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2 Change the default ssid code, which is the name of your network.

HIJACKED BY THE BEASTS; Innocent Scots have been quizzed over child porn after perverts accessed their unprotected home wi-fi

Change the default SSID and administrative passwords.

Mobile Devices Pose Security Risks for Patients

All access points come with a default SSID set, some of the more common ones are: Manufacturer Default SSID Cisco tsunami 3Com 101 Lucent/Cabletron RoamAbout Default Network Name Various Default SSID Compaq Compaq Addtron, WLAN Intel intel Linksys linksys Various Wireless

Reliability, availability and security of wireless networks in the community

Security measures mandated by the law can be as simple as installing a network firewall, changing the system's default SSID (network name) or disabling SSID broadcasting.

County requires wireless security

And if a wireless network is used, change the default SSID without broadcasting it.

Safety in numbers

You can keep the default SSID at linksys or change it to another value such as your name.

Install your own wireless network: access your computer, printer and peripherals without cables

Change the access point's default SSID, password, channel, etc., as these are made public.

Enabling wireless network freedom: wireless can open up your network to security risks, but there are ways around that

The same functionality that lets laptop users roam the halls also lets attackers and eavesdroppers pick up your Wi-Fi signals from the parking lot (or a mountain top 25 miles away.) Nowadays, setting up security for a wireless network means more than changing your default SSID, turning on WEP, and enabling MAC filtering.

ReefEdge ReefSwitch 50: manage your Wi-Fi network and security

Lock down access points: Organizations should change the default service set identifiers (SSID), or the 'names of the access points.' A default SSID usually alerts hackers to vulnerable wireless LANs.

WPA aims to finish the job WEP started: what to know before it does

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