Top home network tips

For most people, a wireless router is just a way to share your broadband Internet connection across the several computers and wifi-enabled devices  in your house. Your router is not just a point of connection to your cable or DSL modem, though – it connects every other computer and device in your house in one big network.

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10 Tips for Wireless Home Network Security

hacker hacker - 3 months ago

1. Change Default Administrator Passwords (and Usernames)

2. Turn on (Compatible) WPA / WEP Encryption

3. Change the Default SSID

4. Enable MAC Address Filtering

5. Disable SSID Broadcast

6. Do Not Auto-Connect to Open Wi-Fi Networks

7. Assign Static IP Addresses to Devices

8. Enable Firewalls On Each Computer and the Router.

9. Position the Router or Access Point Safely

10. Turn Off the Network During Extended Periods of Non-Use

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Protect your Wireless Home Network by 10 Tips

hacker hacker - 3 months ago

1. Change Default Administrator Passwords (and Usernames)

2. Turn on (Compatible) WPA / WEP Encryption

3. Change the Default SSID

4. Do Not Auto-Connect to Open Wi-Fi Networks

5. Disable SSID Broadcast

6. Enable MAC Address Filtering

7. Enable Firewalls On Each Computer and the Router

8. Assign Static IP Addresses to Devices

9. Turn Off the Network During Extended Periods of Non-Use

10. Position the Router or Access Point Safely

via technetnews

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How to Get More Out of Your Home Network

hacker hacker - 3 months ago

1. Centralize content to one main computer

2. Backup like a superstar

3. Run a server

4. Use any computer in the house directly with VNC

5. Edit your hosts file to give your networked PCs easier-to-remember names

6. Share a printer

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