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Five ways to check if your router is configured securely
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<blockquote data-quote="upnorth" data-source="post: 707129" data-attributes="member: 38832"><p>Here's another good source : <a href="https://routersecurity.org" target="_blank">Router Security</a></p><p></p><p>Quote : "</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Change the password used to access the router. Anything but the default <em>should</em> be OK, but don't use a word in the dictionary.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><a href="https://routersecurity.org/wps.php" target="_blank">Turn off WPS</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Wi-Fi encryption should be <a href="https://routersecurity.org/wepwpawpa2.php" target="_blank">WPA2 with AES</a> and your Wi-Fi password should be at least 14 characters long</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Turn off UPnP and NAT-PMP to protect both yourself and the rest of the Internet. For more see the <a href="https://routersecurity.org/turnoff.php" target="_blank">Turn Off Stuff</a> page.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Be smart about <a href="https://routersecurity.org/SSID.php" target="_blank">choosing an SSID</a> (network name)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Use a password protected Guest Network whenever possible, not just for guests but for IoT devices too.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Periodically check the DNS servers being used by the router. They should either belong to your ISP or be the ones you manually configured. If not, your router was probably hacked. One site that displays your current DNS servers is <a href="https://www.perfect-privacy.com/dns-leaktest/" target="_blank">www.perfect-privacy.com/dns-leaktest</a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><a href="https://routersecurity.org/testrouter.php" target="_blank">Test Your Router</a> for open ports using some online testers</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Periodically update the router firmware</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Eat your vegetables <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite130" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs up (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" /> "</li> </ol></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="upnorth, post: 707129, member: 38832"] Here's another good source : [URL="https://routersecurity.org"]Router Security[/URL] Quote : " [LIST=1] [*]Change the password used to access the router. Anything but the default [I]should[/I] be OK, but don't use a word in the dictionary. [*][URL='https://routersecurity.org/wps.php']Turn off WPS[/URL] [*]Wi-Fi encryption should be [URL='https://routersecurity.org/wepwpawpa2.php']WPA2 with AES[/URL] and your Wi-Fi password should be at least 14 characters long [*]Turn off UPnP and NAT-PMP to protect both yourself and the rest of the Internet. For more see the [URL='https://routersecurity.org/turnoff.php']Turn Off Stuff[/URL] page. [*]Be smart about [URL='https://routersecurity.org/SSID.php']choosing an SSID[/URL] (network name) [*]Use a password protected Guest Network whenever possible, not just for guests but for IoT devices too. [*]Periodically check the DNS servers being used by the router. They should either belong to your ISP or be the ones you manually configured. If not, your router was probably hacked. One site that displays your current DNS servers is [URL='https://www.perfect-privacy.com/dns-leaktest/']www.perfect-privacy.com/dns-leaktest[/URL]. [*][URL='https://routersecurity.org/testrouter.php']Test Your Router[/URL] for open ports using some online testers [*]Periodically update the router firmware [*]Eat your vegetables (y) " [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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