Many of us will set up our own wireless routers and if we have the ability to connect to the Net without any problems we think the job is finished
. If you don't mind other people feeding off your connection and having access to information on your computers than you are done. However, most of us would rather we kept our connection safe. The only way to do this is to lock the wireless router.
Connect your computer into the yellow ports utilizing the cable. It is better to link directly into the modem so that your computer is not able to be accessed before you can lock it.
Now access the settings page for the router. Open your Internet browser and type in your routers address. The number is able to be seen in the network connections in Windows. Right click on the Internet connection, click to see the status, now click on the support tab. The number must appear like this 123.456.7.8 .
Once you have written in the address you can be asked to type in the login information. Only your producer manual or the web site for the producer has the ability to aid you with this.
Search for the wireless protection settings on the setup screen. Go to the wireless security tab.
You should find out that the security settings have been disabled. Look at the selections to see the different types that you are able to select from. Numerous people will use WPA. This will allow you to enter a password so that you are able to access the wireless connection. The password might be saved to your wireless settings so that you do not keep having to type it in.
Write in a secure password you want to use and press enter and than save it. Your wireless network connection is now secured and password protected. Remember to keep the wireless router locked and the settings the way they should be so that no one can ever hack into it.