how do you block people from getting into your wireless internet?

Question

how do i put up whatever to block access to the wireless internet except the people i let?

ok how do you disable the SSID broadcast?

yea i know to put a password but im new to wireless internet so how do you put a password?

i have Windows XP how i set password for that?

Answer 1

I called the Router company and they walked me thru it. It is the easiest way to do it.

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Answer 2

Typically documentation will come with your wireless router on how to accomplish this, I would recommend reffering to that documentation. Generally speaking though, there are some steps you can take. . . The best way that I know, is to set up your router with it physically wired via ethernet to your computer first, then after it's set up you can go wireless with it. On my Belkin router, and I think Linksys is the same, but I may be wrong, there is an IP address that you can put into your browser to access the settings, you need to refer to the paperwork that came with it to find out what it is, or contact the manufacturer of your router. When you put in that address (Belkin is 192.168.2.1), you should get to the settings for your router. Now you can go to the security settings, and set-up what kind of encryption you want. . . 64 and 128 bit WEP is common and quite secure, but you can shoose whatever is compatible with your router, and your wireless cards on each computer. I use 64 bit, incase I want to let somone with older technology use my signal. Set-up your key, usually you can use a random number generator, or choose it yourself. Write this key down, you will need it later. You should be set. Set up your wireless cards in your other computers. Select your network, the computers should say that it is a secured network and that you need the key to continue (something like that) put in the key that you wrote down, and you should be set. So this on each computer that you want on your network that is wireless. Someone who is more computer savvy than I might have more to say on the matter, but I think that is the bulk of it. A good reference is also linksys.com Good Luck

Answer 3

The best way to lock up your wireless Internet is by reconfiguring your wireless router. Typically, you get to your router's administration screen using your web browser and this URL: http://192.168.1.1. When prompted, type in your admin username and password. If you don't know that info, call your ISP hotline for instructions.

Once you do log into the router screen, click around its numerous settings and:

1. disable the SSID broadcasts option
2. enable "WEP". That forces all wireless PCs to log in to access your network and encrypts the connections at the same time. WEP also requires that you set up your computer's NIC settings as well.
3. restrict access to your wireless network only to your computers with a known MAC address.

Answer 4

You set 128 bit encryption in your Wireless Network Settings in the operating system, you move your wireless broadcast channel from you wireless router from the Default channel 6 to another channel between 1 and 12 (but not 6), and you set the SSID (the same of your wirelss network) to NOT BE BROADCAST, so that others can't see it. It's not completely foolproof, and someone with a Wi-Fi finder or a spectrum analyzer may be able to find a wireless network exists (yours), but if you have it encrypted and don't broadcast the ID, it will make it 1000 times harder to hack into.

Also, set your software firewall (IE. Zone Alarm or Zone Alarm Pro) to stealth mode, to hide your network ports, so that hackers don't see open ports.

Answer 5

Make sure you turn off the SSID and broadcasting on the router and use a router that has a good encryption protocol, such as WPA2. Also, look for a router that has NAT, or Network Address Translation. If someone tries to hack in, they will see the IP address of your router, but they will not be able to see anything beyond it. Some wireless routers, such as Cisco, even allow you to filter by MAC address, but they are not cheap. If the computer that is trying to connect to your wireless router does not have its MAC address in the router's security table, the connection is refused. Hope this helps you out.

Answer 6

In many instances, wireless network devices will automatically detect the Library's wireless gateway and configure themselves to use the system. If your device does not automatically connect, please refer to the following:

# Make sure your wireless network adapter (card) has been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.

# No special encryption settings, user names or passwords are required. Use the SSID of BECPL and turn web encryption off. The Library supports both 802.11b & 802.11g wireless networking specifications. Check the management software that came with your device to check the settings. Some settings which may be helpful:

SSID : BECPL
WEP : Disabled
IP or Network Settings : DHCP Enabled
DNS : obtain DNS automatically
Network Mode : Infrastructure (or) Access Point

Answer 7

A [wireless] router. That's all you need.

No seriously, it blocks all unnecessary ports

Those who try to access your wireless internet would need to go through the ports.

If you do not need/want a router, get a firewall. A firewall does the same thing as your router, but is software instead of some type of external hardware.

Answer 8

ill try and make it easy.. wireless routers tend to have a "homepage" much like websites. this homepage is usually simply the routers ip address. you can find this out by right clicking the wireless icon in tray -> status. go to the 2nd tab and click "details" note the ip address for "default gateway".

type this in a web browser and the page should load up. it usually requires a password.. your manual will tell you what the default one is if you havn't set one.

once on the routers homepage, you can browse around the various options (every router is different) to find "security settings" which will allow you to turn on WEP or WPA security. WEP is the more basic, and has various encryption strengths (eg 64bit, 128bit)..the higher the better. you can prolly pick a passphrase or simply type in hexidecimal characters (10 or 26 for 64 and 128 bit - hex characters are any of the numbers 0-9 and letters a-f).

once security has been enabled you will have to enter in the hex digits given (either which u picked directly or entered a passphrase to get) to connect to the network.

MAC address filtering is another option, which will make the network invisible to anything which is not on the routers' MAC address list. every network card (wireless or ethernet) has a unique MAC address.

this can be found by going to the command prompt (start menu -> programs -> accessories -> command prompt) and typing "ipconfig /all" without the speech marks, and noting the MAC address of the wireless adapter listed.

on the routers homepage there will somewhere be an option to enable MAC address filtering and enter in MAC addresses which are to be allowed access. this is secure but makes it harder for random computers to gain access if you need them too.

personally i'd stick to having a WEP key..hackers can bypass it given a bit of effort but if its just a home network then a 128 bit WEP key will be enough protection methinks

Answer 9

Go to "Control Panel", Switch to Category View, User Accounts, Click on your user, and finally...click Create A Password.
This way if somebody tries to get into your wireless internet it'll ask for a password.

Answer 10

Ther are two common ways. First, with WEP/WPA encryption. Second with MAC authentication. Both are set from within your routers management screen. The WEP/WPA encryption is basically a password. Once you put in a code to the router, you must also include it as a network key in the profile for that wireless router in your laptop's wireless config. The MAC authentication is simply telling the router that it can only talk to devices that you tell it to, so even if your neighbor figured out your WEP key, the router would refuse to talk to him. The MAC addr for your wireless card can be found by clicking "Start", click "Run", and type "cmd" into the command line. once you get a black command box (looks like an old DOS prompt), type in the following:
ipconfig /all

look for the physical address of the wireless adapter. it will look like : 00:1b:90:c6:88:aa or something similar. Put in that address in your routers MAC list, and you should be set.

I use both methods.

you can also disable ssid broadcast from the router management screens also, just look for an option such as "broadcast SSID Y/N"

Answer 11

The best way if you only have a wireless connection is to enable only your wireless adaptor MAC address access to the Wireless Base unit. In this way no one else will be able to connect to your wireless adapter as a MAC address are unique.