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Your wireless configuration software may be configured to automatically connect you to any access point or a prioritized list of access points. To ensure that you only connect to your access point, you need to adjust your wireless configuration software so that it only connects to your own access point.

If you are using the Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC) service in Windows XP or 2003, these are the steps to follow:

1. Open Network Connections (Start | Run | ncpa.cpl)
2. Right click on your wireless adapter's icon, then click Properties
3. Click the Wireless Networks Tab
4. Click the Advanced button
5. If it is not already empty, clear the box to "Automatically connect to non-preferred networks" (see image)
6. Click Close
7. Look at the Preferred networks box and ensure that only your network appears there. If others appear there, remove them.
8. Click OK.

Otherwise, if you are using the software that came with your card or another Operating System to configure your connection, you will need to find the settings that correspond with these primary steps:
    •Do not scan for new Access Points
    •Use only one saved profile for your own network


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by funchords See Profile edited by adsldude See Profile
last modified: 2005-08-08 07:58:10