5 Tips to secure your wireless network for Ipred

The much criticized Ipred Act comes into force today. With Ipred the music and film companies to go to court to demand information about the ownership of an IP number, for sending out compensation.
Networking company D-Link has issued a press release which gives tips on how to hedge up their wireless networks. If you do not, there is great risk that others around can use it to share files, and if they do, the plump expensive claims in the mailbox with you. Read more at Aftonbladet , Dagens Nyheter , Svenska Dagbladet and IDG .
The blogosphere is in progress, however, a campaign right now, where you want all open their wireless networks to make it more difficult for those who want to exploit Ipred. This campaign is called Wiki .
The tips from D-Link:

1st Change the default password on your router

It does not matter how good you have configured your security settings if the neighbor can log into the router. Many routers come with a simple username and password. Change the password immediately.
2nd Activate your router's firewall

Most routers have built-in firewall for filtering of incoming and outgoing traffic, and even if you have Windows own firewall, you should also use the router's built-in.Product Manager Fred Wells has encountered too many who blindly rely solely on the operating system's firewall. All D-Link routers, the firewall is enabled by default.
3rd Turn on encryption

It is very important to enable encryption on your wireless network, there are different solutions with different levels of security. The simplest option called WEP.WPA2 is the safest option and is supported in all D-Link wireless routers. It is essential that you enable encryption.



4th Hide your router's SSID identities

There is no need to advertise your wireless network to the outside world, so disable the so-called "SSID broadcast". It is unnecessary to tempt outsiders to test your network. While there is software that can find the network anyway, but the risk is not as great for someone to try to break into your network if it is not visible.
5th Use MAC filtering for maximum security

Using MAC filtering is an effective way to keep meddlesome stingy surfers away.Each wireless device has a network card, which in turn has a unique "identity". By specifying the identity of the router are you sure only your gadgets get access to the wireless network.

These changes should be done regardless if you are afraid of Ipred or not - unless you want to jump on the Wiki. To have a secure wireless network prevents neighbors from mooching on your bandwidth, and it also protects you against other forms of attack.

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