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Have you been wondering how to secure the wireless network at your home or office? Were you even aware that every wireless network needs to be secured? An air-tight network is not hard to achieve - simply follow our seven recommendations below and you will be well on your way!
Even if you do nothing else, enabling wireless encryption is a must-do measure. This will prevent uninvited guests from eavesdropping on your network traffic, which is typically the first step towards breaking into a network. In your router's administrative interface, look for the WPA2-PSK setting.
For the same reasons, a network without an access password - an open network - allows anyone within range to use your network for their own purposes, and potentially to also hack into the other devices on your network. This is begging for trouble.