection and go to Connect/disconnect.
You will available wireless networks. Select the network that you want to connect.

See Linksys router how to

Solution - reset the network settings Settings -> General -> Reset -> Reset Network Settings
This will remove previous settings and bugs related to connecting to the wireless, try reconnecting, and see if this solves the issue for you.
If it does not, connect your iPhone to iTunes, backup your iphone, and perform a full 'restore'.
This will solve the problem, unless there is a hardware issue with the wireless module inside the iphone.

The iPhone can connect to the internet through both Wi-Fi and EDGE. Wi-Fi would be the wireless network at your home or business. When the iPhone connects to the internet through EDGE, it is actually connecting through the AT&T phone connection (or any other service provider the iPhone works with in the future).
To the connect to the internet, you simply need to open up Safari (which is the internet browser used by the iPhone). If you're used to using a pc, think of Safari as the 'Internet Explorer' that the iPhone uses. You can use Safari the same way you could use Internet Explorer.
Once you open up Safari, the iPhone will attempt to connect to the internet. If there are wireless networks available wherever you happen to be, the iPhone will prompt you to choose one to connect to. If you're trying to connect to a network that has security, you will be prompted to enter the password for the network.
If you want to check to see whether there is a wireless network available where you live, work, or play, go to 'Settings' and then 'Wi-Fi'. The iPhone will show you all of the wireless networks that are available.
If there aren't any wireless networks to connect to, iPhone will connect to the internet over EDGE. Connection speeds over EDGE will likely be somewhat slower than they would be over a Wi-Fi network. You will also not be able to answer phone calls while connected to the internet through EDGE. If the iPhone is connected to the internet over EDGE you will see this small icon at the top of your screen:
for more information you can go thru this link
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2756

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Did you set the router to _NOT_ "broadcast" the SSID?

On the iPad/iPhone, under Settings, did you "enable" the WiFi?

Does the iPhone detect wireless networks at an Internet Cafe' or a Starbucks or a Public Library?

Did you configure the router to allow only specific MAC-addresses?

Can you view the "log-file" on the router, to see what computers tried to connect?

I find that when it comes to iphones and home wireless networks, that using 64bit encryption is the best. I'm not sure what you are using now, but give this a try.

Are you trying to connect WIFI? "pairing" is a bluetooth function. If the router has not already been configured for WIFI, then your iphone should see a local wireless network called Netgear. You should be able to connect to it with your iphone simply by selecting it and answering the security question. If it has already been configured, you should make sure it was setup for WPA or WPA2 (NOT WEP) When it was configured, it should have been setup with a passphrase (key code, encryption key) which you need to intially provide on your iphone to make the connection. Its pretty straight forward.

The security type on the router is WEP.
In this case you will need to use the key 1. that will be the network key for your wireless network.
Check just next to the wireless security tab , you will see wireless MAC filter. It must be disabled. If it is Enabled then disable it and save the settings.
When you try to connect using the WEP key 1 , do you get any error message ?
If you get any error then try $ sign and wep key1.
Click Here for more info

You can tell iPhone is connected to the Internet over a cellular data network if you see , or in the status bar at the top of the screen.

Do you have problems connecting to any other wireless network with your iPhone?

Have you tried using the forget this network option on your iPhone for your wireless network followed by trying to connect to the network again, and/or using the reset network settings option on your iPhone which erases all previously saved wi-fi connections that you have successfully connected to with your iPhone?
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You are right: the phone should default to the wireless. How do you know the iPhone is on your WIFI? Go to "settings, WIFI Networks" and see if there is an IP address assigned by your router. You can't from the icons alone.