Wireless Internet (router) security question..??
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Several possibilities:\n* You can stop the router from broadcasting the name of the network so that its existence won't be immediately obvious.\n* You can set a password for your router so that anyone who wants to connect will have to type in that password.\n* You can implement a MAC address filter so that only certain computers are allowed to connect. (A MAC address is a unique ID found in every network adapter. It will uniquely identify any computer.)\nAny or all of these can be used together or separately. Your router's documentation should explain how to do all these things.
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You need to enable your WEP security feature in your WiFi Access Point. \n\nDepending on the brand you are using, there are different methods of accomplishing this task.\n\nOnce you have enabled WEP security, you will be generated a "key" to give to those other people whom you want to access your access point. This will prevent those unwanted bandwidth leeches from accessing your internet bandwidth.
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Read this:\nhttp://askcomputerexpert.ws43.com/security/
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Yes.  Access your router directly through internet explorer.  The two most commonly used are:  192.168.0.1 and 192.168.1.1   Enter one of these in the address bar.  If one doesn't work, try the other.\n\nOut of the box, there is either no admin password or the password is 'admin'.  From there setup your router options.  Your best bet is to have DCHP enabled.\n\nMake sure to change to admin password and if you have a wireless router make sure you use some sort of wireless security, either WEP or WPA.  Also, do not broadcast your SSID.
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neighbors getting free internet if it isn't password protected
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Wi-Fi can be done safely. However, none of the wi-fi devices will have the right level of security enabled out-of-the-box. If security is important to you, please do the following:\n\n- select a set of devices (access points, wifi cards, etc) that support "WPA2" ("Wi-Fi Protected Access version 2). WPA2 replaced the earlier WPA (version 1) security, which in turn replaced WEP (wireless encryption protocol). Both WEP and WPA have been broken. Despite the similarity in the name, WPA2 is a very different, much more secure technology. \n- make sure you change all passwords in all devices from their default values. This is especially important for your wireless access point and your router (often combined in the very same device). \n- be very selective about which computers (and other devices) you allow on the network. Only allow computers that are current on their operating system patches, run up-to-date anti-virus software, and run a firewall\n\nThese three steps are what makes a wireless network secure. Older methods (e.g. MAC filtering for network access; not broadcasting the SSID) are ineffective, and not necessary when you regard these steps.\n\nMy company advises clients in how to set-up secure networking (wireless and otherwise), and these are the key steps. Combined with careful administration (such as not sharing administrator passwords carelessly), you should be safe.
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Check out this link and follow the suggestions.\nhttp://compnetworking.about.com/od/wirelesssecurity/tp/wifisecurity.htm
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your wireless router doesn't have WEP turned on.  In order to have a secured wireless network both the router and the laptop have to be configured properly.  \n\nTo setup a wireless router see the lifehacker example.  If you  have WPA encryption supported on both your Wireless Adapter and your Router, use it instead of WEP (which can be broken very easily).
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Set your WPA security in the wireless section of your router's configuration.\n\nOnce you set it up you will need to provide a network key lenght depends on the encryption strength you select.  Some routers will generate keys for you.\n\nWhen you connect the laptop to your network you will need to provide the ssid, encryption type and network key for them to gain access to your network.\n\nSave the profile and that's it.
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Well you actually want to encrypt it.\n\ngo to the routers website normally http://192.168.1.1  Then go to the wireless section and turn on encryption to WEP 128 bit and set and encryption password.
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Still go with a wireless router, but put a encrypted key on the router so only you have access to it.  I use this set up and it is a great way to share the DSL I have.
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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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nope u don have to...... if you want to be secure just get a firewall.\na router is to allow you to have a network of computers to use 1 dsl internet connection.\nunless you are thinking of the firewall that most routers come with built in,\ni suggest u find some software firewall is good enough\ntry sygate firewall !
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http://askcomputerexpert.ws43.com/security/
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the only way this can be done is with either WPA or WEP protection. depending what router you have, it may be able to do one, the other, or both. WEP is probably the easyest and most secure of the two. what WEP does is it requests a "key" from each wireless computer trying to connect to your network. to do this, go to the defult gateway for your router (usually 192.168.1.1) and go to the wireless security tab. from this select the WEP option. you will need to configure each wireless enabled computer you use though with the WEP key that the router generates, sometimes it will creat a disket that will automaticly configure your computer for the WEP key.
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If it is your router and your connection you can disable the security\n\nWell if it is a secure connection......  you need the password.\n\nif it is your wireless signal you can access the wireless router...\n\ntry connecting to the router by typing in      192.168.1.1     in your browser .......... this will connect you to the router you will need a login and password \n\ndefault for that is usually           \n                                                  Login\n                                                  Admin\n\nthis should act as a front door to the router and you can change the preferences...   If I were you before changing any thing I would simply disable the security to get a connection.
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Things to check for:\n1. Is the wireless access point connected to your router (unless the access point and the router are in the same unit)?\n2. Do both computers have valid IP addresses (and valid network masks and gateway addresses)?  These must either be set by hand, or else you set the computers for DHCP (but that only works if either the router or your ISP is providing the DHCP service -- to make the router offer DHCP service you would have to turn on "NAT" in the router).\n3. Can each computer ping the other?