Netgear DG834G Wireless Security Setting

The wireless network thus setup using DG834G after connecting to BSNL broadband is not security enabled by default.  If you don't enable encryption for the wireless media, anyone can connect to the internet using your gateway.  Let's see how we setup the encryption for our wireless media from the router.

1. Login to your router ( 192.168.0.1 ) using "admin"/"password"
2. Click on Wireless settings
3. Under Wireless Network
1. Set the Network (SSID) to a name which is not specific to your identity.  Using a generic name is generally advised.  In my case, I used "NETGEAR" as the SSID.
2. Select "Asia" for Region
3. Select "11" for channel ( find out the channel number from your WLAN interface on your laptop or desktop )
4. Select "g&b" for Mode
4. Under Wireless Access Point
1. Check Enable Wireless Access Point
2. Check Allow Broadcast of Name (SSID)
3. Uncheck Wireless Isolation
5. Don't disturb Wireless Station Access List
6. Under Security Options
1. Select WPA-PSK
7. Under WPA-PSK Security Encryption
1. Choose an appropriate password
8. Click Apply

Under Vista, do the following to pair your laptop with the Gateway

1. Open Network Property
2. Click Wireless Properties
3. Click Security tab
4. Select WPA-Personal for Security type
5. Select TKIP for Encryption type
6. Type the same password that you'd set in the router for Network security key
7. Close the Security tab
8. Click Details to check whether you have paired with the gateway

Happy Wireless networking..