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    How to secure a wireless connection?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by spikespeigel, Feb 3, 2007.

  1. spikespeigel

    spikespeigel Notebook Enthusiast

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    Okay, after many hours on a conference call with Bellsouth and Linksys, I finally got my wireless router working. Now, I'm noticing in my settings that my Linksys connection is unsecured. My question is, how do I make it secure? Thanks in advance.
     
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    * Set up WPA or WPA2 on your wireless router.
    * Set up your wireless computer(s) with the WPA or WPA2 settings.
     
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    Okay, I know how to do that for the laptop. But how do I make my router WPA or WPA2? Is there a difference between the two choices?
     
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    Which Linksys router do you have?

    Yes. WPA2 is better. But not all cards can use it.
     
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    I've got the WRT54G router.
     
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    Go to Linksys.com
    Click on Downloads at the top of the page.
    Choose your product, WRT54G.
    Click on User Guide.
    Go to Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Broadband
    Router    .
    Go to The Wireless Tab - Wireless Security.

    What you want to set up is either WPA Personal or WPA2 Personal, depending on what your wireless computers can handle.
     
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