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How to protect the wi-fi router and home LAN.
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<blockquote data-quote="HarborFront" data-source="post: 887626" data-attributes="member: 55987"><p>Actually, there's a checklist here for securing your home router</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.routersecurity.org/checklist.php[/URL]</p><p></p><p>Some notes</p><p>- For disabling Remote Access (aka Remote Administration) it depends on whether you need to access your home devices like IP cameras, IoT devices, FTP server etc.</p><p>- Passwords used for log-in and SSIDs - Recommendation minimum is 15 to 20 alpha-numeric with special characters in a passphrase manner rather than randomly</p><p>- Unfortunately, the checklist did not elaborate on the protection of IoT devices which is common nowadays for home users. See my post below for IoT devices protection.</p><p></p><p></p><p>There are some myths on the followings in securing your router</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.pcworld.com/article/2052158/5-wi-fi-security-myths-you-must-abandon-now.html[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HarborFront, post: 887626, member: 55987"] Actually, there's a checklist here for securing your home router [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.routersecurity.org/checklist.php[/URL] Some notes - For disabling Remote Access (aka Remote Administration) it depends on whether you need to access your home devices like IP cameras, IoT devices, FTP server etc. - Passwords used for log-in and SSIDs - Recommendation minimum is 15 to 20 alpha-numeric with special characters in a passphrase manner rather than randomly - Unfortunately, the checklist did not elaborate on the protection of IoT devices which is common nowadays for home users. See my post below for IoT devices protection. There are some myths on the followings in securing your router [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.pcworld.com/article/2052158/5-wi-fi-security-myths-you-must-abandon-now.html[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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