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The DOs and DON'Ts of securing your wireless network
ENGLISH 23
DO
Enable the highest encryption key level that your hardware provides for. Upgrade
your hardware, if possible. If you do not protect your wireless network,all data
from your PC might be accessible by, for example,your neighbours or passers-by.
Use a wireless base station or router with Network Address Translation (NAT)
and firewall enabled for sharing your Internet connection.
Change the default passwords for your network devices. Leaving these at default
makes it easy for an outsider to gain access.
Position wireless access points away from windows and toward the centre of
your home.This decreases the strength of the signal outside your home.
Some wireless access points allow you to control access based on the unique
Media Access Control (MAC) address of the network adapter trying to associate
with it. If a MAC address has not been registered in wireless access point,it will
not associate with it. If your access point has this feature,enable it and add the
MAC addresses of the network adapters.
Just use common sense: Install an anti-virus program on each computer on your
network and use it regularly to check your computers for viruses. Remember to
update the anti-virus program on a regular basis.
DON'T
Do not rely on radio transmission range limitations to secure your network.
Enable wireless security (WEP/WPA) to protect your network from unwanted
access.
Use encryption keys and passwords that are hard to guess.Do not change
passwords to reflect your name,address, or anything that would be easy to
guess.
Never open attachments to email messages that you are not expecting. In
addition, scan all diskettes and home-made CDs for viruses before opening files
from them, or before starting your computer from them.
Do not load a program from an unknown source onto one of your network
computers.
Do not ignore the common signs of viruses:unusual messages that appear on
your screen,decreased system performance, missing data, and inability to access
your hard drive. If you notice any of these problems on your computer, run your
anti-virus program immediately to minimise the chances of losing data.
Do not connect your home network to broadband Internet without taking
security measures: If you do not have a wireless base station installed on your
network and you are sharing Internet access through one of the computers, you
may want to consider installing firewall software.