Locks on airport

when i click on the airport icon on the menu bar a window drops down with a list eg bell101,bell924,and a bunch of others most have locks beside them, mine has a check mark before it but no lock after it,how do i lock mine down,i put in a 26 letter password when i hooked it up is that all i need?

You would need to configure your base station to use wireless encryption.

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