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If you've been following this series of articles describing the technical aspects of wifi network security, you've got a rather good basis of the idea of operation.Now's the time to use what you have learned and begin to line up an ultra-secure wifi network for your house or little office.

When you start the process of securing your wifi network, you have 3 simple steps to perform with your wireless access point (s) :-

* Remove all the standard settings on all of your wifi network devices
* Enable security encryption
* Shut the 'network door'to outside,unapproved users

This discussion is a practical guide to what you want to do. Nonetheless it's just a group of universal instructions.There are many hundreds or possibly thousands of different network products on the market. Each manufacturer has its own set of steps and instructions to follow so as to configure their devices for a safe product set up. And inside each seller, each product could have its own affectations and unique settings.

To get the maximum throughput and security from your network, I recommend that you read my steps to get yourself up to speed with the operation of a wireless net.Then, read the manufacturer's manual for the products you choose.

Remove the Defaults:-
It is absolutely amazing the quantity of users that make a wireless net that opens a window into their PC and they leave the factory settings. This is similar to installed the best deadbolt money can buy on your front door but fail to even close it!

At a minimum, you'll wish to change the service set identifier (SSID), the director name and the admin password. Don't leave these set to factory default.Remember the open front door? You are going to need to copy these changes on all remote devices so I recommend you think about what you need to use for these values prior to starting and implement them as you go. Or you might leave all set to default till you turn-up and test the network for operation, shut it down and go back and change these values as the final step.The step after that is to switch on the highest amount of security that's common to all you devices.

Go for WPA2 if at all possible with WPA a satisfactory alternative. If the sole level of security open to you is WEP, I suggest strongly you consider upgrading the pieces of wireless hardware stopping you from using WPA2. The price of changing out these pieces isn't major ; the weakness of a low security network is exceedingly high.

Close Your Network'Door:-
Create a closed network. By closed, this implies shutting down any broadcast invitations and that suggests taking a few more steps with your network. First, switch off the SSID broadcast. Most access points send out their SSID so that new users can find the network. This is fine in the 1st set-up but isn't required beyond its first configuration. By turning off this SSID broadcast, other users attempting to find wireless networks won't see yours. This isn't a replacement for SPA security but simply another step in securing access to your network. Set up a MAC access layer of security.

Most access points permit you to input the MAC address of wireless devices on an 'include' or 'exclude' list. While this isn't 100 pc useful in limiting access, it does add one more layer of access a hacker must overcome to get access to your network.If you implement each one of these areas of defense, you'll have a safe wireless net that's intensely safe for its users.