5 Tips to Secure Your Wi-Fi Networks

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In this article, we will be discussing various points that you should consider to keep your Wi-Fi Networks safe from hackers/crackers.

Create a unique password

Let's start with a simple step. We all know how important the password of your Wi-Fi is if we talk about Wi-Fi Security and thus you should have a unique password. A unique password is something that you have not used before as password of any of your other accounts. It should be a combination of Capital and Small alphabets and numbers with special characters and should be at least 8 characters in length.

Network Encryption

Well, there are many security protocols to choose from and with their secondary supplementary systems, it becomes worse to decide which is better. We have a separate article on which security protocol is best and a comparison between WEP, WPA, WPA2. If you simply want an answer then choose WPA2-AES as an network encryption.

Also Read - WEP, WPA, WPA2 Security Protocols Explained - https://goo.gl/5rjFd4

Administrator Password

Even if someone gets into your network, he shouldn't be able to make changes to your network or network settings. For that, you should change the administrator username and password. By default, the username is usually admin and the password is password. It is always recommended to change both, username and password.

Turn Off Guest Networking

Guest networking allows others to access your routers, and by default, it's usually turned ON. Its the user's responsibility to turn it OFF. Its always safer to keep extra features turned OFF when not required.

Keep Software and Firmware Up-To-Date

Everything is hackable. We can just prevent the vulnerability not secure it completely. Keeping software and firmware of your router up-to-date provides the next level of security. Always keep all your software updated and if possible, install updates as soon as the manufacturer releases them.