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Securing Wifi router [URGENT HELP NEEDED]
I bought a Wifi router from BSNL along with their 900ULF Unlimited plan. The BSNL guys said that whoever receives signal from this modem can access Internet. To prevent misuse by my neighbours, this is what I did:
1. Logged in to 192.168.1.1 to access Router settings.
2. Went to Configuration->Wireless Network.
3. Under security settings, I selected "WPA Mixed mode" for 'Select security option'.
4. I selected the authentication method as "PSK(Pre Shared Key)".
5. In "WPA Pass Phrase:" field I entered a password/security key.
Now whenever I try to access Internet from my father's laptop, I am asked the SSID first (because it is set to be hidden). Then it asks for the security key, which is the password that I set. So, now, is it possible for any person who doesn't know the password, to access internet through is modem using Wifi?
Some additional info: My neighbours too have Wifi router whose signal I can receive. Their SSID isn't hidden. I can connect to it but I can't access internet. But their connection is shown as Unsecured. Can you tell me what did they do to prevent misuse?
Another ques: I see a field called "TxPower" on the Wireless Network configuration page. What is it used for? It was initially set to 20% but I set it to 100%. Can you give some info on this?
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Hey guys HELP ME!!
Here's what I did:
1. I logged in to access the router settings of my neighbour.
2. In Mac address filtering, I added the Mac address of my wifi router in Whitelist and saved the setting.
*i.imgur.com/NPMYR.png
(I copied my router's Mac address from here)
3. Now I am not able to even connect to their wifi router.
*i.imgur.com/hlFlr.png
(I am shown this)
Now I am worried whether any problem would arise....for example if they access their settings, they will be able to get my router's Mac address. Can they misuse it anyway or use it to misuse my internet connection?
I bought a Wifi router from BSNL along with their 900ULF Unlimited plan. The BSNL guys said that whoever receives signal from this modem can access Internet. To prevent misuse by my neighbours, this is what I did:
1. Logged in to 192.168.1.1 to access Router settings.
2. Went to Configuration->Wireless Network.
3. Under security settings, I selected "WPA Mixed mode" for 'Select security option'.
4. I selected the authentication method as "PSK(Pre Shared Key)".
5. In "WPA Pass Phrase:" field I entered a password/security key.
Now whenever I try to access Internet from my father's laptop, I am asked the SSID first (because it is set to be hidden). Then it asks for the security key, which is the password that I set. So, now, is it possible for any person who doesn't know the password, to access internet through is modem using Wifi?
Some additional info: My neighbours too have Wifi router whose signal I can receive. Their SSID isn't hidden. I can connect to it but I can't access internet. But their connection is shown as Unsecured. Can you tell me what did they do to prevent misuse?
Another ques: I see a field called "TxPower" on the Wireless Network configuration page. What is it used for? It was initially set to 20% but I set it to 100%. Can you give some info on this?
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Hey guys HELP ME!!
Here's what I did:
1. I logged in to access the router settings of my neighbour.
2. In Mac address filtering, I added the Mac address of my wifi router in Whitelist and saved the setting.
*i.imgur.com/NPMYR.png
(I copied my router's Mac address from here)
3. Now I am not able to even connect to their wifi router.
*i.imgur.com/hlFlr.png
(I am shown this)
Now I am worried whether any problem would arise....for example if they access their settings, they will be able to get my router's Mac address. Can they misuse it anyway or use it to misuse my internet connection?
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