Wireless Security Guidelines
You can have the freedom of roaming around your house with a laptop and the peace of mind that your information is safe.
Why go wireless?
Broadband Internet Access (Cable/DSL) and
Do not want to run wires, Can not run wires
Want to use Laptop freely throughout the house
Want to share an Internet connection among multiple computers
Want to share files between multiple computers
Desktop too far from cable/phone hookup
Wireless Security Configuration
Continue to Maintain Anti-Virus on your desktop
Make sure your PCs wireless card support the same security features as your gateway/AP
Use 128-bit WEP
For new gateways configure WPA – (Preferred)
Change the default SSID regularly
Disable Remote Access to Wireless Router
Change the default password to the Wireless Gateway/Router
Turn off ESSID Broadcasting if possible
Extra Credit: Use static IP addresses
Extra Credit: Configure MAC address filtering and use static IP addressing for extra security