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====Key points: ==== | ====Key points: ==== | ||
- | * [[#Change all default passwords|Change all default passwords]]Â | + | * [[office_wi-fi# |
- | * [[#Disable access from the Internet|Disable access from the Internet]]Â | + | * [[office_wi-fi#Change all default passwords|Change all default passwords]]Â |
- | * [[#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]]Â | + | * [[office_wi-fi#Disable access from the Internet|Disable access from the Internet]]Â |
- | * [[#Have a means of preventing former staff from connecting to your network|Have a means of preventing former staff from connecting to your network]]Â | + | * [[office_wi-fi# |
- | * [[#Only offer secure guest access|Only offer secure guest access]] | + | * [[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]]Â |
+ | * [[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]]Â | ||
+ | * [[office_wi-fi#Only offer secure guest access|Only offer secure guest access]]Â | ||
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+ | ====Make sure it is encrypted and not open ====Â | ||
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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 " | ||
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+ | For a small firm, "WPA Personal" | ||
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+ | For larger organisations, | ||
====Change all default passwords ==== | ====Change all default passwords ==== | ||
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====Disable access from the Internet ==== | ====Disable access 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. | + | Unless you specifically need it (in which case, set it up securely), disable access to you Wi-Fi equipment / router from the Internet. This means both the administrative interface, and the devices themselves - if you do need to have remote access, plan it carefully, and lock it down (e.g. to specific IP addresses, lock out IP addresses if they get the username/ |
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+ | ====Use a firewall ====Â | ||
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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 " | ||
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+ | For example, a [[https:// | ||
==== 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 ==== | ||
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If you cannot do this securely, you are better off not offering it at all. | If you cannot do this securely, you are better off not offering it at all. | ||
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+ | The same rule applies to employees connecting their own devices: do it securely, or ask them to use their own mobile phone connections. |
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