Airlink101 AR580W3G User Manual

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2-8-6 Security Tips for Wireless Network

Here are some quick tips to help you improve the security level of your wireless network:

1. Never use simple words (like school, apple and computer) as WEP encryption or

WPA passphrase.

2. A complicated (the combination of number, alphabet, even symbol, and long enough)

WEP key and WPA passphrase is much safer than simple and short ones.

Remember that the wireless client is capable to keep the key or passphrase for you,

so you only have to input the complicated key or passphrase once. It’s not too trouble

but will greatly improve security level.

3. You can hide the ESSID of this router by set ‘Broadcast ESSID’ option to ‘Disable’.

Your wireless router will not be found by other people in proximity if they’re just using

the AP scanning function of their wireless client, and this can reduce the chance of

being intruded.

4. Use ‘Access Control’ function described in section 2-7-4, so those people who are not

in your list will not be able to connect to your network.