How can I secure my wirless router from neighbours etc from using our internet?

Question

I am positive we have someone else using our internet connection. The usage we have way exceeds what our family uses. I have a Belkin router how can I make it secure so others cant access it? Thank you

I have tried heaps of times to get into the 192 etc address but it always says page cannot be displayed. but i can always get other internet

Answer 1

Are you trying to access the address (http://192.168.2.1) through a wireless computer or through a computer that's hardwired to the router? Most routers will only allow you to access the admin/settings page through a hardwired computer unless you've gone into the admin page previously and turned on the setting to allow wireless connection to the admin page, so try with a computer that's hardwired to the router with a network cable.

Once you get to the admin page, you'll have to enter a user ID and password (or maybe just a password). By default (meaning, if no one went in previously and changed anything), the user ID is admin and the password is blank (if there's no field for a User ID, then just click the Submit button with an empty password).

Things you want to set:

1) Enable WPA encryption, it is more secure than WEP (although certain older Belkin units only support WEP). You'll have to enter a character string as the WPA key.

2) Change the SSID, and, if present as an option, deselect the option to broadcast your SSID. That way, your neighbors won't be able to tell that you're even running a network.

3) If you really want to be secure, you can enable MAC address filtering, but it's usually a pain if you have guests or friends who bring their laptops over and want to use your network. It requires you to enter the MAC address of the network adapters of those machines who you want to grant access to. Not a big deal if you're just going to use your own computers, just a few minutes to set up.

After you're done, you'll have to change the connection properties of each of your computers to access the router using its new SSID and WPA encryption key. Since you've stopped broadcasting of the SSID from the router, you'll have to manually add the router's new SSID to the connection properties.

Answer 2

Manage Internet Secure http://www.belkintechsupport247.com/

Answer 3

wireless routers have security setting, you have to enable the encryption setting. try the gui site of belkin ; http://192.168.2.1 and look for security ; you may be asked to use the default network or encryption key or you may have an option to customize it or you can visit www.belkin.com/index.asp

secure your router as soon as you can because anyone who can get free access on the net thru the router would mean that , the individual can access the configuration of your router using the gui site for belkin and who knows what that person may change or alter on the router setting.

btw, security key, encryption key or network key they mean the same. once the security key is enabled anyone who uses the wireless connection will be asked for that key and certainly anyone who gets free access to the internet thru your router will have to be knocking on your door for the encryption key.

Answer 4

Follow these steps as explained at :
http://www.comcast.com/Customers/FAQ/FaqDetails.ashx?Id=2579

1. Download the latest firmware for your device.
2. Change the administrator password.
3. Change your SSID and turn off SSID Broadcasting
4. Enable WEP
5. Limit access by MAC addresses

regards,
Philip T

Answer 5

set a password an turn on the security feature.

Answer 6

go to belkin support website and check what ip address you need to put into your browser to get into wireless device. it can be vary from company to company and from model to model.