Show Notes - Episode 70
SERIES: Lab Rats
EPISODE #: 70
RELEASE DATE: April 23, 2007
TITLE: Home Network Security 101
RUN TIME: 32:30:08
HOST: Andy Walker and Sean Carruthers
STUDIO DIRECTOR: Ryan Yewell
EDITOR: Sean Carruthers
SOURCE: www.labrats.tv/episodes/ep70.html
NOTES:
- Taped in beautiful British Columbia where Sean works on the set of Call For Help's replacement called Lab with Leo Laporte.
-For your basic wireless security needs visit episode 1.
- Before beginning you will need to pieces of information that can be found in your router's manual:
1) Default User ID and Password
2) Default IP Address of the router
- ROUTER SETUP TIP: Do intitial setup using a ethernet cable, not wirelessly. It's more reliable.
- ROUTER SETUP TIP: You can generally download a digital version of your router's user manual from the manufacturers webpage.
- A good master list for most brands can be found at http://www.tinyurl.com/2s4x9y.
- See some information for different routers at Practically Networked.
- Setting up your router:
1) Change your router's default user ID and password
2) Encrypt your wireless connection, perferably with WPA
3) Disable remote management
4) Disable UPnP [Universal Plug and Play]
5) Disable WAN ping response
6) Change your network name or SSID
- Wireless networking IS, in fact, a very short-range radio broadcast.
- WEP can be cracked in about one minute flat.
- WARNING: Some routers allow you to create the WEP key with a passphrase.
- Make sure you are choosing WPA passphrase and not WEP.
- Your WAN address is also known as your external IP address.
- Check out episode 52 for more information on port forwarding.
- SSID = Security Set IDentifier
- The SSID is the name of your wireless network.
- Be sure to check out Andy's new DVD, Getting Started with Windows Vista, on sale now!
- Little Geeks Organization - Little Geeks is a philanthropic organization that collects, refurbishes and re-distributes donated home computers to children in need.
- Technology Help Forums - click here.
- Become a Cyberwalker member and receive free newsletters at - click here.
- Check out - Andy's Books, the Windows Vista Help Desk will be out in early 2007.
- Sean Carruthers Flickr Account at - GlobalHermit at Flickr.
CREDITS
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Ryan Yewell
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Show Notes by Michael Britton
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