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how to secure a router?

i want to password protect my wireless but idk how, how is it done? i don’t see any buttons on the router, do i do it from my laptop or what? it’s a Linksys WAP54G

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Follow the steps

Change the default admin password to another one. Don’t worry if you forget it. You will either not need it in the future because routers and ADSL modems are often the “configure and forget it” type of device; even if you forget the password and you need to reconfigure the device - you can reset it to the factory settings, because you have full physical access to the device;

Disable administration via the Internet. It is likely that you won’t ever need it. Even if you do, you can do it much safer with a SSH tunnel to one of your computers and then connect to the router locally.

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