My wireless is set on unsecured how do i change it to secured

Connect a LAN cable from the Linksys to the LAN port on your computer.
Open a browser and enter the Linksys configuration URL
http://192.168.1.1
The default login = admin
The default PW = admin
You can protect your router by changing the default admin PW (write it down and put it in a safe place)
Go to the wireless configuration and set up the SSID and WPA or WPA2 encryption to protect your wireless network and Internet from unauthorized access.
Now apply these settings to the wireless card in your laptop/computer.
To secure your wireless network from unauthorized access, please click on this link and follow my instructions :- http://www.fixya.com/support/r3559128-wireless_router_security

Need more information about your router?
Who is the manufacturer?
What is the model number?
How many wired and wireless computers do you have in the network.

In order to secure your network, you will need to change the settings on your router.
Connect the computer to the router. Open the setup page.
Change the security settings.
Try this website to secure your WiFi at home

Please follow the link below. Hopefully this will give you the specifics for securing your Linksys home network.

http://www.nil.wustl.edu/csg/faqs/dsl/wirelessconfig.htm

to factory default your router push the "reset" button on the back for about 10 seconds then release. once the router has rebooted it will be back at factory defaults.

The default ip address is 192.168.1.1

you can leave the user name field blank and the default password is admin.

Is there any computer connected to the router ?
If not then you will need to connect the computer to the router.
Do not change any wireless settings on the router with the wireless computer.
you will need to connect the computer to the router with the Ethernet cable.
check the IP address of the computer.
open the router set up page of the router.
Here you can change the wireless settings of the router.
Now once you change the network anme and security on the router, you will need to connect to the wireless network on your wireless computers.
Click Here for step by step instructions

The router works only if the network is unsecured.
When you secure the wireless network , make sure that you will change the wireless network name also. Because if you change the wireless security and if you keep the same network name then your computer will try to connect to the same network name with the old unsecured settings saved on the computer.
Try to change the SSID ( network name ) and security to WPA, check if that works.
If that doesn't work then I believe you will need to upgrade the FIRMWARE of the router.

Click here for more information about the routers and the wireless network

http into it 192.168.0.1
if you set the password there is a small button somewhere at the back of the Bulken that will reset that ... You shiould be able to HTTP into the the setup menu and change any of it's configuration

go into ur wireless network properties.click internet protocol.check settings .if obtain ip auto is checked.connect to the unsecured network to obtain details..ip,gateway , dns etc.
disconnect go back to wireless properties and select use the following ip/dns in internet protocol and type in the details..this will get u connected..once connected left click on connected icon in sys tray and select repair this should make changes to ip and dns..it may change it may not ..if not it doesnt need to.

All you have to do it open up your web browser. Go to your router's setup page (usually 192.168.1.1) Go to either admin., wireless security, or security.
Select your security mode (pick WPA personal as it is most compatible with your network.)
Select TKIP for your encription and set your passphrase(password)

It sound to me that you have a wireless card in your laptop and you are picking up your neighbors wireless router!!!! which has no SSID set, thus "default" and has no encryption set, thus "unsecured network". Turn off your wireless adapter The only security on a Non-Wireless router is turning on the firewall. It should be enabled by default. The other thing would be to change the password on your router, but since you do not have a wireless router, then it is pointless, unless you do not want someone in your house to access the router settings and make changes. Ever then, if someone in your house that is physically connected to the router with a "cable" could alway walk to the router and stick a pin in the the "reset" hole in the back of the router to reset wipe any changes that was made, so a password is pointless as far as I am concerned for non-wirelss routers. open your browser and type http://192.168.1.1 Admin User name: Leave it blank Password: admin Once you login you can change your password if you like.