| Working from home while using a wireless local | | | | Change your WEP keys periodically. |
| area network (WLAN) may lead to theft of | | | | Change the channel your router uses to transmit |
| sensitive information and hacker or virus infiltration | | | | and receive data on a regularly basis. |
| unless proper measures are taken. | | | | Use encryption such as WEP and WPA. If |
| As WLANs send information over radio waves, | | | | equipment does not support at least 128-bit WEP |
| someone with a receiver in your area could be | | | | encryption, consider replacing it. |
| picking up the transmission, therefore gaining | | | | Change the default SSID on your router/access |
| access to your computer. They could load viruses | | | | point to a hard to guess name. Setup your |
| on to your computer which could be transferred | | | | computer device to connect to this SSID by |
| to other computers on your network. | | | | default. |
| Up to 75 per cent of WLAN users do not have | | | | Setup router/access point not to broadcast the |
| basic security features installed, while 20 per cent | | | | SSID. The same SSID needs to be setup on the |
| are left completely open with the default | | | | client side manually. This feature may not be |
| configurations. | | | | available on all equipment. |
| It is recommended that wireless router/access | | | | On each computer having a wireless network |
| point setup be always done though a wired client. | | | | card, network connection properties should be |
| You can setup your security by follow these | | | | configured to allow connection to Access Point |
| steps: | | | | Networks Only. |
| Change default admin password on wireless | | | | Full information can be found at my Free PC |
| router/access point to a secured password. | | | | Security blog. |