For all its convenience, a wireless connection is the most vulnerable to unauthorized connections. However, it can be reliably protected by standard router tools with certain settings.
Instructions
Step 1
Connect the Wi-Fi router to your computer using an Ethernet cable. In this case, the indicator on the router should light up, signaling the connection via the local network. After that, launch any browser in order to enter the router settings. To do this, enter the address 192.168.1.1 into the address bar of your browser. If the connection is successful, a dialog box should appear in the browser, in which you must enter your username and password to enter. By default, login and password are "admin" "admin". In the router settings window, go to the Security tab.
Step 2
The most secure wireless connection is password protected. To set a password, first select the type of encryption that will be used by the router. For home use, WPA encryption is recommended. It is better to use a random set of letters, numbers and symbols as a password, which will be difficult to crack. Do not use your phone number, surname and date of birth as a password, this kind of data is quite easy to hack or brute-force.
Enter the password for all devices that you plan to connect to your home Wi-Fi, and to avoid inconvenience, have them connect automatically.
Step 3
In addition to the password, the wireless network can be protected by a restriction on the number of network clients, that is, if only two computers are continuously using wi-fi in your house, you can set a restriction for two clients, and no one else will be able to connect to this network. This is also done in the settings of the router. However, if one of the devices for some reason disconnects from the network, then anyone can connect to the "free slot". Therefore, this method cannot be compared in its effectiveness with a password.
