Wireless Network Set Up - Three Things You Should Know

Wireless Network Set Up - Three Things You Should Know,

There are three major settings you should be aware of when setting up a wireless home network:

Your Ssid Your encryption type Your safety key.

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Once you understand the purpose of each of these settings you'll be able to fast and in fact set up a wireless home network whether setting up your router manually or using the setup Cd that came with your router.

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Ssid

The first thing you want to do when setting up a wireless network is to give your network an Ssid or "Security Set Identifier." An Ssid is simply the name you give to your network. The more unique it is the better. Most routers come with a default Ssid which is usually nothing more than the brand-name of the device. Leaving your router with its default Ssid is like broadcasting to the world that you've done nothing to fetch your home network and you may be inherent easy pickings. Ideally you want to name your wireless home network something that's meaningful to you yet difficult to understand for others. For example if you are a New York Yankees fan you could put something like "Nyyrno1" for "New York Yankees Are whole One." Now that our Ssid is taken care of we can move on to our encryption type.

Encryption Type

The next major decision you have is what type of wireless encryption you want to use. The choices are usually Wep, Wpa or Wpa2. Wep has come to be dated and less secure. Unless you have equipment that only works with Wep you want to go with Wpa or Wpa2. Many times you'll be given the choice to use both Wpa and Wpa2 with the same safety key. The purpose of your encryption type is to garble and conceal the data on your home network to outsiders and make it available only to those who have a extra safety key to your network.

Security Key

Your safety key should not be confused with the password you use to log on to your router. They are two different things. Your safety key can be whether a password, a pass phrase or a long string of randomly generated numbers and letters. Using a password or pass phrase that you can in fact remember or look up in the dictionary is less fetch than using a randomly generated string of numbers or letters. Some routers have a built-in utility you can use to create random safety keys. Windows Vista provides a utility which creates a randomly generated safety key and gives you the opening to whether print it out or save it to a flash drive.

Now that you understand what a wireless networking Ssid, encryption type and safety key is you're best prepared to correctly configure any wireless router or wireless networking gadget you purchase.