Dell Inspiron 1545 Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 164

Securing Your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Change the Default Router Administrator Password Setting and Default Wireless Network Name (SSID). Your wireless router uses an administrator password and wireless network name (Service Set Identifier [SSID]), which are set to default values by the router manufacturer. To improve the security of your wireless network, change the network name and administrator password to unique values using the router configuration software, and change the administrator password periodically. Set up encryption. When setting up your wireless router, enable data encryption. The most common types of encryption standards include: • Wired Equivalency Privacy (WEP) • Wireless Protected Access (WPA) • Wireless Protected Access 2 (WPA2) WPA and WPA2 encryption are more secure than a password-based system because the encryption key changes dynamically. All hardware on your network must support the same encryption standard. To set up data encryption on the router, use your router's configuration software. 164 Networks (LAN, Wireless, Mobile Broadband)