How to Lock a Wireless Router

How to Lock a Wireless Router

Wherever you go, you always see signs that you should never leave your belongings unattended. So why not have a wireless router sign that should not be left unattended? If you bought it, all the default settings and if you do not change, you can configure and make it safer for the chance to take advanTAGe of every hacker prone wireless connection.

I bet it's the last thing you want. The share of bandwidth, notMention is sniffing the shared files, the last thing you need. For help, please read the following ways for you to lock the router.

Step 1: Read the docuMentation or manual and learn the process from there. If you can not find the manual or if it is not included, please contact their official website and download from there.

Step 2: Setting up your first Computer and the router. On the back of the router, you can see 4 yellow LAN portsPorts. In a different color, usually blue, which is the WAN port. If the wireless adapter to connect to wireless Internet, disconnect the adapter from the back of your Computer and connect to the WAN port. When you connect, the modem necessary, pull the other end of the connection from the Computer and connect the modem to the WAN port.

Step 3: wireless network must be able to transmit the Internet signal when the power cord connectoroutlet. Assuming that your Computer is wireless-ready, Plug the computer to set up a secure network for your router. Open a web browser and input the IP adDress 192.168.1.1 in its adDress bar.

Step 4: It will ask for the username and password to which you will Supply with the default settings. It will direct you to a page where you need to click Security Settings Menu.

Step 5: Take this chance to make your network a lot more secure. Change the default password to a personal one and jot it down so you won't forget it and have to resort to restarting the router in the future. Also change the SSID or the name of the connection. This is usually in the default setting too which becomes a lot vulnerable to hackers. Change it to one you also will not forget. Now, you have virtually locked your router. Save the settings and log off.