[ale] Wireless Design Suggestions

Steve Long stl2 at mindspring.com
Mon Dec 30 15:30:25 EST 2002


My suggestions are:

Change to password first.
Change the default channel.
Change the SSID.
Download the latest firmware and update it.
Log the hardware addresses of the NIC's and allow only the cards you own.
Add WEP to the highest level and try NOT to use a company or family name to
define the key.
For the greatest distance, physically place your transceiver high in your
house.
It has a range of about 300 meters.  The closer you are to it, the better
your speed, even within the 300M.
802.11a has better security and speed, and a higher price.   -for now.
The wireless routers I have seen have ports on the back for wired
connections inside your network.
If you use one of the DSL wireless routers, it will take the place of a
couple of boxes on your shelf.
I like using them because they are pretty much hassle free and they do the
DHCP server and NAT thing for me.






Steve Long  CNE, MCSE
Sr. LAN Administrator
CB Richard Ellis - Atlanta GA.
(O) 404-923-1501
(H) 770-717-0205
(F)  928-222-9982

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