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The Essence of
Protecting Your Wireless Network Router
For people who have wireless router in their homes or their
offices, it is absolutely essential that you ensure your computer
is protected by securing your router as well. You really don’t
want to leave your computer open and accessible to people who want
to violate your privacy and steal whatever it is that you have
stored in your computer.
The benefits of a wireless router
There are a whole lot of reasons for people to use a wireless
networking router. These people know that these devices are quite
easy to use and allow a person to move about easily in their homes
or offices. There are no cables to connect and there is also no
need at all for a cable modem. If you have a wireless router you
have all the freedom you need. But with all types of freedom you
have to make sure that it is secured at all costs.
How does your wireless network router become insecure?
Wireless routers give off signals that extend far beyond the
immediate reach of your home or your office. Because of this,
anyone who lives or stays near your home or office and has a very
powerful antenna can easily make use of commonly available
software to scan all the data on your own network. These people
most times don’t have to be in a stationary position to carry out
their own form of intrusion. All they have to do is hang around
the area; they may be in car or passing by your home or office.
How can you protect your wireless network from hackers?
A lot of different things can be done which secure your wireless
network and made all the more secure. You an easily access your
router and control the relative strength of the signal that your
router is transmitting. You can also consider the direction of the
signal as well. You should test how low your signal can possibly
be for you to use it. You should also take extra care because some
very skilled hackers can use certain types of software in order to
detect different types of signals.
Something else that may offer you a measure of security is a
password. Passwords protect your router from access to people who
shouldn’t have access to it. Most times when you set up a new
router the software may give you a standard password. Hackers are
always aware of the standard and default passwords. By changing
the default password you can easily make it difficult for hackers
to get access to your computer.
You should also take the time out to limit the number of user
addresses that are allocated on your router. What this means is
that your router can only assign as much addresses as you can to
valid users only. If everyone in your home or business is logged
on to the network, other people who want to log on illegally can’t
do so. If people want to log on to your network and they can’t
then you can know that a hacker may be using the network. You
should ensure that your network is secure at all times. This way
you protect yourself or you may end up losing more that you
bargained for.
Darren
Williger
http://www.networksecurity.ws |
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