How to secure my internet network so my neighbor can't use it for free

I have a cable modem Motorola with a Belkin Wireless G Plus MIMO router, with G5 desktop connected to wire and laptop wireless, I set up the Router with it's CD installation it takes me step by step, and at the end my network is connected and ready to go but it never asked to secure my network, according to my wireless laptop Macbook my network is not secured I see other people's network lock sign, but mine is missing, How do I lock it, and where do I start from, I've been using Apple for 20 years but wireless network is new to me.
thank you in advance for your help

In addition you want to;
a) Make the network closed. This means that it won't show up using normal means when somebodys computer does a network search. Sometimes you'll see an option for not broadcasting the SSID, that's the same thing.
b) Use MAC address filtering. This means that even if you know the password you won't be able to connect if your MAC address does not match that which you have entered into the routers configuration.
c) Also as has been mentioned by Matt Clifton, WPA is the way to go. Choose WPA2 though if it's available.
d) Once complete, make a copy of the configuration settings if the router allows it.
Again, a really determined hacker will be able to breach, but most people are not really determined hackers. Basically make switch on every available security feature you have. If you forget the password and can't get on it's easy enough to press the little hard reset button on the back of the device and reload the copy of the configuration settings you made earlier.
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