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Enable or disable your SSID broadcast?

From our previous tutorial about installing wireless routers it was really easy to to set it up.  Having a key (password) to your wireless network would keep internet hitchers away from your home network.  Some of you have known this already but i found it more helpful to disable your SSID Broadcast and it add a little securty to your home network.  It might be a little hard to connect to the network but its worthy.  Generally if you have your SSID Broadcast enabled.  To connect to you network all you need to do is refresh the list of available wireless network that your laptop or desktop can reach.  With the SSID broadcast disabled you have to manually create this connection in order for it to show up on your available wireless network.

Steps to manaully add wireless network to your Windows XP computer:

1. Click on "Start"

2. Click on "Control Panel"

3. Click on "Network Connections"

4. Right-click on your "Wireless Connections" then select "Properties"

5. On "Properties" windows, click on the "Wireless Network" tab.

6. Click on "Add" wireless network. Enter SSID and Enter Key twice and click on "Done"

Once you complete the steps mentioned above you should be able to connect to your wireless network.

If you have any questions with this tutorial or if you have something to add please don't hesitate to contact me.

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