Linksys Wireless Broadband Router - How to Protect Your Network

If you have purchased a Linksys wireless broadband router, that means that you have installed one of the most reliable and secure devices out there. Should you sit back and do nothing at this point? No, and in fact, if you do not take measures to protect your network, it could fall victim to those outside of it that would love to get in and have access to your personal information.

It is important to note that using a Linksys wireless router is not a problem, so long as you can ensure that the network has protection. The following tips will help you to protect your network from any form of invasion.

1. Be sure to change the Linksys admin password. This password is preset at the factory but that does not mean that it should stay that way. It takes a few minutes to change it in the administrator login.

2. Change the default SSID, or Service Set Identifier. This too is set by the factor. It is the name of your network. It can be up to 32 characters in length. If someone is trying to get into your network, and they know your SSID, they can get in. Be unique to ensure others will not know this information.

3. Encryption will also help you. Enable WPA encryption on your Linksys wireless broadband router. It will protect data transmitted over your network. Enable the highest level of encryption that is possible and supported by your network.

4. Get rid of the SSID broadcast. The next thing to do to protect your network is to disable the SSID broadcast that is the default setting for the system. Unless you want everyone to be able to use your connection, simply set this to be off.

5. Do enable MAC adDress Filtering on your router. Linksys allows you to do this. This process allows you to choose which of the Computers or devices will have access to your network.

Although there are numerous steps that you can take to protect each one of your Computers, when you link them together through a router, it is more important to focus on the enTire network rather than just one eleMent. Therefore, protect your Linksys wireless broadband router by setting up the previously Mentioned security features that can all be accessed through the administrator login. It is important to keep your system protected for the long term.

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Protect Your Wireless Network - Lock Down Your Wireless Router

Protect Your Wireless Network - Lock Down Your Wireless Router

Use to connect a wireless network at home using the Internet? Do you know if the others to connect to the wireless network without you knowing? You must protect your wireless network from unauthorized users to access the Internet through the wireless router. There are several ways to do it and where, with a few simple rules, it is also possible that your Internet connection easilySure.

Because the wireless router?
One of the main reasons for the wireless router is protected so you know exactly who is able to connect to the Internet and the network. Do you have online banking? If an attacker can get your foot in the door from the Computer wireless router, you can then infect any Computer on your network and steal information such as credit card numbers and online banking User names and passwords.

Let's say you do not bank online and use your Computer for anything other than surfing the internet. If anyone can produce with the wireless router and get internet access, you can Watch and access to almost everything. If this person is doing something illegal, the FBI comes knocking at the door and not them because illegal activities from Your Internet connection specific.

What can you do to make your protection>wireless network?
The very first thing that you should do is to enable the encryption over your wireless connection. Currently there are 2 standards of encryption. These are WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) or WPA (Wifi Protected Access). WEP is a weaker encryption and for the experienced hacker is easily broken. However if your wireless router does not support WPA (common in older wireless routers), WEP will keep you safe from the casual Computer user leeching off of your internet access. You should check the manual for your specific router for instructions on how to do this. They can almost always be found on the manufacturer's website.

Another option that you can use is to enable MAC Filtering. A MAC adDress is like a serial number hard coded into all network devices. When MAC Filtering is enabled it only allows the mac adDresses of specific devices to connect to your router. Short of someone gaining physical access to the router it is highly unlikely that anyone will be able to connect to your wireless router with this option enabled and configured.

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