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	How to secure a wireless network

Increasing number of people are opting for wireless networks. This is due to their low cost, expedient, easy installation and very mobile. But, there is a drawback to opting for wireless. A wireless network can send data in an area far away from the building. Due to this, people inside the transmission range can easily connect into your network and view all the data going through the network.

Even dangerous is that people seem to be reluctant to take steps to secure their network. But, there is no reason for not doing it. Securing your network is possible in few simple steps.

·   Monitor Your Broadcast Area. Keep your AP's (access points) further away from outside walls and windows and alter your signal so it is weakest in these areas. But, this may not be sufficient. Expert hackers can locate a breach with snooping equipment.

·   Lock Every Access Point. Alter the standard settings on your AP's. Particularly, alter the administrative password, as people are more aware of this password.

·   Opt for 128-bit WEP. Hacking the WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is just an inconvenience for expert hackers. Yet, it gives some amount of protection.

·   Use SSID's sensibly. As with your password, alter the standard Service Set Identifiers (SSIDs) for your AP's and make smart choices – avoid using your personal details like your business name.

·   Restrict Access Rights. Not everybody should have availability to the network. After you have decided who should be given access, let AP access just by those having wireless cards with MAC addresses only.

·   Restrict the total User Addresses. Just assign the addresses equal to the number of people in your building. So, if anybody in the building can't log in, you will understand that there is a hacker around.

·   Verify Users. Set up a firewall having VPN connectivity and let users log on as with dial-up.

·   Opt for RADIUS as it asks the users verify themselves.

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