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   * [[#Change all default passwords|Change all default passwords]]   * [[#Change all default passwords|Change all default passwords]]
   * [[#Disable access from the Internet|Disable access from the Internet]]   * [[#Disable access from the Internet|Disable access from the Internet]]
 +  * [[#Use a firewall|Use a firewall]]
   * [[#Make sure someone in the firm has the admin usernames and passwords, or admin access|Make sure someone in the firm has the admin usernames and passwords, or admin access]]   * [[#Make sure someone in the firm has the admin usernames and passwords, or admin access|Make sure someone in the firm has the admin usernames and passwords, or admin access]]
   * [[#Have a means of preventing former staff from connecting to your network|Have a means of preventing former staff from connecting to your network]]   * [[#Have a means of preventing former staff from connecting to your network|Have a means of preventing former staff from connecting to your network]]
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 Unless you specifically need it (in which case, set it up securely), disable access to you Wi-Fi equipment / router from the Internet. Unless you specifically need it (in which case, set it up securely), disable access to you Wi-Fi equipment / router from the Internet.
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 +====Use a firewall ====
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 +Firewalls are devices (or software applications) which control what traffic is allowed to move between networks according to rules you set — for example, between the Internet and your office network.
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 +Most consumer-grade routers do not have a firewall, and rely instead on something called "network address translation". While this can have an effect a bit like a firewall, consider investing in a router with proper fireballing software. Pay someone to set it up securely for you, if you are not confident doing it yourself.
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 +For example, a [[https://www.firebrick.co.uk/fb2900/|FireBrick]] is an affordable, versatile network applicable, which incorporates a firewall, and a tool for checking your firewall rules.
  
 ==== Make sure someone in the firm has the admin usernames and passwords, or admin access ==== ==== Make sure someone in the firm has the admin usernames and passwords, or admin access ====
office_wi-fi.txt · Last modified: 2022/12/18 18:48 by neil