subject: Secure Your Linksys Wireless Router In Minutes! [print this page] Protecting yourself from internet predators these days is of the utmost importance and incredible easier considering the options on the market. You can spend hundreds of dollars to protect your wireless router from hackers and war drivers, which are individuals that choose to prey on unsecured wireless connections. Something that you simply must do before spending a dime however is protecting your Linksys Wireless Router by using its own settings. Following these easy steps to securing your system will save you time, money and the heartache of internet predators.
Once you've installed everything necessary for the Linksys Wireless system to run on your computer, log into your Linksys system by entering your router's IP in the url bar (the conventional IP address for future reference is 192.168.1.1). Then input the standard username and password that come with router, admin and admin.
Next, you need to alter your IP address from the default IP (192.168.1.1) to a different IP address. Keeping the same IP address automatically marks your system as a target of those aforementioned war drivers. First, proceed to Setup, and then click the Basic Setup tab under "Local IP Address." Your IP address can be anything you'd like, for example, 202.103.1.1. It is best to use an IP address that is easily memorable.
Third, navigate to "Maximum Number DHCP Users" on the Basic Setup tab and adjust the number of people you'd like to use your router. If your needs are smaller you should adjust your user number according to the number of devices that can use the wireless service should adjust the number appropriately. Saving these settings allows you to move forward knowing that you can limit who can be on your network.
Advance to the Administration and then Management. Here, you want to swap the password that guards access to your router's settings for a new one. Some of the strongest passwords are an accumulation of random letters and numbers.
In keeping your system safe from harm, these instructions should go far. If ever the occasion arises, you can reset your Linksys Wireless Router will help you with any user mishaps that happen along the way. By doing this the router and the programming on your computer revert back to its original state and adjustments must be made thereafter to suit your needs.
