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Linksys wrt54gc getting your wireless access point


Added: 17-04-2009
Author: Mohammed Bhimji
Category: Wideband Internet 		← Back | ↓ Related | Home →


Get your wireless access point is important. There are some cases where people drive up and down neighborhood stealing WiFi access - what are they using it? They can download child pornography, using an open access point for terrorist activities, or maybe they re-downloading Copyrighted materials such as films and songs. Regardless of what they use, you want to make sure you secure the access point.

Get your access point is very simple, very high in the level you need to ensure that your computer has the latest updates and ensure Matches have the latest security services. You may also want to make sure your wireless access point have the latest updates as well.

You can visit the wireless access point producers this site to see if there are updates available. They also provide step-by-step instructions to apply the firmware update.

Don't underestimate the web either - do a search on the equipment you use and you'll find lots of information that the special equipment.

So how do you get a wireless access point and what technology you use?

Features that WRT54GC all the latest wireless security settings such as WEP, WPA Personal, WPA2 Personal and WPA2 Mixed Mode. You can also choose between AES and TKIP encryption.

WEP - Wired or truth of such techniques for wireless networks. WEP is not secure, and has been easily cracked software easily in minutes.

WPA - or Wi-Fi Protected Access (and all sense) is more secure than WEP. WPA is recommended for use, and pass phrases are longer than the typical 6-8 character password. For plants that have been done, we have chosen to go through the general expression is between 8 and 63 characters long, and the dynamic (random) generated (most pass phrases that I select a letter height of 63).

WPA2 - is more secure than WPA and full of essential aspects of the 802.11 standard IEEEE i.

AES - also known as the Advanced Encryption Standard is one of the options available for you to get your wireless connection.

TKIP - known as Temporal Key Integration Protocol, is another method to protect the security of a wireless access point. TKIP can be more secure than AES, but it can slow down the connection between your computer and access point.

So how do you get a Linksys WRT54GC wireless device?

Given that you have ready access to equipment and arrange it, add a simple security.

Try changing your starting IP address - 192.168. Xx default is very common and used as a standard installation. You need to change the Local IP ADDRESS. This is found under the Basic Setup Setup >. You can also put Maximum Number of DHCP Users.

Later under the name of your SSID Wireless options - making original! Many people also use a standard or default Linksys. Use something that does not identify you or the location - I ve seen some of my neighbors using Hobbies, unwise. You also need to consider disabled Wireless SSID Broadcast.

In the election, click on Wireless MAC Filter. MAC address to find the equipment to connect your access point, and enter them here. This provides an additional layer of security, even though MAC addresses can be fake. Remember that PERMIT option is enabled the PC as the list below ACCESS TO NETWORK Wireless.

On Linksys WRT54GC also marked the Wireless CLIENT LIST click will show that now connect to your access point.

Finally, click to select Wireless SECURITY, SECURITY select mode (recommended WPA Personal or WPA2). Selecting encryption (AES or TKIP) and enter the Passphrase - You have up to 63 characters, use them all! Finally, set LOCK again. I use 3600 seconds.

And there you have it - your wireless access point is safe now! The next step is to get your computer wireless device, for this you need to take some additional steps. The rest of this article entitled Connecting Your Secured LinkSys WRT54GC of Windows XP Desktop or guides you through connecting your Windows XP laptop or desktop to the Linksys WRT54GC just secured.



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