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<span>1.) Consult your manual or contact your router manufacturer for help in logging into your router.<br /><br />2.) Set up an encryption key (WEP is pretty popular). You can consult your manual or the manufacturer for help in this as well as the process differs from router to router.<br /><br />3.) On your devices, input that WEP key when connecting so that you can actually use the thing.<br /><br />4.) Enjoy your own, safe, secure, encrypted wireless network!</span></span>
Your throughput (speed) is limited by the speed of the service from your provider. Additionally, this speed is divided or shared with every device connected via network cable and devices that are connected wirelessly, too.
To make matters worse, while the wireless N standard provides a faster speed, it only does so at a closer distance. When further away from the router, you may actually get better speed by connecting to the G side of the router (assuming you have G enabled).
Proper router configuration is key. Make sure you haven't locked it down to a slow speed. Install additional wireless access points or upgrade antennas with those that offer higher gain to provide good coverage in your home / space. Locate the wireless routers and access points closest to the areas these drevices will likely be used. Avoid installing in basements, behind brick and concrete walls. Aluminum siding can thwart a signal pretty well, too. Unplug / replace cordless phones that run on 2.4GHz - they can rob bandwidth from your router in the form of interference. Select Ch 1, 6 or 11 for the least interference from other wireless devices as long as they are not already in use by someone close by. Protect your WiFi by NOT broadcasting your SSID and be sure to lock it down with WPA or WPA2 security and a password that does not appear in the dictionary. This will help keep others from stealing your WiFi bandwidth.
All of these suggestions will either increase your throughput / speed or provide additional security and prevent others from stealing your bandwidth. I hope they help!
This is strange... Never heard of it in all my years. Call Linksys www.linksys.com and then ask them becuase this is rare. If they can't find a solution just steal the internet :)
You Router supports either WEP or WPA Security. First thing to do is enable the security, it will become difficult to enter from other users. IF your using a default gateway (192.168.x.x) which is your Router Address. You can enter by Internet Explorer to go inside the Firmware of your Router (http://192.168.0.1) then enter.
Within the router's web based utilities, you can enable MAC filtering. Allow your router to search for the computers that are using your wireless network and only allow the MAC addresses of the computers that are yours. All others that do not have your permission (on the filtering list) can't access your network.
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