Comments on: Wireless security on Belkin 54g router http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/wireless-security-on-belkin-54g-router/ Tue, 21 May 2013 15:58:36 +0000 hourly 1 By: mattmather http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/wireless-security-on-belkin-54g-router/#comment-80292 mattmather Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:46:14 +0000 #comment-80292 “Don’t bother removing your SSID from broadcasts – that won’t stop anyone who really wants to from finding your router, and it does nothing to stop them from connecting to it.” – Quite, but it’s a deterrent and another level of complexity.
WPA2 / AES – totally agree and might have mentioned that.
MAC filtering NOT recommended? Why not? It’s another layer for a hacker to get past.
Passwords – totally agree and might have mentioned that too.

]]> By: Wireless Security. - Packet Blog http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/wireless-security-on-belkin-54g-router/#comment-80267 Wireless Security. - Packet Blog Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:01:28 +0000 #comment-80267 [...] Wireless Security on a Belkin Router [...]

]]> By: mattmather http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/wireless-security-on-belkin-54g-router/#comment-80244 mattmather Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:05:56 +0000 #comment-80244 If you are security conscious and using wireless networking the consider these steps:

1. Do not broadcast SSID (also mentioed above by Jinteik)
2. Use MAC address filtering to permit only your machines network interface cards on the network.
3. Use the strongest encryption you can that all your devices can support. WPA is better than WEP.
4. Use strong password. A password of password or letmein is not all that ;)

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