Wireless Router Security Tips ( Wi-Fi )

Are you using wireless router at your home ? please spare some minutes and read it before you get hacked by hackers.This article will teach you some tips which will help you to secure your Wi-Fi network.

As we know wireless networks are becoming a very popular means to access internet whether you are at home,airport or in your college and apart from that it gives so many important features like easy setup or connection with smart phones,gadgets,portable media devices,video games and other wireless home appliances.

Comparing with traditional wired network,Wi-Fi is more vulnerable but don’t worry because you can secure yourself by just implementing these useful tips.

Wireless Router Security Tips

Tip 1 – Disable default router name

Every router has its unique name which is generally the name of the router brands or manufacturer name on some particular router for example : Linksys,Cisco,Netgear,Apple Airport,D-Link.When you connect your laptop or any portable wireless device with your Wi-Fi router it says “Connecting to your router name”,Router regularly broadcast its name to the surrounding area( normally 100 meters).So you need to disable your default router name (which is generally SSID or ESSID depending on the router brand) so that the outsiders will not come to know about your Router brands because if you did not change your default router name then it will be easier for hackers to implement predefined hacking steps which are there for the particular router brands,So let them waste their time on searching router manufacturer.

Tip 2 – Enable Data Encryption

In wireless security setting of your wireless router,there are generally three types of encryption viz.WEP,WPA,WPA2. Out of these three encryption types WEP is a old and very common encryption technique which can be found on most of the routers and it is easily Hackable.WPA2 encryption is a latest which uses AES algorithm and give 256 bit encryption that is highly impossible to hack.So make sure you select WPA2+AES encryption and assign a shared key ( or password ) which will be asked every time when you try to connect your wireless device with your router.

Tip 3 – MAC ID Filtering

Every laptop,PC or any network device has a unique MAC Address(MAC ID) which is used to identify any individual network.So you can paste the MAC ID’s of different network devices in MAC ID Filtering settings in router and can only give access to those network devices in your home through which you generally access your wireless (Don’t worry you can change them whenever you want),It will reduce the possibility of hacking to a greater extent because whenever an unknown device tries to connect to your router,router will deny the request because the MAC ID of external device will not match the MAC ID’s in router MAC ID Filtering settings.

Tip 4 – Disable File Sharing

Make sure you haven’t shared any of your folders because if an outsider is able to crack or to hack your WI-Fi then atleast he/she will not be able to access your private date.

Although nothing is 100% secure but by applying these tips,you can secure(95%) your home wireless (Wi-Fi) router  from the hackers.