ErickM.com » Broadband http://www.erickm.com A simple video resource for techies. Sun, 15 May 2011 19:24:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Broadband – How to Secure Your Wireless Network http://www.erickm.com/2010/02/23/broadband-how-to-secure-your-wireless-network/ http://www.erickm.com/2010/02/23/broadband-how-to-secure-your-wireless-network/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:51:37 +0000 Erick http://erickm.com/2010/02/23/broadband-how-to-secure-your-wireless-network/ It was not too long ago, when personal computers, limited to those for offices and wealthy households. In addition, computer networks, in which virtually unknown in residential areas, this technology has been reserved for large office buildings – things that have not made progress over the years. One of the most common methods of stock is a broadband connection in homes and offices today with wireless technologies. Although this technology has paved the way for these people to access networks and the Internet is a great disadvantage of a coaxial cable or are more familiar with CAT5 cable is revolutionizing distributed, such as security. The technology, which is a wireless network typically consists of a wireless router built wireless receiver (usually USB dongles or antennas), and (in some cases, one or more repeaters where the signal is exceptionally span long distances) . Once established, the wireless router to go on the air and happy to the adoption of information within a certain radius. This essentially means that your neighbor (or someone might be handy!) Access to your network, and leaching of your Internet connection – which could invade your privacy and may cost you money if you have an allocation of broadband use. Thus, the first line of defense to your network and the configuration options of your router that are invoked in the browser window, usually a familiar Router creates a tendency to use the same SSID (network name) and login information for all their routers, that is, from start to change this is something personal, the first line of defense. Below, you can use is a form of encryption, and the popular choice as WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) and WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access), which provide most of them later. This involves applying a touch of “special” that all computers will have access to the router must enter to try. Finally, perhaps one of the best ways to ensure that only equipment of your choice will have access to your router is the creation of MAC filtering. MAC or Media Access Control is a unique code to each physical network device. Therefore, the MAC for each device on your network to find (this may be difficult for the untrained as he is referred to the manual recommended) and enter only the MAC addresses on your filter list will only ensure they have access. Finally, save your broadband wireless is relatively simple, with a wealth of sites to broadband offering useful information and there are instructions are never too far from help. These sites often, you can compare the packages of broadband services with the help of experts.

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