Wireless without airport (securing the network) please tell me how!

What I have:
1. Apple eMac 1.42 Ghz G4 / 1 GB ram (hard wired to belkin wireless g router)
2. Apple iMac 400 Mhz G3 / 768 MB ram (hard wired to belkin wireless g router)
3. Compaq EVO N610c Laptop 2.0 Ghz M4 / 1GB ram Built in wireless card
4. Belkin wireless G router ( F5D7230-4) ver 4001
5. Charter Hi-Speed Internet (yes it works after the router install)
What I’ve done:
1. Installed the software for the router on the emac as per the instructions
2. Installed the hardware (router) as per the instructions. Everything works fine.
What I need:
1. To secure the network
2. To share files (between the emac and laptop)
3. To stop brodcasting that I have a wireless connection
The only information I can find about securing a wireless connection on a mac has to do with using an “airport set up” well guess what I don’t use such a set up. My emac sits in my office along with my sons G3 imac, both work fine and can get on line.
My laptop connects wirelessly just fine. What needs to work does. My main problem is I cannot find information about securing my network using what I have ( a belkin wireless g router) not an airport set up. The other problem is minor, I just want to share some office and pdf type files between the eMac and the Compaq.
Any help with this would be great
Thank you,
Clark
G4 Emac - G3 Imac - Compaq Laptop Mac OS X (10.4.4)

Sorry if I'm being dense, but I don't see how the Macs enter into this at all. Your macs are wired to your router. Your only wireless connection is from the router to your PC laptop. Your solution is going to come from Belkin, not Apple.
You need to encrypt your wireless signal, using WEP, WPA, or whatever else your router supports. Belkin should provide instructions for doing that. Your router may also be able to only accept connections from specific MAC addresses. Again, this should be in Belkin's manual.
None of these things will affect how your Macs connect to your router because that connection is wired ethernet, not wireless.
Or is there something else you haven't mentioned?
Doc

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