How to secure wireless network

kwikbreaks

You need to find the options in the wireless setup where encryption is turned on. It is often a dropdown. Select PSK shared key as was specified earlier in this thread and enter something you will remember for the pass key. Then apply the settings.

So long as SSID broadcast is turned on your router should show up regardless of whether it is secured or not.

kitekat

kwikbreaks wrote: »

You need to find the options in the wireless setup where encryption is turned on. It is often a dropdown. Select PSK shared key as was specified earlier in this thread and enter something you will remember for the pass key. Then apply the settings.

So long as SSID broadcast is turned on your router should show up regardless of whether it is secured or not.

Im sorry i havent a scooby where to find the options or the wireless set up encrypton,is it somewhere on my laptop or on my router?

Jaffa.

kitekat wrote: »

Im sorry i havent a scooby where to find the options or the wireless set up encrypton,is it somewhere on my laptop or on my router?

You have to set up wireless up via the router, you then connect to the wireless via your laptop

kitekat

Jaffa. wrote: »

You have to set up wireless up via the router, you then connect to the wireless via your laptop

How do you do that?

espresso

kitekat wrote: »

Hi again,i followed all of the above advice and now i cannot locate my own wireless network on my laptop,i could locate it before i went through the above to secure my network.Now when i click on view wireless networks my one isnt there and i can only get on the internet by clicking on another persons unsecured wireless network.Help

kitekat wrote: »

How do you do that?

You do it the same way that you accessed the router before to check the SSID broadcast.

It really is very easy!

:rolleyes:

kitekat

espresso wrote: »

You do it the same way that you accessed the router before to check the SSID broadcast.

It really is very easy!

:rolleyes:

Can you remind me,i have forgotten.

Jaffa.

kitekat wrote: »

Can you remind me,i have forgotten.

Click this and you'll find yourself at your router login page where you can then set up your wireless with a password.

kitekat

Jaffa. wrote: »

Click this and you'll find yourself at your router login page where you can then set up your wireless with a password.

I just get a blank page.

molerat

Jaffa. wrote: »

Click this and you'll find yourself at your router login page where you can then set up your wireless with a password.

Mine is 192.168.2.1

espresso

molerat wrote: »

Mine is 192.168.2.1

You have not got a Linksys WKPC54G though have you!

The OP simply need to read this thread again and follow the advice already given.