How to safely configure your home wireless network

Barry Caplin Chief Information Security Officer Minnesota Department of Human Services [email_address] WiFi for Dummies Smart People who aren’t sure how set it up securely DHS IT Fair March 12, 2009

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Wireless Basics ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Top 10 Tips ,[object Object],Name (SSID) : Enter a value of up to 32 alphanumeric characters. The same Name (SSID) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. The default SSID is NETGEAR, but NETGEAR strongly recommends that you change your network's Name (SSID) to a different value. This value is also case-sensitive. For example, NETGEAR is not the same as NETGEAr.

Top 10 Tips ,[object Object],[object Object],Wireless network name broadcast can be turned off so that only devices that have the network name (SSID) can connect.

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Top 10 Tips ,[object Object],Figure 3-2: Log in to the router When prompted, enter admin for the router user name and password for the router password, both in lower case letters

Defaults are Dangerous! Disabled WEP Open System Authentication Type NETGEAR SSID Enabled SSID broadcast All wireless stations allowed Wireless Access List (MAC Filtering) Enabled Wireless Access Point DEFAULT FACTORY SETTINGS FEATURE

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