Cool! Another wireless winner [img]smile.gif[/img]
Memnoch asked this question
here, so start there to get some ideas. My three points of security are listed, along with thoughts from other people... they will get you going safely.
To respond to your additional questions...
...Won't the wired portion of this router function exactly as a standard wired router?
>>>Yep, it does. When you connect the two routers, I believe you will lose a port on each one. I did. So if they're both 4-ports, you'll now have six ports available, not eight. I wish my second expansion 4-port had been an 8- or 16-port
...How much more difficult is it to set up the wireless vs. wired?
>>>Not much. Setting up the security is the important part, and deciding who's going to do DHCP is also needed. Most likely, you'll tell this one to let the other one do all the work, so it will be less effort to set up.
...I know security is incredibly important with wireless, so do you have any pointers?
>>>Check the post. Enable WEP, don't broadcast your SSID, and restrict access to specific MAC addresses. Linksys has software in the router (accessible from a browser) that does this.
...What should I pay special attention to, focus on, or avoid?
>>>Security is good... [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img] and be sure to change the administrator password for the router. And the other one, if you haven't done that. Linksys sells millions of 'em; some bad guy has already leared the default password, and is waiting to get into your machine to hack your registry [img]smile.gif[/img] I leave mine pretty straightforward after those items.
>>>And be sure to write down the new administrator password... you have no idea how much fun it is to try to remember it six months later... [img]graemlins/madhell.gif[/img]
It's not as difficult or complex as it may seem. If you get stuck, feel free to PM me.