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276SecurityTipsforaWirelessNetwork
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Herearesomequicktipstohelpyouimprovethesecuritylevelofyour
wirelessnetwork:
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1. Neverusesimplewords(likeschool,appleorcomputer)astheWEP
encryptionorWPApassphrase.
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2. Acomplicated(combinationofnumbers,letters,evensy
mbols,and
longenough)WEPkeyandWPApassphrase ismuchsaferthan
simpleandshortones.Rememberthatthewirelessclientiscapable
ofkeepingthekeyorpassphras eforyou,soyouonlyhavetoinput
thecomplicatedkeyorpassphraseonce.It’snottootroublesomebut
willgreatlyim
provethesecuritylevel.
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3. YoucanhidetheESSIDofthisrouterbysettingthe‘BroadcastESSID’
optionto‘Disable’.Yourwirelessrouterwillnotbefoundbyother
peopleinproximityifthey’rejustusingtheAPscanningfunctionof
theirwirelessclient,andthiscanreducethechanceofbeingintruded.
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4. Usethe‘A
ccessControl’functiondescribedinsection2‐7‐4,sothose
peoplewhoarenotinyourlistwillnotbeabletoconnecttoyour
network.