Why secure my wireless network?
Hi Folks-
Last week, we were doing a router installation for one of our corporate accounts and I noticed an off the shelf Linksys wireless access point (WAP) plugged into their network.
I opened my laptop and sure enough - it jumped right on to their system. All of the settings were still at their factory defaults. Default wireless network name, no wireless password and default programming passwords for the WAP itself.
What did this mean to my client? That in about 2 minutes, I was inside their network with access to what ever wasn't locked down. I quickly showed them the error of their ways and helped them secure their systems.
However - I thought about all the regular people who go out and buy one of these new wireless routers or WAPs and wondered how many of them hadn't locked down their wireless system. So, I checked. In an apartment complex parking lot after a service call, my laptop found over 10 open (not secured) wireless networks and in other neighborhoods we've done calls in, we've found that just about half of the wireless networks we've seen were unprotected.
Some of our competitors charge over $125.00 to lock down your wireless network. Our regular rate is just $89.99 and for a short time, we're offering 10% off of that rate. Check out our Regular Wireless Setup page for details or
Last week, we were doing a router installation for one of our corporate accounts and I noticed an off the shelf Linksys wireless access point (WAP) plugged into their network.
I opened my laptop and sure enough - it jumped right on to their system. All of the settings were still at their factory defaults. Default wireless network name, no wireless password and default programming passwords for the WAP itself.
What did this mean to my client? That in about 2 minutes, I was inside their network with access to what ever wasn't locked down. I quickly showed them the error of their ways and helped them secure their systems.
However - I thought about all the regular people who go out and buy one of these new wireless routers or WAPs and wondered how many of them hadn't locked down their wireless system. So, I checked. In an apartment complex parking lot after a service call, my laptop found over 10 open (not secured) wireless networks and in other neighborhoods we've done calls in, we've found that just about half of the wireless networks we've seen were unprotected.
Some of our competitors charge over $125.00 to lock down your wireless network. Our regular rate is just $89.99 and for a short time, we're offering 10% off of that rate. Check out our Regular Wireless Setup page for details or
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Steve
Sr. Network Engineer
Steve
Sr. Network Engineer
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