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• How To Prevent Home Network From Attacks
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How To Prevent Home Network From Attacks

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A home network is prone to security attack. Hackers can mine the data from your computer and can make unauthorized use of your network. Surely you can save the network from these attacks. There are certain tips which should always be used to make the network secure. Let us have a look at them.

A home network makes use of an administrative account which is operated by a username and a password. When the products come from factory, they have a default password and username. Factory username and password are the same in every Wi-Fi network, which means that there are many who will be aware of the password. It is strongly suggested that username and password be changed soon after the installation of the network. If the password and username are not changed, the network is not secure at all. So, to save the network, username and password should be changed from default.

Encryption scrambles messages making them readable by human being. All home networks share the identical encryption settings. So, the network may not be secure. Strongest form of encryption is suggested for the network so as to make it more secure. A lowest common denominator setting is needed to make the network more secure.

Simple names such as 'netgear', 'linksys', 'default', and 'wireless' are generally pre-defined SSIDs. These names are to be changed soon after the installation of the home network unit so as to improve the security of the home network. Following points should be remembered while changing the default SSID.

- Your own name, birth date, address or other known information should not be used.

- Windows or Website password should not be used.

- The SSID should contain letters as well as numerals.

- The SSID should be a name as long as possible.

- The SSID should be changed regularly. One SSID should not be used for a long time.

Home network routers or access points come with MAC address filtering. This feature is generally turned off by default. But after the installation of the network the MAC address filtering should be tuned on to enhance the security of the network. Security for Wi-Fi LAN can be strengthened by enabling MAC address filtering. When the filter is disabled it is easy for an intruder to penetrate your home network.

Wireless routers and access points transmit network name into air regularly. This feature is necessary to allow clients to discover the WLANs. But this feature may be misused by the hacker to break into your home network. So, the SSID broadcast should be disabled.

Open Wi-Fi network should not be auto connected. It may expose the home network and computer to the hackers. Generally, computers allow these connections automatically by default settings. This setting should be changed in such manner that computer will ask you before connecting to the open network. It increases the security. This setting can be configured in control penal.

Computers have firewall automatically turned on. It prevents the computer from attacks. Sometimes this firewall is turned off. Make sure that it is turn on. By adopting the above mentioned measures you can make your home network secure and immune from hackers.