Once we have located the correct Wireless Security screen, we’re ready to start setting our network security.Īs per the GOOD section above, we are going to set our network security so that it reads 'WPA2' and 'AES'. You can't break anything by clicking around the interface, as long as you don't hit SAVE. The way that most of us find the right screen is to start clicking on anything that mentions ‘wireless’ or ‘security’, and when you start to see some of the gibberish from the lists above, then you know that you are in the right place. These are typically in the BASIC section, under WIRELESS. To secure our network, we first need to find the Wireless Security Options. Most router configuration interfaces are split into BASIC and ADVANCED sections. Instead, you'll find general guidance for feeling your way around the interface and picking the most secure options. So providing an exhaustive set of instructions for the world’s routers is out of scope of this document. Each router is different and each router’s configuration interface is different. There is no such thing as a simple set of instructions for configuring every router.
WEP VS WPA VS PSK HOW TO
How to configure your router’s security options without having a clue about what you’re doing It’s OK is you select an option without Personal. Personal does not impact security – it’s OK if you select an option with Personal. It’s OK is you select an option without PSK. PSK does not impact security – it’s OK if you select an option with PSK. This is the strongest encryption method and should always be used. This is the safest security protocol and should always be used. The following technolglyphs are GOOD and should be used in preference to anything else: WPA2 This is for businesses and not for home networks, so you'll not be using this. Note that when you see WPA2 by itself, it is GOOD but when you see WPA2 in combination with WPA (as we do here), it is to be AVOIDED. If you are using any of these settings then your network may become vulnerable. If you are using either of these settings then your network is vulnerable. If you are using these settings then your network has zero security. So, unless advised otherwise by an expert, your router’s security configuration should not include any of the following: Protocol Settings to Avoid Open, None Your router will happily let you choose these options, but in doing so, your network will be insecure. We’ll cover that now.īelow is a list of network security options that you should avoid.
We just have to know which are the GOOD ones, and which are the ones to AVOID. The good news is that we don’t actually have to understand what they mean before we can secure our network.
These can, at first, appear quite threatening.
WEP VS WPA VS PSK SERIES
Network security technoglyphsĪs you wander about the screens of your router’s configuration interface, you’re going to come across a series of mystifying technical hieroglyphs (technoglyphs). But before we do, we need to introduce all of the gibberish that will come across in the router configuration interface.
In this section, we’ll make the changes required to ensure that we have the router’s security options set to MAX.
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