How do i secure my wireless connection.?
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In the wireless set up (install the software on your computer) there will be a lot of different options for your wireless network. One of them is encryption options. Select WAP, a name for the network and a password and you are in business. When you try to log on to your network it will prompt you for a "Key", this is the password, enter it and save the setting an you will be fine from there on out.\n\nBut I recommend you read the instructions very carefully.
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To make your situation worse, you are currently login with administrative access and has no password assigned to your account. That's a disaster. :D\n\n\nYou definetely want to secure your wireless AND your computer.\n\nsee Linksys website to get general idea about securing wireless network:\n\nhttp://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Content_C1&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1114037291212&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper\n\nHope it helps...
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First of all, you want to protect your wireless network.  This is done by the following (assuming you are using Windows):\n\n1) Put a password on the administrative site for your wireless router;\n2) Configure WEP and choose an encryption key (a string of hexadecimal digits, which the router can usually generate for you).  Write this key down, because you will need to configure all of the computers on your network to use it;\n3) Get the MAC addresses of the machines on your network.  "ipconfig -all" from a command prompt will show you the physical address.  Configure your wireless router to only allow traffic from those computers.\n\nNow, in your wireless network settings (if you are using Windows XP) if you see several networks available, you can choose the preferred order of connections to which your computer will connect.  Yours should be the first in the list and should be chosen as long as your router is up and working properly.
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You can set up the security key  for your wireless network. It's like a password, everyone wants to use your network has to use this key.   \n\n. Because you will need a default password to access this feature, you should check the manual or any provided intruction to help you.
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u can use pc security software \nwhich can be download from the \nwww.download.com\nand key word is pc security.
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If you've enables security in any form (WEP, WPA, etc) be sure you are using the correct passphrase and/or key to access the wireless router.\n\nIf in doubt, reset the router to factory setting (look in your manual) and try to connect. By default there is no security set in the factory defaults.
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Using your web browser and a hard wire connected computer open the configuration page of your router.  To do this enter the following IP in you browser address bar 192.168.1.1\n\nYou should be prompted for a userid and password.  Leave the userid blank and the factory password is admin.  If you have changed it use that password.\n\nFrom here go to the Wireless tab and then select the wireless security sub tab.  Here you can set the encryption level and the passphrase to use.  Write down the passphrase and the resultant hex string.  You will need this information to enter into the wireless card on the computer that is going to use the access point.\n\nGo to the wireless computer and put in the same security information.  The systems should then be able to communicate through the wireless network in secure fashion.
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Someone living near you (within 100 metres) also has a wireless network. If you set yours up, you should be able to choose which network you want - make sure you give your network a meaningful name so that you can recognise it.\n\nIt would be worth finding who this person is, and telling them to enable wireless network security, and that you found their confidential information by mistake, so that they don't have malicious people using that information. And make sure you enable security on yours too.
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I don't know where you can get it, but WEP has been cracked. It just isn't secure. Maybe you'd rather look into some more secure algorithm, like WPA?
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First and foremost, you should probably secure your wireless network. WEP is not particularly secure, but will prevent at least casual intruders from gaining access to your network. WPA is a bit more secure. \n\n1. There is no easy way to figure out who is using your wireless network. if someone is using it, the computer will probably be close (300 ft), but if you are really interested, you will need something like a wireless packet sniffer installed to see what kind of traffic is flowing through your network\n\n2. An intruder will be able to see all of your information if do have not secured your network using something like WEP. These days most web sites use HTTPS to encrypt credit cards and passwords (which would mean that the intruder cannot see them), but you should still secure your network.\n\n3. Zone alarm will potentially protect you, but not if it is installed between your DSL / phone line and your wireless access point (remember that if the intruder can get into your wireless network, they can directly connect to your computer). There are a number of changes you can make to minimize the risk of somebody gaining access to your computer (e.g., if you are using windows, don't enable file sharing, make sure the latest patches are installed, etc.), but generally there are always some holes a determined intruder can use to get access to your data. Again, best way to prevent this is to enable wireless security....\n\nMore info:\n\n"Sorta liek creating a decoy unsecured network,tempting an intruder and then monitoring his tracks as to what he'll be upto wid such a network.Will i be able to gain the info of his computer username.So basically, does the intrusion work both ways wen i have created the network.? thanks again. cheers."\n\nYes, and this is called a 'honey trap' system (http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=honeytrap+security&prssweb=Search&ei=UTF-8&fr=ytff1-&x=wrt). Using a sniffer, you can try two things (based on his level of sophistication):\n\n1. watch what the intruder does, and hope that by passively observing the traffic, you get some insight about identify, etc.\n\n2. actively try to break into the intruder's system, really doing the same thing to him (though not sure how legal this is)\n\nHope this help...
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1.Change the SSID (you already did that)\n2.Turn off SSID broadcasting\n3.Set up WEP or WPA encryption\n4.Use MAC address authentication to exclude others from using your network.\n\nBonus tip:\n5. Kick your neighbors where they "live". ;)
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Here are a few things of interest:\n\n* On your access point, you should enable "Hide SSID" to prevent unwanted computers from detecting your access point. \n\n* You should also enable "MAC filtering" to limit access to specific computers only.\n\n* Do not use WEP security. It has been hacked to death. Use WPA-Personal.
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Yes. you can.\nWireless connection secure is made to avoid other non authorized people reach your internet connection but it doesn't mean you can't do whay you want.  You will be able to do all you were used.\n\nok.. hope that helps you dude!   good luck in that fascinating world of wireless connection.
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Here you have some good and free programs to use:\nhttp://askcomputerexpert.ws43.com/download/security.htm
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Your wireless router sends the signal as far as it can, anyone with a wireless card can pick up that signal if they are within it's range. If you do not want them to piggy back off your wireless internet you will have to access your router and encrypt the signal coming out of it so that no other computer except yours will understand it's signal. To access the router click the start button and click the run option. From there type in cmd. A black window will pop up, In that window type ipconfig and hit enter. Look for where it says "Default Gateway" Type that number that it gives you into your internet explorer address bar and it will open your router. From there you can encrypt your wireless signal. Be sure to put the password it gives you into your computers that are using wireless or you will not be able to access your own internet once you encrypt it.
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well it depends on what you are connecting to, like most routers have some kind of security like WEP or its encrypted, make sure your wireless card can handle a 125 bit encryption instead of a 64 bit, and configure your access point to urn that on, if you are connecting to an unsecured wireless network like me then you can still log into their router and make sure its encrypted (i don't think that's breaking any laws since they didn't have a password).
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Use a hardware firewall with NAT and all ports stealthed. Make sure UPnP is disabled, and only allow outgoing connections to trusted (non-proxy) sites.