# Help me safely use WEP and WPA2 on two different wireless routers **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 16, 2010, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-safely-use-wep-and-wpa2-on-two-different-wireless-routers/564320 "2010-12-16T02:13:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2010, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-safely-use-wep-and-wpa2-on-two-different-wireless-routers/564320/21 "2010-12-19T13:49:27Z")
> [@Quartz](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > What settings do I need to set on the new router to restrict the old one? > > Basically you want to stop it routing across into your other network. I don’t know how to do this. I need details. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2010, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-safely-use-wep-and-wpa2-on-two-different-wireless-routers/564320/22 "2010-12-19T13:54:58Z")
> [@ZenBeam](#): > > I don’t know how to do this. I need details. Without experience of your actual routers, I can’t tell you. ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2010, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-safely-use-wep-and-wpa2-on-two-different-wireless-routers/564320/23 "2010-12-19T15:14:28Z")
Can anyone tell me what settings I need to look for? What they might be called? There’s a PDF of the manual [at the bottom of this page](http://www.tp-link.com/support/download.asp?a=1&m=TL-WR740N&h=V2). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-safely-use-wep-and-wpa2-on-two-different-wireless-routers/564320.md?page=1)