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2-7-6 Security Tips for Wireless Network
Here are some quick tips to help you improve the security level of your
wireless network:
1. Never use simple words (like school, apple and computer) as WEP
encryption or WPA passphrase.
2. A complicated (the combination of number, alphabet, even symbol,
and long enough) WEP key and WPA passphrase is much safer than
simple and short ones. Remember that the wireless client is capable to
keep the key or passphrase for you, so you only have to input the
complicated key or passphrase once. It’s not too trouble but will
greatly improve security level.
3. You can hide the ESSID of this router by set ‘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.
4. Use ‘Access 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.