[GRLUG] Linksys router security setup

[Adam bultman]

Ron Lauzon wrote:

>Bob Kline wrote:
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>>I have a Linksys wireless router, and have ( I believe ) set up the 
>>security settings.
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>>The question is this:  I press the "Cisco Systems" button on the left 
>>side of the
>>front panel,  and it blinks with a white light for about 2 minutes.  
>>Is this the stage
>>at which one is supposed to turn on the wireless device on a client 
>>PC?   Or does
>>the flickering white light mean that the router is looking for another 
>>client device?
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>I think it just means you reset the router.
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>For wireless devices, all you should have to do is change the SSID to 
>whatever you want.  It's a good idea to turn off SSID Broadcast (makes 
>your network more stealth).  Then put that SSID into whatever devices 
>you want to connect and start.
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Pressing the large "Cisco systems" button enables some easy config for
connecting new clients.  There should be some documentation on it. Mine
lit up after I updated my firmware (really) and when  I went to best
buy, there was  a large sign showing exactly what it was.

Adam