Linksys Wireless-G 2.4GHz 802.11g (WAP54G v2) Wireless Access Point

Instructions for Securing your router

1. Open the web browser
2. Type in the IP Address of the Router (the default is-http://192.168.1.245) and press ENTER
3. A login window will appear.
4. Leave the user name field blank (this is the default user name, if you have changed it then you’ll need to specify the username you created)
5. Enter admin in the password field (this is the default password. If you have changed it then you’ll need to enter the password you created) and click OK.

Change Wireless Access Point Password

1. Verify the “Setup” tab is chosen and select “Password”.
2. Enter a new password and confirm the password in the AP password fields. Note: This password should be complicated yet easy to remember.
3. Change this password periodically to improve your network security.

Change and Secure the SSID

1. Select the “Setup” tab at the top. Verify that the “Basic Setup” page is currently displaying.
2. In the “AP Name” box, specify a name for your Wireless Access Point. This should be a unique name, and try not to make it too obvious.
3. The LAN section can be left as is.
4. In the “Wireless” section, “Mode” should be set to “Mixed”.
5. In the SSID box enter a name for your network. Again this name should be memorable to you, but not so easy that someone could guess it. For example, the serial number of your Wireless Access Point.
6. Set “SSID Broadcast” to “DISABLE.”
7. “Channel” can be left at default or you can specify whichever channel you want. It is important to remember that all neighboring wireless networks may create interference if they use the same channel number. As a result you may want to select an alternate channel number.

Encryption (WPA)

1. Select “Enable” next to Wireless Security
2. Click “Edit Security Settings”
3. In the “Security Mode drop down box, choose “WPA Pre-Shared Key” (NOTE: In all cases WPA2 provides the best security. Choose it whenever possible. If your network card does not however support WPA or WPA2, WEP can be chosen instead)
4. Leave WPA Algorithm at its default setting.
5. Enter a WPA Shared key of 8-32 characters. This key should be treated as a password and should not be simple. This key should only be shared with the people who you have authorized to use your network. This should be a different password than the one specified for the Access point.
6. Leave “Group Key Renewal” as default.
7. Choose “Save Settings”

You now need to make your wireless network secure on each of the PC’s that will be part of the network.

Making your wireless network secure in Windows XP:

1. Click Start-Control Panel
2. Open Network Connections
3. Right click on wireless connection.
4. Choose view available wireless networks.
5. Choose “Setup a Wireless Network for Home or Small Office”.
6. The setup wizard should launch.
• Click Next
• Enter the SSID you gave your network
• Select “Manually assign a network key”.
• Choose “Use WPA instead of WEP” (Unless only WEP is supported on your system)
• Click Next
• Enter the Network Key
• Click Next
• Choose “Setup the Network Manually”
• Click Next
• Click Finish
7. Click on Change Advanced Settings
8. Click on the Wireless Networks Tab
9. A list of Preferred Networks is displayed. Click on your SSID and use the Move Up button to move your SSID to the top of the list.

If you are using a non Windows XP system you will need to refer to your Wireless Network Card Manufacturer’s documentation for information on how to secure the wireless network on the PC.

Now go back into the router configuration window and register the MAC addresses that will be allowed on your network.

Register MAC addresses of Network PC’s on Router

1. Obtain the MAC addresses of each PC that will be on your network. This can be done by doing the following on each of the PC’s that will be on your network:
• Click Start and choose Run
• Type cmd and click OK
• Type ipconfig /all
• Locate “Physical Address” (It should look something like 00-01-CA-XX-21-10)
• This is the MAC address. Repeat this on each computer that is connected to your network and take note of these numbers.
2. Back in the LinkSys configuration screen, choose the “Advanced” tab from the top.
3. Verify “Filters” is the secondary tab currently selected.
4. Select Enabled in “Filtered MAC Address”
5. Select “Permit PC’s listed below to access the wireless network”.
6. Enter the MAC addresses of each of the PC’s that will be part of your wireless network.
7. Choose Save Settings.

Once you have completed all of the above steps, you have made the wireless access point secure.

The final step in setting up your wireless network is registering the MAC address of your router with Housing and Technology Services

Go to: http://wsprod.colostate.edu/cwis10/hds/tech/registration.aspx to register your router with us.