28-07-2005, 23:39
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Router set up help
Right im online with the BT Voyager 2100 ADSL Wireless router. I have managed to het online, and i also followed the instructions acording to the manual. But i dont think i have set it up properly. Ive set Windows to obtain an IP Address and DNS Server address automatically, but i still dont think im safe.
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28-07-2005, 23:58
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Re: Router set up help
Its asking for hexadecimal digits, could i be shown an example?
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29-07-2005, 00:44
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Re: Router set up help
In the router there should be an option to generate a WEP key.
Usually you put in a pass phrase and the router will then give you a choice of keys (these are the hexidecimal keys).
Simply choose one of these, tell the router which to use, tell your wireless card which one you're using, and then tell it which one of the keys this relates to on your router (the keys are normally numbered - if you pick key 1 from the routers choices you need to tell your wireless connection on the PC that you are using key index #1).
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29-07-2005, 10:09
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Re: Router set up help
Alternatively, choose WPA security rather than WEP. It's better security and you don't have to muck about with Hex keys, you just set a password. Presuming the router can handle WPA of course ...
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29-07-2005, 13:51
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Re: Router set up help
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Originally Posted by Chris T
Alternatively, choose WPA security rather than WEP. It's better security and you don't have to muck about with Hex keys, you just set a password. Presuming the router can handle WPA of course ...
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Sorry for the rather late response, it lost all the setting when i booted up this morning. Ill try WPA. Ok heres the page i have.
EDIT: ok i have tested my security with the diagnostics tools and here are the results. (2nd screenshot)
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29-07-2005, 23:46
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Re: Router set up help
UPDATE: This is what i have enabled:
Hide Wireless Network (Hide SSID)
Encryption: (WPA SPK)
DHCP Server: ON
UPnP: ON
IP Filtering: Enabled
DNS Server: Enable Automatic Assigned DNS (ticked)
Is that it or should i take extra steps? I have ZA on the highest setting (Stealth Mode)
The only thing i cannot seem to achieve is putting the routers MAC Address into the MAC Filter. The router just freezes and i have to do a factory reset. I have Googled for answers, but cant find anything.
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30-07-2005, 14:54
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Re: Router set up help
Anyone???
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30-07-2005, 15:02
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Re: Router set up help
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Originally Posted by Wayne A
UPDATE: This is what i have enabled:
Hide Wireless Network (Hide SSID)
Encryption: (WPA SPK)
DHCP Server: ON
UPnP: ON
IP Filtering: Enabled
DNS Server: Enable Automatic Assigned DNS (ticked)
Is that it or should i take extra steps? I have ZA on the highest setting (Stealth Mode)
The only thing i cannot seem to achieve is putting the routers MAC Address into the MAC Filter. The router just freezes and i have to do a factory reset. I have Googled for answers, but cant find anything.
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The MAC filter is for putting other MACs in not its own one (IE wifi, print servers)
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30-07-2005, 15:04
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Re: Router set up help
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Originally Posted by david.ewles
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Originally Posted by Wayne A
UPDATE: This is what i have enabled:
Hide Wireless Network (Hide SSID)
Encryption: (WPA SPK)
DHCP Server: ON
UPnP: ON
IP Filtering: Enabled
DNS Server: Enable Automatic Assigned DNS (ticked)
Is that it or should i take extra steps? I have ZA on the highest setting (Stealth Mode)
The only thing i cannot seem to achieve is putting the routers MAC Address into the MAC Filter. The router just freezes and i have to do a factory reset. I have Googled for answers, but cant find anything.
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The MAC filter is for putting other MACs in not its own one (IE wifi, print servers)
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Ahh right ok, so im safe then from the setup, that i have?
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30-07-2005, 17:39
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Re: Router set up help
You're unlikely to need UPnP
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30-07-2005, 18:05
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Re: Router set up help
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You're unlikely to need UPnP
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Oh.... why's that then?
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30-07-2005, 18:26
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Re: Router set up help
Well, OK, it depends on what you use.
It's only worth having UPnP enabled on the router *if* it is also enabled in Windows (requires 2 Services to be enabled & running: "Universal Plug 'N' Play Device Host" & "SSDP Discovery Service") *and* you have other software/hardware which makes use of it.
UPnP wiki entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UPNP
ADSLGuide review of the Voyager 2100 (lots of set up info, by the way): http://www.adslguide.org.uk/hardware...oyager2100.asp
And from the ADSLGuide review of the earlier 2000:
http://www.adslguide.org.uk/hardware...q3/bt-2000.asp
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Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)
The Voyager 2000 supports UPnP which is enabled by default. UPnP is a standard that allows software running on a computer to open/close ports in a NAT router. This functionality is used by software like MSN Messenger that requires a wide range of random ports which makes the use of standard port forwarding impossible. MSN Messenger will run on any NAT based router with functionality limited to text chat, but UPnP makes it possible to hold video and voice conferences. Using UPnP is a two stage process. You must install it as an option in Windows XP as it is not installed by default.
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So if you want to do more than just text chatting on MSN, then it can be useful.
I just leave it turned off in XP & on my router.
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30-07-2005, 19:48
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Re: Router set up help
Just for info, cause I see a lot of people talking about SSID hiding, here's a great article on why hiding your SSID is pointless and can actually cause degradation of signal strength...
https://www.icsalabs.com/icsa/docs/h...sid_hiding.pdf
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31-07-2005, 12:25
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Re: Router set up help
Ok, heres another prob for you, when i booted up this morning the router forgets to automatically connect to my network and i have to reconfigure it to get on the Internet, how else can i make it remember the settings so that when i boot up, i can just go straight on the Internet?
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