secure wireless internet

[FoyeRoy]

how do i secure my wireless internet? i want it password protected so others will not have access to it. right now it is open to anyone in my area.
HELP!!!!

 

[LNCPapa]

If it's 802.11b then you'll probably need to set up WEP encryption - this means entering a key for all your wireless clients. If it's 802.11g then WPA is a better route. As a secondary measure I'd also use MAC filtering. This way you limit the MAC addresses that can connect to your WAP to specific MAC addresses. I would also disable the broadcast of your SSID and manually input them for your clients.

 

[DelJo63]

If it's 802.11b then you'll probably need to set up WEP encryption - this means entering a key for all your wireless clients. If it's 802.11g then WPA is a better route. As a secondary measure I'd also use MAC filtering. This way you limit the MAC addresses that can connect to your WAP to specific MAC addresses. I would also disable the broadcast of your SSID and manually input them for your clients.

all correct steps; I recommend ordering the changes:

1. Mac filtering
2. disable broadcasting
3. add encryption

Make one change at a time, save the results, restart the router, and test your connection.

When you disable broadcasting, you will need to specify it manually and then
select this as a preferred connection.