| A couple of months ago I purchased my
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| | pages should be left as they are if you
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| first wireless enabled laptop. As I
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| | don't know what you are doing. You can
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| switched it on and began setting it up I
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| | usually choose between different types of
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| was shocked when I realized that my
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| | security, such as WEP, 802.1 or WPA.
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| laptop had found and connected to my
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| | There are different opinions as to, which
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| neighbours wireless modem and I was able
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| | is best, I personally use WEP. If there
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| to freely browse the internet and
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| | is an 'enable WEP wireless security'
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| download data using his modem and
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| | check box or similar you must check it.
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| internet connection. If I were a hacker
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| | You will then need to make up a cipher
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| it would not be difficult for me to hack
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| | key using hexadecimal digits, which
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| in to his computer using this connection
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| | consist of random numbers from 1-9 and
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| to his network.
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| | letters from A-F. I recommend a minimum
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| The Shocking Truth
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| | of 128 bit encryption which will need a
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| The shocking truth is that many wireless
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| | 26 digit key. If you wish to use 256 bit
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| network users out there, and you could be
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| | encryption your key will have to be 58
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| one of them, are not securing their
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| | digits long. Input this key into the form
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| wireless modems at all. This is further
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| | provided and make a note of it for
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| confirmed by a television program I saw
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| | setting up your other computers. As
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| in which a television presenter drove
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| | stated above you will now need to apply
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| down a street until he found a signal
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| | any changes made and restart your router.
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| from an unsecured wireless router being
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| | 3. Configure Your Wireless Enabled
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| used in a nearby house. He then hacked
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| | Computers
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| into this mans computer and recorded his
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| | After setting up the above encryption on
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| entire Internet activity including
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| | your wireless network you will then need
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| websites visited, items purchase,
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| | to input your new cipher key into each
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| holidays booked, passwords and even
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| | wireless computer that you want to
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| credit card details. When the
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| | connect to the network. Your other
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| unsuspecting computer user was confronted
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| | wireless enabled computers will search
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| with the information gathered about him
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| | for any wireless network it can find and
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| he was understandably upset. He had been
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| | then ask if you would like to connect. If
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| sold the modem with security software by
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| | you attempt to connect to a newly set-up
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| a high street store that had told him
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| | encrypted network it will ask you for the
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| that this would provide adequate
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| | cipher key. Input the cipher key you made
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| security. They were wrong!
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| | up in the previous section and click
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| How to Secure Your Wireless Network
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| | 'connect'. When doing this for the first
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| Although every wireless router is
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| | time it may take a while for the new
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| different and will have its own
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| | configuration to take effect so be
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| instructions these can sometimes be hard
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| | patient before trying to use it. The next
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| to follow, the steps below will help to
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| | time you boot up your wireless computer
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| guide you through the process.
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| | it will connect automatically.
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| Set Up Your Modem Password
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| | 4. Install Internet Security Software
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| Every router can be set-up by using your
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| | Whether you have a wireless network or
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| browser to access it by typing in its IP
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| | not, it is essential nowadays to protect
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| address. This IP address can be found in
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| | you computer by using good quality
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| your router instructions and will be
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| | internet securities software. Purchasing
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| something like this:
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| | this from a reputable security company is
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| When you have input this address into
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| | recommended to ensure that your software
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| your browser and pressed enter you will
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| | is kept up to date with the most recent
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| be taken to a login page where you must
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| | virus signatures. If you are not up to
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| input the user name password. By default
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| | date, an unrecognised virus will not be
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| the router will have a generic password
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| | stopped by the software. It is not
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| which you will also find in your
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| | advisable to use a free anti-virus
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| instructions. Login using the default
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| | service as these do not provide adequate
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| details and then navigate to the 'change
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| | protection and are a false economy.
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| password' page where you can change it to
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| | Security software will also detect and
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| your own secret password.
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| | block any attempt to hack into your
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| If you do not do this, a hacker could
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| | computer via the internet or local
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| gain access using the generic password.
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| | network. Recommended internet security
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| After any changes have been made you must
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| | software companies are - Norton, McAfee
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| apply the changes and restart your
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| | and others.
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| router. Your instructions will tell you
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| | Conclusion
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| how to do this.
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| | In short then, following the above
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| 2. Configure Your Router for Data
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| | procedures will make it very difficult
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| Encryption
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| | for the would be hacker to use your
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| Login to your router as outlined above
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| | wireless network to gain access to your
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| and browse to the security page where you
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| | computer. I also strongly advise you to
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| can set-up your security type and input a
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| | read your wireless router manual
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| cipher key. Most of the settings in these
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| | thoroughly.
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