Security options with your router

Pt. 4 of 10 | 2:54 |

Understanding your Home Network Router

Thursday July 16, 2009

It's great having a wireless network via your router, but it's important to

make sure your network is secure

. There are a number of ways available in the router, to

make your network safe and secure

. Our goal is to show you the best ways currently available and not bog you down with terminology.

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Show Notes

- There are many

security protocols

available for wireless networks.

- To name a few there is

WEP, WPA, WPA1, WPA2, LEAP, TKIP

, and more.

- Even beyond these protocols there are other ways to protect your network and we'll cover those in episodes that follow.

- Our goal here is to not overwhelm you with how many

security protocols

there are, but make you aware of the ones which will serve you best.

- In router under Security you can find options to block requests that come from the Internet.

- You can filter multicast content that comes from your ISP.

- Help is always available right within the router to clarify terms and tell you what each option is for.

- Under Wireless Security in your router you'll see what options your router supports.

- What you have available will depend on your equipment and how old it is.

- Wireless security is constantly improving.

- We feel that WPA2 is currently the best and most secure protocol for protecting your wireless network.

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