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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