Tips to protect your wifi connection from being stolen

1. DO NOT broadcast your SSID. this will make it more difficult for other people to get access to your connection. even if they can detect the signal, they wont be able to gain access if they dont know the SSID.

2. Use WPA or WPA2. this is for two reasons. first is of course, mas mahirap tandaan yung WEP key (since it is randomly generated and you have no control over it). sa WPA, ikaw bahala kung ano gusto mong ilagay na password which makes it easier to remember. two, its harder to hack WPA over the fly. pag WEP kasi, with certain tools, pwede mo makuha ang key through the broadcasted signal. since technically the WEP key is generated by the router, it follows a certain algorithm which is embedded sa signal. if others are able to figure out this algorithm, they will be able to figure out the WEP key being used. mas bago din ang security ng WPA so you use it instead.

3. DO NOT give router access to wifi devices. this option is also called wireless radio. so in your router, disable the option "enable wireless radio." unless absolutely necessary, i strongly advice you disable this option. just in case others are able to access your wifi connection, the last thing you want is for them to change the router settings (baka palitan nila password ikaw na tuloy ang hindi makagamit ng internet mo). by disabling this feature, they will not be able to access the router page if they are using wireless devices

4. use MAC address filtering. for cases kung saan sure ka na a select number of devices lang naman ang magcoconnect sa router, use MAC address filtering. this way, only those specifically in the list will be allowed access to the internet. so even they can guess your password, they still can use because it is filter the listed MAC address that can use the connection



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