(I'm sorry for the flurry of boring posts.)
Enable WEP
Enabling WEP* (Wired Equivalent Privacy) will require anyone wishing to access the Internet through your wireless network to enter a password. After the correct password is entered, a connection is established, and all data sent from the D-Link to the computer and back is encrypted. From the D-Link configuration screen:
1. Click the "Home" tab.
2. Click the "Wireless" button.
3. Click the "Open System" button next to "Authentication".
4. Click the "Enabled" button next to "WEP".
5. Set the "WEP Encryption" to "128 bit".
6. Set the "Key Type" to "ASCII".
7. Type a 13 digit password into "Key 1".
8. Click "Apply".
9. When you connect to your wireless network from a computer, you will need to enter the 13 digit password.
*Note that you have to choose "WEP ASCII 128 bit" when you next connect to the wireless network otherwise there will be an error.
Change the SSID and Disable SSID Broadcasting
By default, the D-Link is set to advertise the existence of your wireless network to computers. It does this by broadcasting an SSID (Service Set Identifier), also called a "network name" because it identifies your wireless network. Changing the SSID and disabling SSID broadcasting makes it harder for someone to locate the network. Note that if you disable SSID broadcasting, you will have to know the SSID in order to connect wirelessly to your network. From the D-Link configuration screen:
1. Click the "Home" tab.
2. Click the "Wireless" button.
3. Change the "SSID" from "default" to an SSID of your choice.
4. Click "Apply".
5. Click the "Advanced" tab.
6. Click the "Performance" button.
7. Click "Disabled" next to "SSID Broadcasting".
8. Click "Apply".
9. When you connect to your wireless network from a computer, you will need to enter the SSID.
*Note to self: SSID = surname
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Sunday, February 11, 2007
How to secure your D-Link Wireless Router
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Hi there,
This may be horribly obvious, but I thought I may add the following, for all the ultra newbs (such as myself):
"FIRST YOU NEED TO LOG ON TO THE ROUTER"
1. Connect your computer to the router using a physical network cable if you are able to. If you can't, then just connect to the router through a wireless connection.
2. Open you Web browser and enter: http://192.168.0.1 into the address of the browser. This is an internal IP address to the router setup.
3. When prompted, enter the user ID and password for the router. By default, the user ID is admin and the password is left blank.
4. First, the administrative password needs to be changed. Click the Tools tab to display the Admin page.
5. Within the Administrator Settings on the right, enter a new password for the administrator beside New Password. Confirm the password by entering it a second time beside Confirm Password.
6. To save the new password, click Apply at the bottom of the page. When you access the administrative settings for the router, enter admin as the user ID and your new password in the password field.
(extracted from: http://www.howtodothings.com/computers-internet/how-to-secure-a-d-link-di-524-router
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