Securing Your Wireless Router and Connection

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There are several security measures you can use on your wireless router to help to protect your network. The following measures will require configuring your router through its built-in interface. Make sure you have the documentation CD handy, as it provides more detail. Please configure the router from a hardwired PC for simplicity. Whenever security is changed, wireless connections may be interrupted, so it’s a good rule of thumb to make security changes from a hardwired PC.

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Access the Router’s Configuration Interface
1. From your desktop, double click the Internet Explorer icon.
2. When Internet Explorer opens, type the router’s IP address into the “Address” bar and press [Enter] (The Wireless router’s default IP address is http://192.168.1.1 )
3. Press [Tab] to skip the user name and type the default password “admin,” and click OK
Change the Administration Password
Every manufacturer ships their devices with a default username and password. These values are well known, and could easily be used to compromise your network. The Linksys password is “admin” by default. Choose something you can remember. Hargray recommends using the password to your Internet account.
1. Click the ‘Administration’ tab
2. Enter your new password
3. Enter the password again to confirm
4. Click “Save Settings”
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