Changing from WEP to more secure wireless connection

[eta34]

As some of you know, my technical skills are very poor. Here is my situation:

I recently switched form Verizon to DSL Extreme. I couldn't be happier. Excellent speed. Improved service. When I set up my wireless network with Verizon, I had a long password (something like 20 characters). I believe it was WPA? Now, when I set up my DSL Extreme the technician on the phone had me set it up as WEP. It entailed 5 sets of double digit numbers.

Now I am no expert, but this doesn't seem nearly secure as my previous password (NeilMacCauleyisaninsufferabledouche69!).

How do I change the settings to a more secure password (i.e. WEP to WPA)? It is a Belkin N wireless router.

I am sure I left out critical details. Please help!

[chiefcrash]

First: RTFM

Second: go to the router's configuration page. If you don't know where that is, open up a command prompt type "ipconfig". You'll find a bunch of gibberish, but find the IP address of the default gateway. put that IP address in your browser, and the router's config page should come up.

Log in (you'll have to RTFM to find the default username/password, usually something like admin/admin), and navigate around to the wireless settings page. In there you should find the options to switch from WEP to WPA2, set a new wireless key, change the SSID, etc...

[nagorb]

First: RTFM

Second: go to the router's configuration page. If you don't know where that is, open up a command prompt type "ipconfig". You'll find a bunch of gibberish, but find the IP address of the default gateway. put that IP address in your browser, and the router's config page should come up.

Log in (you'll have to RTFM to find the default username/password, usually something like admin/admin), and navigate around to the wireless settings page. In there you should find the options to switch from WEP to WPA2, set a new wireless key, change the SSID, etc...

Sounds like a bunch of gibberish to me

[AAShooter]

Sounds like a bunch of gibberish to me

Just give him the RCA dog look . . .

[G1500]

Google-fu.

http://www.belkin.com/support/article/?lid=en&pid=F5D8232-4&aid=10177&scid=221

http://192.168.2.1Configuring WPA-PSK Encryption:

Connect a computer to any one of the four LAN ports of the Belkin wireless router.
Open your web browser and type the router IP address of the router (by default, the address is http://192.168.2.1.) in the address bar and press Enter.
Click Login on the top of the page to login to the router. By default the Password is left blank, click Submit.
Click Security under Wireless menu.


Under Security Mode, select WPA/WPA2-personal (PSK)
Select WPA2-PSK as your Authentication
Select AES as the Encryption Technique.
Enter a word or group of characters in the Password (PSK) box. The Pre-Shared Key must be 8 to 63 characters in length.
Note: The PSK (Pre-Shared Key) is case sensitive ("A" is different than "a")
Click Apply changes to save the settings.

Configuring MAC Access Control List:

Note: Before you enable MAC access control list, you need to know the MAC address (aka Physical address or Hardware address) of all your wireless devices. MAC address control has the ability to allow or deny only those wireless devices whose MAC addresses you specified.

Connect a computer to any one of the four LAN ports of the BELKIN router.
Open your web browser and type the router IP address which would be http://192.168.2.1 (this is the default IP address of the router) in the address bar and press Enter.
Click MAC address control under wireless menu.
The Login window will appear and prompt you for a Password. By default the password is left blank and you can click Submit.
Click on Allow or Deny


Click inside the box and enter the MAC address of the device you wish to allow or deny. Use the following format to enter an address 00XX:XX:XX:XX


Repeat the last step to add all wireless clients to the list.
When you have finished entering all the MAC address of wireless devices, click Apply Changes. Your settings will be saved and only the wireless clients with MAC addresses listed will be allowed to or denied from connecting to your router.

[paul0660]

btw your old password is very common, and easily found.

[AAShooter]

I'd use NeilIsKewl2. They would never figure that one out.

[Blackhawk556]

i like to use "SkyNET" as my SSID because if anyone tries to hack into my network, the T-1000 will stab them in the eye

T-2 fans will know what i'm talking about

[nosuchagency]

btw your old password is very common, and easily found.

i found what worked best for me was to replace some of the letters with like-shaped numbers, symbols etc...