How to Secure Your Wireless Network
Ever felt like your wireless network was a little slow? Everyday, thousands of people are getting free internet at the expense of paying customers. In this E-how, you will learn how to password protect your wireless network.
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Instructions
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Determine the type of router you have. [Linksys, D-Link, etc]
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Access your control panel. The following IPs will take you to your control panel
Linksys: http://192.168.1.1/
D-Link/Netgear: http://192.168.0.1/
SMC: http://192.168.2.1/
You may be asked to put in a password. If this is your first time using the control panel, type Admin as your user name and leave the password blank. If this is wrong, reset your router [there is a little button behind routers where you can force restart] -
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Search for the username area [different for each router] and set a password for the administrator. This will prevent others going into your control panel to lock you out of your own network.
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Go to your wireless area and set a password. Usually, the most simple and effective is WPA personal. Depending on your laptop or wireless card, you will also have to set the encryption type. AES is the most common.
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Tips & Warnings
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Make sure your passwords are extremely hard to guess.
Don't forget your password
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Diane Cass
Jan 27, 2009
This is VERY important information. Thank you. -
Lynn Carson
Nov 20, 2008
Great artilce, But how can you reverse it if you are locked out??? I thought all my computers were secure only to find out that I have been locked out of the main computer. So I have 2 secure and 1 admin locked out What an I do???? 5*
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rcamp004
Oct 24, 2008
Good to have those Ip's, i.e 192.168.*.*. I'll keep this eHow handy.
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LucyRN
Oct 23, 2008
Thanks for the tips, my wireless has been unsecured because i didn't know how to secure it
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argyle
Oct 16, 2008
Ha. More people need to read this article. I've had my share of fun surfing on unsecured networks over the years.
