Comments on: How to Secure Wireless Routers for Data Privacy

By: ahyeah

ahyeah — Sat, 08 Jun 2019 21:06:30 +0000

Hi, I have a client who lives in an apartment and is constantly getting hacked. I use WPA2 and No matter what I name the SSID and I’ve tried 16 character password made up of obscure characters and symbols numbers and letters. Within 1 week a new wifi network will appear with the identical SSID and password that I have setup???
I turn off my clients router and there is another wifi with the same SSID (but different MAC address) I can login with the same SSID and password ??? Can anyone help Please?

By: web master

web master — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 00:33:28 +0000

In reply to step by step. Unfortunately, by hiding your wireless network you only gain a modest level of security. It’s easy to find the ID for a hidden network -- you just need to use a utility like inSSIDer, NetStumbler, or Kismet to scan the network for a short while to show all of the current networks out there.

By: SecFreak

SecFreak — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 17:21:43 +0000

You should also disable UPNP (Universal Plug and Play) and WAN side access for enhanced security, unless it’s really needed.

By: step by step

step by step — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 16:43:21 +0000

If a network is hidden, it can easily be detected as existing, but isn’t the exact network name still required for access? I have a hidden network, and while my password is borderline weak, I feel comfortable because an attack would also have to guess at my SSID… unless I am mistaken?