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Hi guys,
Being my first post I apologise if this is in the wrong place or if there is already a thread regarding my issue (I did do a search)
Anyway, i’ve resently bought a new Laptop and it’s running smoothly with no problems. The only problem I have found is regarding my wireless network.
I have had my Linksys network hooked up to my previous laptop but when setting up my new one it had occured to me that I don’t and didn’t have a secured wireless network so I think other people can access my Internet Connection within my road for example.
I would like to make my connection secure and have done a search on google but a lot of the websites found don’t tell me step by step. I know it’s something to do with my SSID. So I was just wondering what I could do?
Apologies if there is a thread about this.
Thanks very much for your help and i’m glad to of joined.
Many thanks,
Charlie
you’ll need to go into your wireless router’s control panel. first, I recommend you plug directly into your router via a hardline connection instead of staying wireless. (this way you don’t get kicked off if the router resets during your changes) go to 192.168.1.1 and enter the appropriate password (the username is always ‘Admin’ without the quotes… if you haven’t already set up a password for your router, by default it’s also ‘Admin’) to gain access.
You said you have a Linksys… I’m not sure if all Linksys routers have the same control panel or not, but here’s how to secure your network on a Linksys WRT54G (the model I have):
- Go to the Wireless tab
- Under Wireless, click the “Security” link
- You have the option to select between WEP and WPA protection. You can choose whichever you like; this really comes down to your preference. I have mine set to WPA because one of my roommates’ last year had trouble connecting with WEP.
- Set a passkey to connect.
- Save settings.
and that’s it. You’ll of course need to enter that new passkey when you attempt to reconnect to your router.
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