| Secure wireless network | | | | - Use the software disc and connect the wireless |
| Keep prying eyes away from your personal records | | | | LAN to your wired router. |
| and protect your business interests. Create a secure | | | | - Change the wireless LANs default password to one |
| wireless network as soon as possible. | | | | of your own. |
| More people work from home than ever before. It's a | | | | - Check the 'enable 128-bit wired equivalency privacy' |
| joy to avoid the morning rush hour traffic and be able | | | | (WEP) option on your access/router point and also |
| to enjoy more time with the family, while enjoying | | | | your network card. WEP is a basic security precaution |
| home comforts and relaxed operational hours. | | | | but its better than not having one at all. |
| I'm going to relay some worrying information; though | | | | - Alter the default SSID on the access point then |
| you may think your wireless network is safe and | | | | initiate your computer to connect to this by default. |
| un-crackable, it's surprisingly easy for a criminal with a | | | | - Make sure your access point does not broadcast |
| laptop, wireless card and the right software to hack | | | | the SSID. |
| into your network and view all your personal details. | | | | - Block anonymous internet requests and pings. |
| Identity theft has become one of the highest rising | | | | - P2P Connections should be disabled. If you use |
| crimes of 2006 and by having an unsecured wireless | | | | Kazaa or Bit Torrent etc this opens a whole in your |
| network, you are inviting people in. Right now, someone | | | | security integrity. |
| could be travelling in their truck, a few hundred metres | | | | - Enable MAC filtering. |
| from your home, using your internet connection and | | | | - Enable the router/access point firewall with |
| files. | | | | demilitarized zone function disabled. Enable client |
| Let's face it, you bought the laptop and got that | | | | firewalls for extra computers on the network. |
| technical friend of yours to set up the network. You | | | | - Update the router and access point firmware as |
| never mess around with the security settings and as | | | | updates are provided. |
| far as your ip address, well my guess would be as | | | | - Hide the router from plain view and away from |
| good as yours. You're not alone; most businesses rely | | | | windows; keep toward the middle of the room to |
| on their internet connection just as much as you and | | | | reduce eavesdropping. |
| don't have a clue how to encrypt their network. | | | | You can also follow the manufacturers other advice to |
| Wireless LANs are an easy target for thieves seeking | | | | ensure the highest level of security is reached. Keep |
| information about you. | | | | your data private and secure your wireless network |
| How to set up your secure wireless network | | | | without further delay! |