Preventing outside access for my Airport Express A1264 wireless hub

I am new to Mac and to the Airport Express model A1264 wireless hub?. How do I set it up so that I am protected from other people accessing my computer?
thanks!
David

Hello David Carey1. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
The #1 way to prevent "uninvited" guests from accessing your wireless network is to employ wireless encryption. I suggest using the strongest available for your AirPort Express Base Station (AX), which is "WPA2 Personal." Also use a strong password - a password that contains both characters, numbers & symbols and cannot easily be found in a dictionary.

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