| When one thinks about home security, they
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| | Broadcasting
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| ususally think of taking measures like
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| | Your wireless network needs to have a
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| installing alarms, deadbolts, and window
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| | unique name to distinguish it from other
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| locking devices. But if you have a
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| | wireless networks. The Service Set
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| wireless computer network like many
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| | IDentifier is always set to broadcast by
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| American homes, your personal data
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| | default. Once again this is done to make
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| (credit card numbers and banking
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| | it easy to connect to your wireless
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| information) could be open to
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| | network for the first time. By
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| hackers.When you first purchase and turn
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| | broadcasting the SSID, you are making it
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| on your wireless router, the router
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| | easy for hackers to connect to your
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| manufacturer makes it dead simple to
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| | network. So consult your users manual
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| connect your wireless devices. Out of
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| | and find out how to change your SSID to a
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| the box, your wireless router is
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| | unique name, and turn off the SSID
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| unsecured. Given that most wireless
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| | Broadcast feature.3. Enable WEP
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| routers have a range of around 100 feet,
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| | Encryption
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| if your neighbours have wireless devices,
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| | Wireless Encryption Protocol (WEP) is a
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| they can connect just as easy as you can.
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| | technology that will encrypt all traffic
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| Even worse, hackers can drive past your
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| | that goes over your wireless network. By
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| house with a $29 wireless network
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| | default, your router will have WEP turned
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| detector and discover and connect to your
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| | off, meaning that all of your personal
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| unsecured network!The good news is that
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| | data is transfered across you wireless
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| you can perform 4 very basic steps to
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| | network in plain text. Once again, this
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| secure your wireless network and prevent
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| | is an easy target for even the most
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| hackers from gaining access to your data.
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| | inexperienced hacker. Enabling WEP is
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| You will need to consult the manual for
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| | very easy, and should be enabled as soon
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| your wireless router to perform the
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| | as you possibly can.4. Setup a MAC
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| actual tasks described here.1. Reset the
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| | Address Filter
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| router's password
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| | Finally the most advanced tip offered
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| There are only a handful of wireless
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| | here is to setup MAC address filtering.
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| router manufacturers and each one uses a
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| | Every computer wireless adapter has a
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| common default password. Linksys uses
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| | unique id called a MAC Address. You can
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| '1234' and Netgear uses 'password'. Any
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| | tell your router to only allow access to
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| hacker will try these passwords first to
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| | devices with a particular MAC address.
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| gain access to your network. So change
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| | This is probably the most effective step
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| the password to prevent hackers from
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| | you can take to secure you wireless
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| accessing your data.2. Turn off SSID
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| | network.
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