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SECURING YOUR WIRELESS NETWORK
LOGGING IN TO A ROUTER
ENABLING YOUR ROUTER’S FIREWALL
How to use your router to lock down your home WiFi network to protect
your devices and safeguard your informa�on.
ENSURE that your computer is connected to the network.
FIND your router’s local IP address on a s�cker on the router or its manual (or Google “IP address”).
OPEN a web browser and type the IP address into the address bar.
ENTER your administra�ve login informa�on (located on a s�cker on the router).
CHANGE the admin password.
LOG IN to your router.
LOOKfor a page �tled Security or Firewall.
FINDthe entry labeled Firewalland click Enable.
CLICKSave and Apply.
An IP address looks like this:
72.200.240.216.
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SECURING YOUR WIRELESS NETWORK
ENABLING WPAWEP, WPA, and WPA2 use data encryp�on to protect your wireless network from intruders.
1 LOG IN to your router. 2 CLICK the Wireless page. 3 SELECT WPA2 or WPA if available, or select WEP if not. 4 CREATE a network password. 5 CLICK Save or Reply.
CHANGING THE NETWORK NAME
An SSID (service set iden�fier) is the name you see when connec�ng to wireless networks.
1 LOG IN to your router.2 CLICK the Wireless page. 3 FIND the box for changing the Network Name (SSID) or password.
HIDING AN SSIDWith broadcas�ng disabled, someone a�emp�ng to connect to the network would need to know both the SSID and the network password.
1 LOG IN to your router.2 CLICK the Wireless page. 3 DISABLE SSID Broadcast.
Network Name:
Wireless
Se�ngs
SSID Broadcast:Enabled
Disabled
Wireless
Se�ngs
WPA2 Personal
Home Wi-Fi
Security Mode:
Wireless
Security
Palomar and its logo are trademarks of Oklahoma City Family Jus�ce Center, Inc.
1140 N. Hudson Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73103
Ask for Bekah for tech help.405.552.1010 | www.palomarokc.org