| When you buy a wireless router it is not
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| | 3) Turn off SSID broadcasting
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| secure and its default configuration will
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| | By default, a wireless router's SSID is
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| allow unwanted users that are in the
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| | broadcast so anyone in the vicinity of
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| vicinity of your router to connect to the
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| | your wireless router can see that it.
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| internet and "steal" your wireless router
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| | SSID broadcasting can be turned off thus
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| internet connection. They could also gain
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| | making your wireless router virtually
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| access to your PC and steal files and
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| | invisible.
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| folders of data. Manufacturers leave the
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| | 4) Enabling Encryption
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| configuration "open" so that the user can
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| | This is switched off by default. There is
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| easily set up the router and get it up
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| | a choice of WEP, WPA and WPA2. Currently
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| and running quickly. However, there is a
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| | the latest encryption method is WPA2 so
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| risk if the router is not secure.
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| | use this where possible. Both your
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| Accessing Your Wireless Router's
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| | wireless router and wireless PC adaptor
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| Configuration
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| | must be configured to use the same
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| To gain access to your wireless router
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| | encryption.
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| settings and configuration menu then
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| | 5) Mac Address Control
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| connect to the router either wirelessly
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| | All hardware has a unique MAC address
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| or via a Ethernet cable. Open a web
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| | associated with it, including your PC
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| browser and type either: or
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| | adaptor card. This MAC address can be
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| 1) Change Admin password
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| | added to access control list in the
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| Most wireless routers ship with a blank
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| | wireless router. Only devices added to
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| password. It is essential that this is
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| | the router's access control list are
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| changed else a potential hacker could get
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| | allowed to be connected.
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| into your router configuration and lock
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| | 6) Update router firmware
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| you out of your own hardware.
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| | It is recommended that the latest router
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| 2) Change The Network Name (otherwise
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| | firmware is downloaded from the
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| known as the SSID)
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| | manufacturer's website and installed in
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| The default network name is usually made
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| | the router. This will hopefully fix any
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| up of the name/model of your wireless
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| | bugs that have been found for your router
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| router. This information gives a head
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| | and also help with any known security
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| start for a hacker and makes it easier
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| | flaws in the router itself.
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| for them to break into your network.
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| | 7) Backup settings
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| Don't rename it to something like your
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| | Finally, backup all router settings. If
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| surname or house name as this
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| | you reset the router back to its factory
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| unnecessarily exposes personal
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| | default settings for whatever reason,
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| information. Rename it to an
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| | your configuration can later be easily
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| alpha-numeric string - this can be up to
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| | and quickly restored back into the
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| 32 characters long.
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| | router.
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