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02/07/2007 Dated, but still an easy to follow step-by-step instructional article. with images of most important instructions to help. MAC Address filtering and hiding SSID not important, IMHO. Easier if you print it out. Skip to Part lll or lV if you already have a basic understanding of networking.

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"Here's a chapter right out of 'Home Network Security Simplified' that you'll end up showing to every member of your family. It's an easy-to-follow explanation of how to make sure that your home network is secure--why it's important, and amazingly, how few of us actually do it."
By Jim Doherty, Neil Anderson

Securing a wireless network--The basics--Part I
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Securing a wireless network--The basics--Part II
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Securing a wireless network--The basics--Part III
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Securing a wireless network--The basics--Part IV
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Securing a wireless network--The basics--Part V
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Securing a wireless network--The basics--Part VI
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I use 63 printable ASCII characters to encrypt my home modem/router and network with WPA2 AES . I also cut out a strong password from these ASCII characters to access my modem/router. Here is where you can get a random generated string for passwords or WPA and WPA2 encryption.

https://www.grc.com/passwords.htm