Hi , im needing help securing my wireless network.I have a laptop with pro wireless installed, also have desk pc with D Link card my wireless router/wireless is D Link G604T, I have tried putting in the WEP key then the wireless looses connection, My connection says you are connected to an unsecured network (open) obviously doing something wrong
Help!!!!!

Hi donnatil and welcome to PCHF ,

Look in the manual for your D Link to find out how to get into the router control panel and then check WEP Encryption is actually turned on at the router. Normally the PC will need to be connected to the router via wires (ethernet) for accessing the router control panel.

Chris

Hi ive gone into the control panel for the router and have done everything it tells me, i have also gone into properties on the wireless conection, and still says unsecured network!!!!!!!

life goes on mate, u just have to keep trying.

Hi donnatil,

Im not entirely sure on this then - i was just providing a quick check.

If a member of the tech team does not respond to this soon then i will PM one of them for you. If i forget - just post a message in here.

Chris

in the owners manual here (Wireless G ADSL Router Modem - DSL-G604T by D-Link) on page 53 it goes into the advanced security settings. Have you been through those? It walks you through how to set up a wep key, and how it's stored and how to choose which one you want to use to activate your router.

also make sure it's set to 'shared' so that only stations that have that key can use it.

Hope that helps, let us know if it doesn't.

Thanks,

v

Hi, ive gone through the manual and settings to the book and still says unsecured!!!!!!!!!! As soon as i put it on shared there no connection unless its on open, i think it would proberly be easier if i got some one out to have a look at it and sort it for me as im obviously doing some thing wrong, Thanks to all for your help though