Usually, Internet service provider’s
technicians that come home to fix your connections and set it up do not take
the slightest of interest in informing the customer about the importance of a
secure home network and the major repercussions one might have to face if their
home networks are not secure. Home network security is a very important thing
which many people take very lightly. People do not understand the gravity of
the exposure of the large amounts of private information that is stored on your
home network. If you own a Netgear router, all the setting changes and setups
can be done easily using the setup link mywifiext.net.
We shall provide you with a few tips to
help you secure your home network in the most easy and uncomplicated ways.
Let’s start with the router, the router
is the gateway between your network and the outside world. It can be easily
setup for Netgear router using mywifiext. It is very important to protect your
router with a strong password as it contains the password to your Wi-Fi network
and gives people access to control your entire home network. It is strongly
advised to not leave the default password of the router as it is easy to hack.
Use WPA-2 as your form your encryption,
as it is much stonger than WEP, WPA or mixed mode. This can be done by using
mywifiext.net for Netgear routers.
Turn off WPS technology, it was brought
on for convenience and is not used that much. From a hacking perspective, it is
the easiest way to hack into your home network.
Turn off remote management. It creates
an exposure for a hacker to break through your encryption and gain access to
your router password. Use mywifiext to change this on Netgear routers.
Look after your devices. Maintain an
antivirus software, local firewall, operating system patches, etc. It also
applies to TVs and Phones.
Make your SSID obscure, it is the name
of your network. Use mywifiext to do the same. It must not identify you and any
piece of information about you through your network name.
You should consider MAC filtering, it will
not allow any new device to be connected to your home network even if the
device knows the Wi-Fi password. You can easily do this for your Netgear router
by using mywifiext.net to setup the device and change the aforementioned
settings.
Remember, your home network is the root
source for a hacker to gaining access to all your personal information that is
stored on the World Wide Web. You have been given the tips and been made aware
of the consequences. Please keep your home networks secure.
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