Wireless broadband help

albertross_2

yes, but as suggested earlier, wpa is the only really secure method.

slowen

I am going to change my wireless network name as suggested rather than leaving it as the router make

EDIT - if I change my WPA key to a random one will I need to remember what it is for a future reference

Wombat

Hi slowen. First of all, if you're using the Acer from Comet take a look at your first post about setting up wireless. I posted on there about the Acer Client Utility, but I don't think you saw it:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=250910

Yes, you'll need to remember your WPA key "just in case" something goes wrong and your computer "forgets" the key.

albertross_2

It's always stored in your router config, so should you ever need it you can go to 192.168.1.1 with a wired connection and copy and paste it onto a pc.

Or stored it in a txt file (notepad).

Or just go to https://www.grc.com/passwords and get another one if you forget it. and copy and paste it into the router and PC config - that whole process should take less than a minute.