How to secure Belkin 54G Modem/Router

**nifty** · 17-08-08, 12:10 PM

Good morning,

My daughter (about 200km away) has a Belkin 54G Router (model F5D7130) and some cretin in her apartment block has been accessing her network and used all her monthly bandwith. I looked at using Network Magic Pro that uses MAC filtering to lock down the network but it doesn't list this specific router....close but not this one.

I have picked up the following advice from the net....

Anyway, in case anybody else is wondering how to secure a Belkin Wireless G Plus Router. You type in the URL http://192.168.2.1 into your web browser. On the Wireless section on the left hand side, click on the Security button. There are a few security options here but the simplest is to select WPA and type in a password of your choice. After that, the router will reboot and from then on if any new user wishes to use your network, they will be prompted to enter the password.

Can anyone offer any further suggestions.

Thanks

Neville

**fandtm666** · 17-08-08, 12:54 PM

she can set the encryption but also use the mac filtering and only allow her mac address to connect

**intelliGEORGE** · 17-08-08, 03:44 PM

Access point configuration

1. Open a Web Browser
2. In the address bar type the IP address of your access point.
Note: By default the IP address is 192.168.2.254
3. Click on Security in the left hand column under Wireless
4. Enter your password if any and click Submit
5. Select WPA-PSK (no server) from the Security Mode section
6. Enter your Pre-shared Key
Note: You can mask your Pre-shared Key by selecting Obscure PSK
7. Click on Apply Changes

Network adapter configuration

1. Go to Start and click on Control Panel.
2. Control Panel window will appear. Double click on Network Connections.
3. Network Connections window will appear. Right click correct Wireless Network Connection by identifying correct wireless network adapter and click View Available Wireless Networks.
4. Wireless Network Connection window will appear. Select the network you wish to connect and click Connect.
5. The should now be security-enabled.
6. Enter the WPA-PSK network key you set up in the router as above.
7. If all goes well, you will connect to wireless network at last.

17-08-08, 12:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
nifty Junior Member iTrader: (1) Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Eastern Darling Downs Qld Posts: 25 Spent time on board: 1 Day and 17:44:02	How to secure Belkin 54G Modem/Router Good morning, My daughter (about 200km away) has a Belkin 54G Router (model F5D7130) and some cretin in her apartment block has been accessing her network and used all her monthly bandwith. I looked at using Network Magic Pro that uses MAC filtering to lock down the network but it doesn't list this specific router....close but not this one. I have picked up the following advice from the net.... Anyway, in case anybody else is wondering how to secure a Belkin Wireless G Plus Router. You type in the URL http://192.168.2.1 into your web browser. On the Wireless section on the left hand side, click on the Security button. There are a few security options here but the simplest is to select WPA and type in a password of your choice. After that, the router will reboot and from then on if any new user wishes to use your network, they will be prompted to enter the password. Can anyone offer any further suggestions. Thanks Neville

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17-08-08, 12:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
fandtm666 Premium Member iTrader: (19) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,304	she can set the encryption but also use the mac filtering and only allow her mac address to connect

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intelliGEORGE Premium Member iTrader: (2) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Antarctica Posts: 1,212 Spent time on board: 2 Weeks, 5 Days and 7:39:55	Access point configuration 1. Open a Web Browser 2. In the address bar type the IP address of your access point. Note: By default the IP address is 192.168.2.254 3. Click on Security in the left hand column under Wireless 4. Enter your password if any and click Submit 5. Select WPA-PSK (no server) from the Security Mode section 6. Enter your Pre-shared Key Note: You can mask your Pre-shared Key by selecting Obscure PSK 7. Click on Apply Changes Network adapter configuration 1. Go to Start and click on Control Panel. 2. Control Panel window will appear. Double click on Network Connections. 3. Network Connections window will appear. Right click correct Wireless Network Connection by identifying correct wireless network adapter and click View Available Wireless Networks. 4. Wireless Network Connection window will appear. Select the network you wish to connect and click Connect. 5. The should now be security-enabled. 6. Enter the WPA-PSK network key you set up in the router as above. 7. If all goes well, you will connect to wireless network at last.

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