Network Repair 1
Wireless Networking
Tips And Suggestions

Update The Firmware And
Drivers
Just as you need to update
your operating system and
programs you also need to up
date your access point and
your network adapter to deal
with security vulnerabilities.

Updated firmware and drivers
often includes security bug
fixes and sometimes adds
new security features.

Change The Default
Administrator Password
To improve the security of
your wireless network, you
should change the
administrative password on
your wireless access point
as soon as possible.

The default passwords for
popular models of wireless
network devices are well
known to hackers and often
posted on the Internet.

Enable Encryption
Encryption is used to improve
the security of the wireless
connection by encrypting the
data and also authenticating
the client.

The different types of
encryption are WEP (Wired
Equivalent Privacy), WPA
(Wi-Fi Protected Access),
and WPA2.The best type of
encryption is WPA2 followed
by WPA then WEP. The best
key length is 256 followed by
128 then 64.

Change The Default SSID
To improve the security of
your wireless network,
change the SSID (Service Set
Identifier) to a different name
than the default.

Changing the SSID will not
prevent someone from
hacking your network but
when a hacker finds a default
SSID, they see it as a poorly
configured network and are
much more likely to attack it.

The SSID is a sequence of
case sensitive alphanumeric
characters (letters or
numbers) having a maximum
length of 32 characters.

Disable SSID Broadcast
(Beacon)
In wireless networking, the
access point typically
broadcasts the SSID over the
air at regular intervals. Once
your wireless clients have
manually configured a profile
for the access point you
should disable SSID
broadcast.

Disabling SSID broadcasts
decreases the likelihood that
a hacker will try to log in to
your network, as more likely
the hacker will bypass your
network seeking easier
targets elsewhere.

Enable MAC Address Filtering
Every network adapter
possesses a unique identifier
called the Physical Address
or MAC Address.

To set up MAC address
filtering, you as the network
administrator must configure
a list of clients (based on the
MAC Address) that will be
allowed to connect to your
network.
Disable DHCP
DHCP automatically
assigns all clients
(Including hackers) on the
network an IP address.
Disabling DHCP makes it
harder for hackers to
access your network.


Replacing The Access Point
Antenna
An access point normally
contains an omni directional
antenna that radiates signal
equally well in all directions.

Omni directional antennas
are more likely to bleed
signal outside the house
into neighboring areas
where the signal can be
accessed by hackers.

Directional antennas allows
the signal to be aimed
towards the area of the
house where wireless
devices are located
reducing the chances that a
hacker might pick up the
signal. If possible lower the
transmit power on the
access point.

Disable File And Printer
Sharing
If you must share files or
folders do not share the
entire hard drive but only
share what you need to
share and password protect
everything with strong
passwords.
Use NetBEUI as the
protocol for file and Printer
sharing.

Turn Off The Access Point
When Not In Use
The best security measure,
shutting down the access
point will prevent hackers
from accessing your
wireless network.

Enable MAC Address
Filtering
Every network adapter
possesses a unique
identifier called the Physical
Address or MAC Address.

To set up MAC address
filtering, you as the network
administrator must
configure a list of clients
(based on the MAC
Address) that will be
allowed to connect to your
network.

Once enabled, whenever
the access point receives a
request to connect to your
network, it compares the
MAC address of that client
against the administrator's
list. Clients on the list are
able to connect to the
network as normal; clients
not on the list are denied
any access to the network.

Enable IP Address Filtering
Some access points allow
you to filter IP addresses the
same way as in MAC
filtering.
Clients on the list are able
to connect to the network as
normal; clients not on the
list are denied any access
to the network.
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