How can i set up security so no-one can access my internet connection by linksys wireless router..?

Question

for example . blocking neighbor from accessing connection from my router and allowing me to enter a password before connection.

Answer 1

Connect to your router by typing this in your browser,

http://192.168.1.1

Go to Wireless, Wireless Security and create a password.
Remember it!

Go to Wireless, Security and check both boxes.
Pick TKIP WPA Algorithm.
Set a WPA Shared Key. Remember it.
Save settings.

Go to Wireless, Administration and create a password.
Remember it!
Save settings.

Do not enable Remote Management!

If you do this you should be good to go!

Have fun and be safe.

Answer 2

Don't forget that it is always a good idea to turn off your SSID broadcast too.
Typically, the only things I do is turn off the SSID broadcasting and enable MAC filtering - identifying the computers I would like to connect by their MAC. I've found there is nothing else that needs to be done beyond this for the most part. If you have a determined hacker in your area trying to figure out what MACs youve got so he can edit his MAC to connect into your network, then you have more issues to deal with than router security . . . oh yeah, don't forget to give your router a unique password as well - many forget to change it from the factory default. Then any security settings you've made would make a whip of difference anyway.

Answer 3

Making your Wireless Home Network More Secure
• Enable the highest level of WEP that your hardware provides. WEP provides some security and is effective in deterring casual attempts by outsiders to infiltrate your network. Most 802.11b certified products can use basic 64-bit WEP encryption. By default, however, 64-bit WEP encryption may be disabled.
• Change the default Service Set Identifier (SSID) and passwords for your network devices. Access points/wireless routers ship from the manufacturer with default SSID and passwords which is the same on all devices made by that manufacturer. Leaving these at default makes it easy for a malicious outsider to gain access.
• Do not change the SSID or password to reflect your name, address, or anything that would be easy to guess. Use upper and lower case letters, numerals and symbols for the password, if the hardware supports this.
• As you survey your home for access point deployment, think about locating the access point toward the center of your home instead of near the windows. Plan your coverage to radiate out to the windows, but not beyond. If the access points are located near the windows, a stronger signal will be radiated outside your home making it easier for those outside the building to locate your network.
• Take a notebook computer that is equipped with a wireless network adapter, and go outside your home and survey what range you get in moving around your property or neighborhood. You may be surprised how far the signal radiates. If you can connect from three or four houses away, so can someone else.
• Some access points allow you to control access based on the media access control address of the network adapter trying to associate with it. If the media access control address of your adapter is not in the table of the access point, you will not associate with it. If your access point has this feature, enable it and add the media access control addresses of the network adapters you use.
• If your access point is also a wireless router, think about assigning static IP addresses for your wireless adapters and turn off DHCP. By not automatically assigning IP addresses to clients who access the network, it makes it a little more difficult for an outsider to gain access. Also consider changing the IP subnet to a different subnet that does not route on the Internet. Many wireless routers default to the 192.168.1.0 network and use 192.168.1.1 as the default router.
• Purchase access points and network adapters that support 128-bit WEP. Some products only support 64-bit (40 bit key) WEP, and are not as secure. Note that some adapters may only require a driver upgrade to attain 128-bit WEP capability.
• Purchase an access point that has a flashable firmware. There are a number of security enhancements that are being developed, and you want to make sure that you can upgrade your access point as these become available.
• Some products support additional security features that are either not defined by the 802.11b standard, or not mandated by the standard. Products that use a propriety security method will only work with products from the same manufacturer, but can enhance the security of your network.
• Use a combination of the previous suggestions.

Answer 4

Best way to keep people out: enable MAC address filtering. Make sure you add the MAC addresses for any wireless devices you have and that they work after you make the change.

The next time a device tries to connect, if it isn't in the MAC address filter list it won't be able to make the connection.

Answer 5

Turn on encryption on your router. Use WPA if your wideless nodes support it, otherwise WEP. Turn on MAC address filtering. You only have to set it up once, and you will keep the neighbors out.

Answer 6

there should be a settings page will be something like http://192.168.2.1 and you just enable WEP/WPA security which is a 15-20 code that will bind your machine to your router and if nobody else has that then they wont be able to connect

Answer 7

you have to go setting of your router, and set to something other then "Open" connection. That's also the place it will ask you to enter password(s). then you have to go to your pc/laptop and set it up the same way.

Answer 8

enable WAP
its in the settings of your router.

Answer 9

in the wireless setup setup your wireless encription and you can also set it up so it only lets cetrian MAC addresses (ones you tell it to) use the wireless connection