Chapter 3 protecting your wireless connection, Enabling basic wireless security features, Chapter 3 - protecting your wireless connection – NETGEAR MA101 User Manual
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Chapter 3
Protecting Your Wireless Connection
The absence of a physical connection between nodes makes wireless links
vulnerable to information theft. This chapter describes how to use the basic
security features of the MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter to protect your
connection.
Enabling Basic Wireless Security Features
There are several ways you can strengthen the security of your wireless
connection.
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Enable Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption of the wireless data
communications. For information on WEP, please see
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Change the factory default SSID setting of the MA101 802.11b Wireless USB
Adapter.
In addition to the MA101 wireless security features, you should also configure
appropriate LAN network security features such as requiring a user name and
password to access the shared resources in your network.
At a minimum, configure your wireless network to use an SSID other than the
default setting.The procedures below identify how to change the SSID and WEP
encryption settings of your MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter.