Airport Express Security Access

Hello:
Can anyone out there tell me how I can limit access to my wireless network? I just found oput that my next door neighbor can surf the internet using MY Aiport Express wireless signal from my house, and i can't find any mention on how I can shut off access to anyone but the computers in my house I want to be online. Thabnks for your help on this. Regards, Labrat3
Imac   Mac OS X (10.4.4)  

Single best solution - enable WPA wireless security (with a password) on your Airport Express. To do this...
Run the Airport Admin Utility. Select your Express, click to configure. Click on the Airport tab, click on the "Wireless Security" button. Select the WPA for home/office protocol. Enter a non-dictionary password of at least eight characters. Update settings to the Airport Express.
On your Mac, reconnect to your Airport Express wireless network. You will be prompted to enter a password - type in the same password you just entered on the Airport Express.
That's it. WPA security is in practical terms not hackable, so it will be impossible for anyone who doesn't know the password to your Airport Express to connect to it.
There are still more settings you can configure to make your Airport Express less accessible to outsiders, like implementing MAC address based access control and enabling the "create a closed network" feature. However, since no one is going to get past your WPA security anyway, these other measures are unnecessary.

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