OT - Wireless Security

[zimzum42]

Just set up a wireless at home but have no idea how to lock it so you need a password to get on, so at the moment anyone can use our wireless....

Any tips?

It's a D-Link router and we're using a Mac as the main PC.....

 

[Brock]

Use your internet browser to log in to the router's admin page on 192.168.0.1 ( I think), set up security there.
The manual no help?

 

[zimzum42]

the manual is in a cd which doesn't work, and when i go to the admin page there are a million options, save for the one i want. i can block websites, i can get the router to fry bacon, but not this......

 

[Brock]

It's WPA or WEP settings you should be looking for.
Have you tried the www.d-link.co.uk tech support? I'd be surprised if they didn't provide the manual for download.

 

[zimzum42]

I'll have a go when i get home, cheers!

 

[betty swollocks]

WPA is much stronger encryption.
Good luck.

 

[Melvil]

OT - is WPA2 that much stronger than WPA?

 

[domtyler]

OT - is WPA2 that much stronger than WPA?

I wouldn't imagine they would bring in a new standard that was just a tiny bit better?

 

[gdean]

I wouldn't imagine they would bring in a new standard that was just a tiny bit better?

WPA2 adds to the security *and* to scalability - an engineering issue.

Graham

 

[fossyant]

The ability to put the code in should be under the Wireless network headdings - use WPA or WPA2 (if you have it). Make yourself up a long passcode (letters numbers) write it down, then apply changes, then hop off to your laptop or what ever, and when you try to connect it will ask for the code.

 

[zimzum42]

It worked, thanks guys!