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Change
the default Service Set Identifier
(SSID) and Password of your
Wireless Router or Access
Point as soon as you log in
the first time
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Disable the broadcast of Service
Set Identifier (SSID) to make
your Router or Access Point
invisible for outsiders
- Disable
the broadcast of Service Set
Identifier (SSID) of the Access
Points if you are using any
behind the Router
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Enable the maximum possible
encryption supported by your
devices, enable at least WEP
if WPA is not supported
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Enable MAC filtering and maintain
the list manually by adding
your trusted MAC addresses
to the allowed list
- Apply
port access-control technology
802.1x to protect your Wireless
Network from unauthorized access
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Install
a good Anti Virus such as
Norton, McAfee or Panda with
Internet Security/Firewall
etc
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Enable Firewall at your Router
or if you are using just Access
Point without Firewall option,
install any software Firewall
or enable Windows XP Firewall
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Keep an eye on the access
logs at your Router, this
will show you the list of
the users who had been accessing
your resources
