How do I secure my wireless network?

stmidwife

This is really doing my head in now! I know how to get to the security screen but once I have generated a key it locks me out and says that the wireless network has changed. D'oh, I know that - I bloody changed it!!!! Can anyone tell me what i'm doing wrong? I need to get this sorted as I am pretty sure someone else is using my network!


I have a Belkin router.

Thanks in advance.

espresso

The same key need to be entered into the router AND the connecting device. Use cop & paste.

stmidwife

espresso wrote: »

The same key need to be entered into the router AND the connecting device. Use cop & paste.

Sorry, am a bit thick. Where am I entering the key? (Polite answers only )

espresso

stmidwife wrote: »

Sorry, am a bit thick. Where am I entering the key? (Polite answers only )

At both ends of the wireless link i.e. the router and the PC.

TechTerry

Right, first of all, what security are you using? Is it WEP? WPA?

If it has WPA pick that as its a lot more secure than WEP.

With WPA you can have a passkey, make this a word you can remember.

When it is set in the router, go to your PC, and when it asks for security type in your passkey.

What version of windows are you using?

stmidwife

TechTerry wrote: »

Right, first of all, what security are you using? Is it WEP? WPA?

If it has WPA pick that as its a lot more secure than WEP.

With WPA you can have a passkey, make this a word you can remember.

When it is set in the router, go to your PC, and when it asks for security type in your passkey.

What version of windows are you using?

It does have WPA and I am running Vista. Does that have any bearing on what I need to do?

TechTerry

stmidwife wrote: »

It does have WPA and I am running Vista. Does that have any bearing on what I need to do?

Right, go to your router and go to the security page:

Should look like this:



Where it says Pre shared key put in a word you will remember.

Now when you attempt to connect to your network, it will ask for a Passkey, type in the SAME word you typed into the router.

Good luck.

MKwife

I have had the same problem with MIL's silly laptop and belkin it locks me out too. I will try this at the weekend!

Thanks!

stmidwife

TechTerry wrote: »

Right, go to your router and go to the security page:

Should look like this:



Where it says Pre shared key put in a word you will remember.

Now when you attempt to connect to your network, it will ask for a Passkey, type in the SAME word you typed into the router.

Good luck.

Nope, still didn't bloody work! It says something like the "THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS COMPUTER DOES NOT MATCH THE ROUTER" It doesn't even give me the option to connect so that I could put in my password. Bloody technology!!!!!

Any other suggestions?