Open a web browser, type - http://192.168.1.1 into the address bar. When it asks for a username and password, leave the username blank and entere admin as the password. You do not need to install any software whatsoever to use a router and all aspects of the configuration can be accessed using the web based configuration utility on the router, accessed as described above.
There's an awful lot of info there, and I'm not sure I understand it all.
However, under the Wireless/Basic Wireless tab, I have 'Wireless SSID Broadcast' set to 'Disable'.
Under the Security/Firewall tab, I have 4 entries checked opposite "Block WAN Requests"
Are these correct settings?
As for the rest, I'm totally lost. I'm not setting up a network here- all I want is the extra security of a hardware firewall. Are there any good tutorials on this?
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Open a web browser, type - http://192.168.1.1 into the address bar. When it asks for a username and password, leave the username blank and entere admin as the password. You do not need to install any software whatsoever to use a router and all aspects of the configuration can be accessed using the web based configuration utility on the router, accessed as described above.
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Under the Security/Firewall tab, I have 4 entries checked opposite "Block WAN Requests"
Are these correct settings?
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May 28th, 2006 03:00
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1277020,00.asp
http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/learnmore/bowman_05february10.mspx
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