how to secure you wireless router

Fortunately, it's pretty easy to secure a wireless network system: you need to log in to your router / base station (your Phillips unit), which is probably done by simply entering a special [COLOR=#116 !important][COLOR=#116 !important]IP [COLOR=#116 !important]address[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] in your Web browser (try 192.168.1.1 if the documentation that was included with the router doesn't explain). If that fails, you might need to hook the router directly to the computer via a USB cable, though those are definitely rare systems.
Once you've hooked up, you should find a multi-tab configuration tool that has one tab labeled "Security" or similar. Click on that and you should be able to find "Password" as an option or button. Click on that and it should give the options of WEP or WPA. I recommend that you choose WPA and use a long password - it's far more secure than WEP.
Here's an example from the configuration screen of my Linksys router:
As you can see, it's a bit complicated, but once you enter a password it automatically generates all the scary looking (hexidecimal) security codes: any of those will be what you would enter on your [COLOR=#116 !important][COLOR=#116 !important]computer[/COLOR][/COLOR] -- once -- to be securely connected forever.
I hope that helps you get your hatches battened down!

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take your security to a even harder step,to go along with the great info posted
by MOD...in your router settings to make your Internet even safer,look for the spot to lock it down by mac address,simply add all the mac addresses of each pc in your home and add them where you are going to enable the mac address log on only,once this is done even if someone can get by your pass word,they run into the wall that only allows your home pc mac addresses on line.
this will take more time to figure out and is by far not worth the time to get online,they would move on.

Thanks Evil awesome info bro. And is good to see you over here. Glad to see you out and about bro

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P.S. after all that dont forget to "Save Settings" before you close it out.

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or you can buy a non wireless system and not have to worry about anyone piggy backing off of your router.great information everyone.

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Chat Box Cop

hard wired is a lot faster connection too. so why bother with slower wireless ?

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exactly what we just did was hard wire here. and GM your right bro its much faster connection, and now the neighbors cant steal my signal anymore. They went as far as setting up a batch file to constantly ping our router. what low lifes

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wow >>> some people ? glad you got it resolved and enjoy the speed

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