How can I change a wireless network from public to private?

The main computer for the network is running Windows XP.



Thanks for any help!How can I change a wireless network from public to private?
The answers here all tell you how to secure the network.. That's good but if you mean you need to set your network to PRIVATE its only a Vista THING.



Click on Control Panel, then Network and Sharing Center.

You will see a ';picture'; of your current connection and under that you will see the SSID (network name) then to the right of that is a button that says Customize.

Click that and change the network from PUBLIC to PRIVATE.. This will allow file sharing on the system.

This setting only applies to that ONE connection and does not change the setting when connected to other SSID's or other networks.How can I change a wireless network from public to private?
Like said before, you can encrypt your connection using a WEP key.



If you'd like to encrypt your connection, you may be able to do so by logging into your router by typing 192.168.0.1 into a browser and then entering your username and password.



If you don't know what your username and password are, you may want to try using one of the combination below.



Username: admin



Password: password



or



Username: admin



Password: admin



Once you've logged in to your router, you should look for a page called Security or something similar to that and then set a WEP key.



Good luck and I hope I helped you!
Add a password to get into router

Add wep encryption for wireless

People will see it but can't access without the wep password.

Make sure you do ascii not hex.

You can also add mac filtering if you want
You need to do this in your router.



Do the things that Micky said, and hide the SSID.
Put a password.