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7 Steps To A Secure Wireless Network

Wireless networks, often abbreviated to method can only be used if all the
"Wi-Fi", allow PCs, laptops and other equipment on the network has the
devices to "talk" to each other using a capability. As WPA2 is the most recent
short-range radio signal. However, to method of encryption, unless you have
make a secure wireless network you will recently obtained the latest PCs, laptops
have to make some changes to the way it & network device you probably will not be
works once it's switched on. able to use it. WPA-PSK is the next best
The signal of any short-range radio and is available on most hardware. If you
transmission can be picked up by any are using older access points and network
device in range that is tuned to the same cards, you may find that you can only use
frequency. This means that anyone with a WEP. Each method requires a "key" (a word
wireless PC or laptop in range of your or phrase used to make the encryption
wireless network may be able to connect work). Make sure you use a word or phrase
to it unless you take precautions. that would not be easily guessed. For
If this happens then your network and PC example, don't use your address as the
are vulnerable to any or all of the key.
following: 2. Set up your network infrastructure as
Freeloaders - Most wireless networks are "access point" and not "ad-hoc" or "peer
used to share a broadband Internet to peer". These last two (ad-hoc and
connection. A "Freeloader" may connect to peer-to-peer) mean that network devices
your network and use your broadband such as PCs and laptops can connect
connection without your knowledge or directly with each other without going
permission. This could have an impact on through an access point. You have more
your own use. You may notice your control over how devices connect if you
connection slows down as it shares the set the infrastructure to "access point"
availability of the Internet with more and so will make for a more secure
users. Many home Internet services have wireless network.
limits to the amount of data you can 3. choose an obscure name for the network
download per month - a "Freeloader" could - This important tip to having a secure
exceed this limit and you find your wireless network is probably not used by
Internet bill charged for the extra about 99% of home users. The technical
amounts of data. More seriously, a term for the name of the wireless network
"Freeloader" may use your Internet is "SSID". The default SSID is usually
connection for some nuisance or illegal the name and model of the wireless router
activity. The Police may trace the or Internet provider e.g. NetgearDG834G
Internet connection used for such or Sky9091. If you leave the SSID like
activity it would lead them straight back this it makes hacking very easy so change
to you. the SSID as soon as you set up your
Eavesdropping - As information is network. Don't use your address, house
transmitted an "eavesdropper" may connect name or family name these are too easy to
to your wireless network and view all the guess.
information as it passes by. This is 4. Switch off the SSID broadcast. This
entirely undetectable by the user as the tip goes hand in hand with No3 in
"Eavesdropper" is only listening not creating a secure wireless network. This
transmitting. Such sensitive information means that anyone wishing to connect to
as bank account details, credit card your wireless network must know its SSID
numbers, usernames and passwords may be i.e. the name of the network.
recorded. 5. Change the name and password of the
Hacking - Even when the security features administration user for the wireless
of a wireless network have been switched router but don't forget to make a note of
on unless these features are set-up what you change it to. A secure wireless
correctly then anyone in range can hack network will have an admin user ID that
in to the network. All home wireless is difficult to guess and a strong
network routers have a standard username password that uses letter and numbers.
and password for the administration of 6. Unplug the wireless router whenever
the network. All a hacker has to do is go you are going to be away from home (or
through the list of standard usernames the office). It's also a good idea to set
and passwords until he gains access. A the time that the network can be used if
hacker may then use your network for any the device allows it. For example, in an
of the above or gain access to your PC - office you may not want to unplug the
your firewall may not prevent him wireless router at the end of every day
because, as he is connected to your so you could set it to only allow
network, he is within the trusted zone. connections between the hours of 7:30 AM
Most wireless network equipment, when it and 7:30 PM.
comes out of the box, is not protected 7. Use MAC filtering If your wireless
against these threats by default. This router or access point allows it, MAC
means you have to configure the network filtering easily adds one more layer to
yourself to make it a secure wireless make your wireless network secure. Every
network. network card (the device installed in PCs
How to secure a wireless network and laptops that connect it to a network)
Although all wireless equipment marked as has its own unique code, called a "MAC
802.11 will have standard features such address". In Windows XP you can see the
as encryption and access control each MAC address by right-clicking on the
manufacturer has a different way it is network connection, choose "status" and
controlled or accessed. This means that then the "support" tab. In the support
the advice that follows may seem a bit window click on "details". The code
technical because we can only tell you labeled "physical address" is the MAC
what you have to do not how to do it. You code for that network connection device.
should read the manual or help files that Make sure it's the wireless network
came with your equipment in order to see connection you select as the LAN
how to make a secure wireless network. connection will have a different MAC
1. Use encryption. This is the bedrock of address. Most wireless routers or access
any secure wireless network and means points allow you to list the MAC codes
that the data that passes over the that you wish to use the network. This
wireless can only be decoded with the means that you must grant permission to
correct system of encryption and the any PC or laptop that wants to connect to
correct password. Currently there are the network.
three methods of encryption for wireless If you can put all seven of these tips in
networks usually referred to by their operation you will have a very secure
acronyms: WPA2, WPA-PSK and WEP. Each wireless network.




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