Common Security Setup for Wireless Router Guide

Security setup for wireless router is very important because wireless signal is emitted in public that anyone near your wireless router that have wireless device can sense your wireless signal. When manufacturers ship wireless routers, all security is disabled. If you do not process to setup security for your router, people that you're invited to network will be access your network openly.

It is very easy to setup security for your wireless router. Below is the common process for setup your wireless network security.

- Change the default SSID

The SSID is the name that Identify wireless device. All wireless devices on a WLAN use SSIDs to communicate with each other devices. Routers ship with standard default SSIDs. There is default SSID for each routers, such as EDUP, LINKSYS, DLINK, etc. If you don’t change the default SSID of your router a hacker will attacked known type router by common SSIDs from major manufacturers easier.


- Password protection

Commonly open internet browser and enter URL to access setup. The URL will be specified in the router manual. The URL (http://xxxxx) for access routers are http://192.168.0.1 or http://192.168.1.1.

- Disable SSID broadcasting

Wireless enabled computers use network discovery software to automatically search for nearby SSIDs. Some of the more advanced software will query the SSIDs of nearby networks and even display their names. Therefore
changing the network name only helps partially to secure your network. To prevent your network name from being discovered
you must disable SSID broadcast. After that , you will have to configure your computers to connect to your wireless network using the new name.

- Restrict devices that can connect to the router by filtering out MAC addresses

- Use Encryption connection such as WEP and WPA

The most of home uses the WEP/WPA encryption is enough security.