How to secure Wi-Fi modems BSNL encryption, Access Restriction using Password

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• Login to the ADSL Router using http://192.168.1.1. • Username and password are ‘admin’ and ‘admin’. • Click on ‘Basic’. • Click on ‘WLAN’. • Select ‘WEP’ in WEP Method. Click on ‘Basic’. Click on ‘WLAN’. Select ‘WEP’ in WEP Method. Give the key according to the encryption. Click on apply. Click on Save All to save the configuration.

•Access Restriction using Password

Login to the ADSL Router on http://192.168.1.1

The username and password by default are ‘admin’ and ‘admin’. Click on ‘advanced’

Click on ‘wireless security’

Select the WEP security. Enable WEP security.

Key in the desired security password. Click on Apply.

Access List (MAC based)

•       To add the clients to the access list, find out the MAC id of the clients (wireless interface card) where the connectivity is required, using the command ipconfig –all.

•       To find out the MAC id from already active clients, follow the following method.

•Click on ‘lan clients’ under the ‘advanced’ menu

Copy the MAC ids for the clients whom access has to be permitted.

•To add the clients to the access list find the following method.

•Click on ‘wireless management’ under ‘advanced’ menu.

Select the check box ‘enable access list’ Select ‘allow’

Enter the MAC id in the space provided. Click on add.

Click on ‘apply’

•       Save the entire configuration by following the method given below.