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Originally Posted by Angela
Brilliant, thanks all! That's a lot clearer now.  We are having a major office refurbishment starting soon and having our own server so will make sure we have the wirelesss router in there somewhere (frightening to think I have to be in charge of the server isn't it!?  ) |
Be careful if you are doing this, I don't know what sort of company you work for but if you have sensitive data I would probably steer well clear of the wireless option as it introduces considerable risk to the business. If you do decide to have wireless make sure it well locked down e.g. change the default SSID's and passwords, you can also set it up to only allow certain MAC addresses, also make sure you have a well published Wireless Security Policy.
Some must do's:
- Change the default admin password of your wireless router/access point/bridge - Once a potential attacker detects a wireless network, this is one of the easiest ways to further compromise it.
- Use MAC address filtering and Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) - MAC address filtering will help restrict access to your home wireless network to only those users you authorize. If WEP is the only security option available on your wireless router/access point/bridge, use a key that is hard to guess and change it periodically.
- Change SSID and, if possible, disable SSID broadcast - Your wireless router/access point/bridge may come with a default SSID already configured. Change it as soon as you set up your wireless network. Also, some vendor's may offer the option of not broadcasting this network identifier.
- Keep your antivirus software up to date.
Hope this helps!