Need to convert my wireless network from unsecure to secure

Denny199Denny199
edited August 2009 in Science & Tech
How do I convert my unsecure wireless network to secure and protected from other users?? Please give detailed instructions! Thanks! :smiles:

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  • SnarkasmSnarkasm Madison, WI Icrontian
    edited August 2009
    You can set a password on the access - you're looking for WPA or WPA2.

    If you want to get more secure than that, you can enable MAC filtering, where the router looks at the ID of the hardware trying to connect and compares it against a table you set up. You allow your hardware (laptop, phone, game console) to get through, but don't allow other random MAC addresses you don't know to access it.

    If you want much more detailed instructions, we'll need to know what router you have - manufacturer and model. The position of these options vary between manufacturers.
  • PreacherPreacher Potomac, MD Icrontian
    edited August 2009
    I'd also recommend once you get it setup turning off your SSID broadcast.

    Some other basic items that many forget are to change your SSID name and changing your default username and password.
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