Broadcasting Mode
A router's default is set in broadcasting
mode - but a secure wireless system administrator will always
set the router to non-broadcasting mode.
When
troubleshooting a wireless system or adding a new device - remember to
set your
router back to broadcast mode.
TO set your ROUTER to BROADCASTING MODE
(Public):
Go to ROUTER setup page
http://192.168.15.1/ and click
WIRELESS, BASIC WIRELESS SETTINGS,
Wireless SID broadcast, ENABLED.
After you are all set and your wireless
system is read to use, its safer to run your router in non-broadcasting
mode:
Desktop
WEP Encryption
1. The router is running - Desktop computer.
2. NOT NEEDED HERE --->Click START, RUN, CMD, IPCONFIG
3. NOT NEEDED HERE --->Write down the IP ADDRESS
4. Open webpage for your router WRT54GP2
by typing in the address
of your router http://192.168.15.1/
5. Click Administration, give your
router a password, and confirm and then write it down
somewhere forever.
6. Now click Wireless, Wireless Security,
Security Mode WEP, 64 bits, write a passphrase,
and then click Generate
7. The router generates WEP Keys.
Now to your LAPTOP:
Set the WEP Encryption filter on your LAPTOP
8. Double Click Dell wireless icon in system
drawer
9. Double click your wireless network
10. Enter here the WEP keys from you 7 above.
START, Control Panel, Network
Connections, double-click the Wireless Network Connection,
Properties,
Wireless Networks, click the preferred network
you recognize. OR just click the DELL Router symbol in
the
Clock SPACE drawer
9. Properties, ASSOCIATION, Network
Authentication - OPEN, Data Encryption - WEP.
10. Enter the password from WEP 1 that the desktop router
setup screen says...from step 6 above.
11. Reenter again, and that's it! Uncheck key is provided
to me automatically.
Now, that's it - for
configuring low level of encryption.
If that doesn't
work, check the FIREWALL
on both DESKTOP and LAPTOP computers - by TURNING them
off.
PARTICULARLY check the ZONE ALARM firewall.
Open ZONE ALARM, FIREWALL, ZONES, and be sure the IP
address of the LAPTOP COMPUTER is entered in
there correctly...(You get the IP address of the laptop
by going to laptop START, RUN, cmd, ipconfig /all)
For even better security,
you still have to allow only certain computers to have
access, correct?
MAC addresses simply put
means - each computer has it's own address.
So if you know the address of your laptop, you can allow
only your laptop access - a closed network!!!
1. Go to LAPTOP, START, RUN, type in CMD hit
the ENTER key, type IPCONFIG /ALL
2. Read the ETHERNET ADAPTER WIRELESS NETWORK CONNECTIONS
and ETHERNET ADAPTER
LOCAL AREA CONNECTION, Physical Address.
You may or may NOT have both.
They will each look something
like a 00-15-CF-32-22-D1
3. Go to DESKTOP COMPUTER
4. Go to ROUTER setup page http://192.168.15.1/ and click WIRELESS, WIRELESS NETWORK
ACCESS
5. Filter Mode ALLOW, and now type in the MAC 01 and MAC
02 (if you have two)
address from the numbers from step 2 on your laptop.
NOW LAPTOP must be set to
receive NON- BROADCASTING NETWORK how?.
1. The Wireless Network Name (or SSID) is in the router
setup page http://192.168.15.1/
under the WIRELESS tab.
2. Then look under WIRELESS SECURITY, and get a
WEP KEY, use that in the laptop config. to
connect.
TO set your ROUTER to NON-BROADCASTING MODE
(STEALTH):
After you are all set and your wireless system
is read to use, its safer to run your router in non-broadcasting mode:
Go to ROUTER setup page http://192.168.15.1/ and click
WIRELESS, BASIC WIRELESS SETTINGS,
Wireless SID broadcast, DISABLED.
Remember to turn this back ON when installing a new wireless device.
IF still having problems,
it REALLY is a good idea to shut off the modem, and
router and power up again.
NOW that's it!
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