Sunday, December 7, 2008

Wireless Network Precautions




When connecting to your wireless network, the user should take certain precautions. Not connecting to a secure network can hurt more than it could help. First thing to do is establish a secure connection between your wireless router and computer. By doing this it is less likely for your connection to fail in the middle of something. Next, upgrade your network security to the latest settings available on your router. Having older security settings is more vulnerable to hackers. The longer your security options have been out on the market, the more chances you have that somebody has found ways around it. Finally establish secure connections for additional computers, printers and gaming systems.
By taking certain simple precautions, it is much harder for others to hack into your network. What is the harm of somebody being on your network? By having others on your network, your internet can automatically be slowed down immensely, causing your internet to respond slowly or not at all. Some of the most harm could come from a virus. If somebody really wanted to, they could set a virus in your network. By doing so it is possible that anything connected to the network can crash. People may think having a secure network isn't that important but it can be rather costly and harmful to your private contents.
https://www.support.com/services/wireless_security

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