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office_wi-fi [2019/08/06 20:36] – neiloffice_wi-fi [2019/08/08 16:47] – neil
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 ====Key points: ==== ====Key points: ====
-  * [[#Change all default passwords|Change all default passwords]] +  * [[office_wi-fi#Make sure it is encrypted and not open|Make sure it is encrypted and not open]] 
-  * [[#Disable access from the Internet|Disable access from the Internet]] +  * [[office_wi-fi#Change all default passwords|Change all default passwords]] 
-  * [[#Use a firewall|Use a firewall]] +  * [[office_wi-fi#Disable access from the Internet|Disable access from the Internet]] 
-  * [[#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#Use a firewall|Use a firewall]] 
-  * [[#Have a means of preventing former staff from connecting to your network|Have a means of preventing former staff from connecting to your network]] +  * [[office_wi-fi#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]] 
-  * [[#Only offer secure guest access|Only offer secure guest access]]+  * [[office_wi-fi#Have a means of preventing former staff from connecting to your network|Have a means of preventing former staff from connecting to your network]] 
 +  * [[office_wi-fi#Only offer secure guest access|Only offer secure guest access]] 
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 +====Make sure it is encrypted and not open ==== 
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 +{{::screenshot_2019-08-08_at_17.42.13.png?400|}} 
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 +When you set up a Wi-Fi access point, you will be prompted to set the security you want in place. 
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 +Avoid "open" or "WEP". If you have equipment which only works on WEP, upgrade it. If you do not have equipment which only works on WEP, make a plan to move to WPA very soon. 
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 +For a small firm, "WPA Personal" is easy to administer, but you will need to [[#Have a means of preventing former staff from connecting to your network|change the Wi-Fi password when someone leaves]], to prevent them from connecting to your network. 
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 +For larger organisations, "WPA Enterprise" is more likely to be suitable, but it requires a higher degree of IT knowledge to set it up.
  
 ====Change all default passwords ==== ====Change all default passwords ====
office_wi-fi.txt · Last modified: 2022/12/18 18:48 by neil