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<blockquote data-quote="Dale Carlson" data-source="post: 641312" data-attributes="member: 56095"><p>JD, WAP also is commonly used for Wireless Access Point. So you can use WPA on a WAP....</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Kind of lost in all of this, and easily forgotten, is the easiest security measure of all. Change the default user/administrator ID and password. Wardrivers know each manufacturer's default settings - they're easy to find on the Web. If you don't change the defaults, and they can go in and undo any of the other security changes you make (including locking you out, but that's just mean-spirited and kind of self-defeating anyway).</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>If you want to get really fancy (for a home setup it's pretty high-level), separate your wireless network from your home LAN. Most consumer access points have routers for the LAN built in. If you separate the hardware and have an access point AND a router, you can setup encryption between the two.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dale Carlson, post: 641312, member: 56095"] JD, WAP also is commonly used for Wireless Access Point. So you can use WPA on a WAP.... Kind of lost in all of this, and easily forgotten, is the easiest security measure of all. Change the default user/administrator ID and password. Wardrivers know each manufacturer's default settings - they're easy to find on the Web. If you don't change the defaults, and they can go in and undo any of the other security changes you make (including locking you out, but that's just mean-spirited and kind of self-defeating anyway). If you want to get really fancy (for a home setup it's pretty high-level), separate your wireless network from your home LAN. Most consumer access points have routers for the LAN built in. If you separate the hardware and have an access point AND a router, you can setup encryption between the two. [/QUOTE]
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