How do i secure my wireless router?

[Doom Machine]

rosewill router, i have no clue how to lock out others from using it.
i can access it easy with my PSP

how do i secure it and yet still access it with my PSP and how do i access the settings.
the manual it came with is like a small 1 page crapola of worthless info.

 

[Doom Machine]

also another question.
for anyone else to access my connection, dont they have to be within range? like next door possibly, it says range is 300 ft.
also can anyone see what i'm doing online?

 

[MustISO]

1. You need to enable encryption. Preferably WPA2. Any user who connects would need to know the connection key.
2. Don't broadcast the SSID and change it from the default.
3. Change the admin password for the router.

Here's some additional info:
http://www.pcworld.com/article...30-page,1/article.html
http://compnetworking.about.co...ty/tp/wifisecurity.htm

 

[Doom Machine]

Originally posted by: MustISO
1. You need to enable encryption. Preferably WPA2. Any user who connects would need to know the connection key.
2. Don't broadcast the SSID and change it from the default.
3. Change the admin password for the router.

Here's some additional info:
http://www.pcworld.com/article...30-page,1/article.html
http://compnetworking.about.co...ty/tp/wifisecurity.htm

ok but how do i do all that? the driver cd only had ethernet drivers and some other software but nothing that configures it

 

[JackMDS]

Originally posted by: Doom Machine
ok but how do i do all that? the driver cd only had ethernet drivers and some other software but nothing that configures it

You have your fingers and the keyboard to configure with.

From the weakest to the strongest, Wireless security capacity is.
No Security
MAC______(Band Aid if nothing else is available).
WEP64____(Easy, to "Break" by knowledgeable people).
WEP128___(A little Harder, but "Hackable" too).
WPA-PSK__(Very Hard to Break).
WPA-AES__(Not functionally Breakable)
WPA2____ (Not functionally Breakable).

Note 1: WPA-AES the the current entry level rendition of WPA2.

Note 2: If you use WinXP and did not updated it you would have to download the WPA2 patch from Microsoft. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893357

The documentation of your Wireless devices (Wireless Router, and Wireless Computer's Card) should state the type of security that is available with your Wireless hardware and the details of its menu entries. (The manual is usually in a form of a pdf file on the device's CD, or can be downloaded from the manufacturer support page).

All devices MUST be set to the same security level using the same pass phrase.

Therefore the security must be set according what ever is the best possible of one of the Wireless devices.
I.e. even if most of your system might be capable to be configured to the max. with WPA2, but one device is only capable to be configured to max . of WEP, to whole system must be configured to WEP.

If you need more good security and one device (like a Wireless card that can do WEP only) is holding better security for the whole Network, replace the device with a better one.

Setting Wireless Security - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html

The Core differences between WEP, WPA, and WPA2 - http://www.ezlan.net/wpa_wep.html

 

[Doom Machine]

i dont have the cd anymore but the pdf had the same info the manual did, which wasnt much.

thanks for the info but i still DO NOT understand how i change those settings like encryption, WPA, passwords and stuff
i have vista btw. my PSP finds the network and is called "default" but cant figure out how to change its name or anything for that matter.

 

[JackMDS]

You first connect a computer with a wire to the Router, open the Router's menus by using the Internet Browser, and configure the Router, including it Wireless part (this process as nothing to do with the OS).

Then you configure Vista's Wireless.

These two pages have specific instructions for Vista.

http://www.loughborough.ac.uk/...less/vista-guided.html

http://technet.microsoft.com/e...rary/bb878035.aspx>

 

[Doom Machine]

Originally posted by: JackMDS
open the Router's menus by using the Internet Browser, and configure the Router

router has been hooked up for months. you said use the internet browser for the menu? thats the part i've been trying to get to, so its the browser....ok, i dont get it. theres nothing in my browser that shows my router configs.

i'm using FF 3 btw

also, i only use the wireless for my PSP, nothing else.
i just dont want others to access it and know what i do online or get see my bank stuff or something.

 

[SpunkyJones]

Originally posted by: Doom Machine

Originally posted by: JackMDS
open the Router's menus by using the Internet Browser, and configure the Router

router has been hooked up for months. you said use the internet browser for the menu? thats the part i've been trying to get to, so its the browser....ok, i dont get it. theres nothing in my browser that shows my router configs.

i'm using FF 3 btw

also, i only use the wireless for my PSP, nothing else.
i just dont want others to access it and know what i do online or get see my bank stuff or something.

try 192.168.0.1 in your browser.

 

[Doom Machine]

Originally posted by: SpunkyJones

Originally posted by: Doom Machine

Originally posted by: JackMDS
open the Router's menus by using the Internet Browser, and configure the Router

router has been hooked up for months. you said use the internet browser for the menu? thats the part i've been trying to get to, so its the browser....ok, i dont get it. theres nothing in my browser that shows my router configs.

i'm using FF 3 btw

also, i only use the wireless for my PSP, nothing else.
i just dont want others to access it and know what i do online or get see my bank stuff or something.

try 192.168.0.1 in your browser.

says page load error.
so i'm suppose to type an IP address to configure my router??
i dont get it

 

[JackMDS]

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