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How can i secure my conection with a belkin router?

April 26, 2017belkin Computer Computers conection internet networking Router Secure

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How can i secure my conection with a belkin router?

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I can’t give you specific instructions for your Belkin, but here are a set of actions anyone should take to secure their router: 1. Turn off SSID beacon (broadcasting). You’re not running a WiFi hotspot; all your computers should know the network name. 2. Change the SSID (network name) from the factory default so hackers can’t guess it. 3. Turn on WEP (802.11B/G networks) or WPA (802.11G networks) encryption. 4. Change the router administrator password. 5. Disable wireless access to your router’s admin pages. Leave admin access for wired machines only. You don’t have to keep one machine ON a wire, just leave a wire hanging from the router and connect to it when you need access to the admin pages. 6. Reduce the number of DHCP (automatic IP addressing) addresses in the router to the number of computers you have and no more. Hope that helps.