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June 25, 2009

Top 10 tips for Wireless Home Security

Author: zoelvcar - Categories: Networks - Tags:

A wireless home network brings many benefits – all the family can access the Internet simultaneously, you can use your laptop anywhere within the radius of a wireless network, freeing you from physical limitations, you do not have to string Cat-5 cable throughout your house (without holes in the wall, either!) – but also Wi-Fi network also brings its own set of security problems. The following recommendations provide a list of actions to be taken to improve your Wi-Fi network security.

1. Place the access point to the center position

Wi-Fi signals radiate from the router or access point, so that the access device positioned as centrally as possible to reach two goals. First, it provides Wi-Fi signal would reach all the areas in your home, and secondly, it will minimize the amount of signal leakage for their property. This is important to minimize the chance of drive-access to your system. If your signal can be accessed by anyone on the street, it can be detected and exploited by unscrupulous people, but if your network security is inadequate, they may even be able to gain access to confidential information.
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May 16, 2009

Six Easy Steps to Protect your Wireless Networks

Author: zoelvcar - Categories: Networks - Tags:

It can not be simply malicious attackers who cause problems. If you change the default values in your wireless network, and the neighbor with the same router make and model might accidentally connect to your network, stealing your bandwidth or reconfiguring the router and network without your knowledge.
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May 12, 2009

wireless input devices : wireless keyboard and wireless mouse

Author: zoelvcar - Categories: Computer Hardware, Networks - Tags: ,

When it comes to getting the most productivity and enjoyment out of your computer, wireless devices, to a large extent. In the end, with wireless input devices, you can navigate easily to find a more comfortable position when you get too crowded in the same position you were in the past three hours.

These wireless input devices include a wireless keyboard and wireless mouse. The combination of wireless keyboard and mouse, could do with a computer more comfortable and pleasant as this is all the more so with the new trend of having computers integrated with home entertainment center. In fact, the idea of using the usual keyboard with a cord in the living room just seems ridiculous. It’s easy to imagine the keyboard cord get caught in the built-up-all Lay-Z-Boy or tripped for sending keyboard flying when it is left on a coffee table. There is concern about how long cords to the corded keyboard reality. In fact, there may be a keyboard with a long enough cord for use in the living room. Even in the home office there are many uses for a wireless keyboard, as evidenced by the fact that at least one author writes one, while leaning back in his easy chair.
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