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Secured Wireless Network Configuration

Small businesses can utilise wireless technology to network their devices in their offices. One of the reason people use wireless is to avoid cable clutters across office.

Setting up a wireless network environment is simple enough that people takes it for granted and forget about the most important thing, the security of the wireless. Unsecured wireless network can allow other people outside your office to connect to your network hence possibly access your important files and documents.

Some measures that you can take to enhance security feature of the wireless are:

• Implement WEP key protection and distribute the key to the people in your office only

• Disable the broadcasting of your wireless network SSID

• In addition with WEP you can also implement a MAC address access list. With access control list only PCs with MAC address registered in the list can connect to your wireless network.

Additional devices that can benefits are mobile phones. Most mobile phones comes with wireless technology (such as IPhone) which enables user to connect to a wireless network, be it the wireless network from service provider or local wireless network at your office. This way, your emails are always accessible anytime.