How do i password protect my Router???

To connect to your wireless router, the router's wireless settings needs to be configured with the SSID, encryption etc. and also the wireless cards in all the laptops/computers needs to be configured with these router's wireless settings. Then the laptops/desktop computers can communicate with your wireless router.
Connect a LAN cable from the Linksys to the LAN port on your computer.
Open a browser and enter the Linksys configuration URL
http://192.168.1.1
The default login = admin
The default PW = admin
You can protect your router by changing the default admin PW (write it down and put it in a safe place)
Go to the wireless configuration and set up the SSID and WPA or WPA2 encryption to protect your wireless network and Internet from unauthorized access.
Now apply these settings to the wireless card in your laptop/computer.
To secure your wireless network from unauthorized access, please click on this link and follow my instructions :- http://www.fixya.com/support/r3559128-wireless_router_security

Reset the router ..
To reset the router using the reset button, use these steps:

1. Look for the red reset button at the back of the router.
2. Press and hold the reset button for approximately 5 seconds

Linksys sets the default to 192.168.1.1 (http://192.168.1.1/
you will be asked for your credentials, leave the username blank and enter "admin" for the password

There are two kinds of password protection for your ROUTER;
(1) The Web Interface can be password protected by changing the default password
(2) The Wireless connection password (encryption)

Which one do you want enabled to protect your router?

Hello

Click HERE to get step by step instructions on how to enable password protection on your router.

Kind regards
Andrea

If you see two wireless connections then one is your wireless router and the other is most likely your neighbour's.
For information on securing the wireless network, configure the wireless settings in the router and the wireless card in your computer/laptop, please click on this link and follow my instructions :-
http://www.fixya.com/support/r3559128-wireless_router_security

you must logon to the NetGear wireless router and setup wireless security. choose a security type usually WEP, type a key phrase or passphrase and voila, you will have to re-connect on your clients by entering the password when you get prompted for it.

Open a web browser like internet explorer or firefox. Enter the ip address of your router in the address bar of your browser. By default the ip address should be set to 192.168.1.1. You should see a box prompting you for your username and password.

Enter your username and password now. By default the username is admin, and the password is 1234. Click the Ok button to log in to your router

Click on wireless setup and you should have options there to change the security settings and setup a WEP key(password).

once you do this.
click on start
click on run
type ncpa.cpl
right-click wireless local area connection
click on view available wireless networks
and connect to your network again using the new password that you have just setup

Please try to use a difrent DNS service.
For example open DNS:
Primary: 208.67.222.222
Secundary: 208.67.220.220

the password you entered should prevent people from using yor network unless they have the password. Your network will still show on other peoples settings when they check for networks to connect to, but now you have added a password for your router it should say secured next to it when they try to use your network it will ask them for the password - pin - etc... and if they do not have it then they should not be able to access your router. Why not try to see if one of your neighbours can still access it now you have protected it with a password.

Most likely you need to put in a password or tell you computer that your router is password protected. Go to network connections choose wireless then find your router and hit connect, it should ask for a password.