how to secure at&t wireless network

How you can protect your network

Wired and Wireless Network Security

Use Your Firewall

You should use both the firewall built into your gateway/router and a reputable software firewall (McAfee, Zone Alarm, etc.) installed on your wireless network device. For more information, please review att email login.

Set Password on Your Router/Gateway

Set your Administrator password on the gateway/router. Anybody who gains access to your network can use the default router/gateway password and can lock you out and or grant themselves more privileges. If you mistakenly forget your gateway/router password, you can reset the device back to default settings by pressing the reset button on the rear of your device.

Wireless Network Security

Enable Encryption

Almost the wireless gateways/ routers have the encryption disabled by default. Make sure to enable either WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) or WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) wireless encryption. Using WPA is suggested because it's more secure, but is sometimes a bit harder to set up than WEP. If you would like your wireless network to actually be secure, WPA is the preferred method.

(Wireless Network Name) refers to the name of your wireless connection that you just see on Available Wireless Connections while trying to connect from your pc. Changing the name itself doesn't protect you completely however it may discourage someone from hacking your network. 

Don't use something such as your name, address, birth date, or other things that make it simple for someone to identify you. If you leave it '2wire2701' (or whatever the default is on your gateway/router), your pc automatically connects to every other network it encounters with the same name, and not every wireless network is a good and safe thing to connect to.

Enable Wi-Fi Security

1.            Go to your gateway settings.

2.            In Key Things to do using Your Gateway, set Wi-Fi Interface and Wi-Fi Security to Enabled

3.            In the Authentication drop-down, choose WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK.

4.            Choose Use custom Wireless Network Key.

5.            In the Key field, type a new Wi-Fi password.

6.            Select Save.

Network Security Tips

·         Create a strong gateway/router admin password. Use something tough to guess that contains both letters as well as numbers. Special characters like *#%$ etc. are not supported by most gateways/routers. There is no maximum length. but, the longer the key, the better to keep your network safe.

·         Change your WEP key once a month. If somebody does figure out how to access your network, they'll be locked out after you update it.

·         On public Wi-Fi Networks from your home/office ensure web sites you visit that require username or passwords are secure. You can check whether a web site is secure by looking in the browser's address bar. A secure web site address starts with "https".

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