How to Change Security Settings on a Belkin Wireless Router
With a Belkin wireless router you can connect computers to the same Internet connection without having to run cables between all of them. If you don't want any stranger with a laptop that is within the range of your wireless router to be able to access your network you will first need to enable the router's security settings.
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Instructions
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Power on any of the computers that are currently connected to a network through your Belkin wireless router. Click on the "Start" button and then open the Control Panel.
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Scroll down through the Control Panel options and double-click the "Devices" icon. Right-click on the entry for your Belkin wireless router and click on "Update Driver." Wait for the latest software driver to finish downloading and then close the Devices window.
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Open your web browser by clicking on its corresponding desktop icon. Click on the address bar at the top of the web browser's window and type in the string of numbers and dots "192.168.2.1" Press the Enter key to bring up the router's access page. Click on the "Login" button.
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Leave the password text box blank and then click on the "Submit" button to access the settings menu. Click on the tab at the top of the screen labeled as "Wireless."
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Find the "Security" link at the center of the page and click on it. Click on the "Security Mode" drop-down menu box and then change the security mode to whichever setting you want. Choose the "128 bit WEP" option from the drop-down menu if you want to enable security encryption on your wireless network.
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Click on the "Generate" button at the bottom of the screen to generate the encryption key and then type in a password you want to use in the "Passphrase" text box. Leave the box empty if you want anyone within range to be able to access your wireless router. Click on the "Apply Changes" button to save the changes.
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Tips & Warnings
If you enter a password into the "Passphrase" text box, anyone who attempts to connect to a website by using your wireless router from any computer will be asked to enter the password first.
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Comments
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Yes worked well
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dabloch
Feb 05, 2011
This was a good start and got me headed in the right direction. I believe this article would be more helpful if you could tell us what the device would be called in the device list. Honestly I don't know but it is not belkin. It was great that you gave the IP address of where to go but a newbie is going to need to know where to find the key to enter in. Where is that located? This article was great in helping me get started but it would be exceptional if it written for someone who has never set router security before and it was fined tuned for them. Thanks for the help with what I needed to do!
