Airport Extreme Wireless Password Protection

[goodwill]

Hi-
This might be very easy to answer, however, I have no idea upon which direction to even begin. I have SBC Yahoo DSL, which might turn out irrelevant in the case of my question, but I have no idea where to go or how to set up my wireless network within my place to have a password to join the network. All I am trying to do is have a password to join my network and I'm not quite certain how to do that. If anyone could tell me how to set it up so there is a password to join my wireless network that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

[superbovine]

in generally you have a WAP or a wireless router. open up your manual and read it. the manual will tell you what the default ip address is your wiresless router/ap etc. more than likely it is a 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1 anyways. from there you can connect through a web browser and configure features like that how you like. the features will depend on the hardware you own.

 

[janey]

if you have an airport base station, you need the admin program in /Applications/Utilities.

btw, your isp is sbc? hows the connection for you? for me its ****ty and keeps dropping the connection every couple of days, not happy about that

 

[goodwill]

My connection has actually been pretty good. I haven't had any major blips, late at night I'll get dropped a few times and especially as of late during the prime time hours of the evening I lose service, but unfortunately for Yahoo DSL being one of the cheaper services around I went with it. Its safe to say you get what you pay for. Obviously with a Mac I shelled out some serious dough and I am more than elated with my economic donation to Apple and the Federal Government, however, I shouldve been wiser in chosing a "stronger" DSL service.