How can I always connect automatically to my own router?

I live in a building that has many routers running in neighbouring properties and AirPort sees them all, including mine.
The trouble is that every time I log out, sleep the computer, or just go away for a while, when I come back, AirPort has forgotten which router to connect to and often tries to connect to the wrong one.
How can I set it to only and always connect to my specific router and no other?

You have to give your network a unique name (SSID) and then remove all of the others from "preferred networks". If you have the same name, then your computer does not know which to join. Give it a unique name and a WPA password. Ensure that these are entered in each section of the keychains. System keychain needs to be reset as well as login keychain.
REALLY ensure that your router (your lan) has a totally unique name and that WPA encryption is enabled and functioning.

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