Ever since I have been writing posts about securing home wireless routers, I have been asked many questions about such security. Many of the questions were the same, such as what happens if you forget your router’s password, while others have been about how best to secure a wireless router. Since I have received quite a few questions over the years, I decided to gather the questions in a post and then add my answers to those questions.
Networks Also tagged Wireless Networks 
I have written several posts on securing a wireless router. I have even written posts that provide step-by-step detail on how to secure specific models of wireless routers. While you should enable WPA2 and use a strong passphrase, that may not be enough to keep your wireless network protected by unauthorized users. In many routers manufactured today, there is a known issue related to a technology that has been pushed by the wireless industry to make setting up and securing a wireless network easier.
Networks Also tagged WiFi Protect Setup, Wireless Network, WPS 
As with all wireless routers sold, the D-Link DIR-615 Revision E isn’t sold in a secured fashion. The security of the wireless router is the responsibility of the owner. While securing a wireless router may seem like a daunting task, most home wireless routers require the same settings to be changed to secure the router and wireless network. What needs to be changed for the D-Link DIR-615 wireless router are broken down into three sections, that will hopefully help to understand what is being changed on the router.
Networking Also tagged D-Link, DIR-615 
After about 6 years, my Linksys WRT54G finally packed it in, so I went out and bought myself a Linksys E4200 dual band N router. I have several laptop computers and a media player that have wireless-N adapters, so the new router will be a welcome change.
Hardware Reviews, Networking Also tagged Hardware Review, Linksys E4200
There may be times when you may need to reset the Linksys E4200 wireless router back to factory defaults. You may need to do this if there is a problem with the router, or you forget the administrative password needed to access the router’s setup pages.
Networks Also tagged Linksys E4200
As with any wireless router, it is important that you ensure you secure the Linksys E4200 wireless router to prevent unauthorized users from accessing your network. Ensuring that your wireless router is secure is the first step to keeping your data and private information safe. Included with this router is a CD-ROM that contains the [...]
Networks Also tagged Linksys E4200 Two of the most popular posts on Technically Easy has to do with securing two different wireless routers: the Linksys WRT54G Wireless-G router and the D-link DI-524 Wireless router. At this time I only have those two guides available on securing wireless routers. For those with other wireless routers, I decided to outline some of [...]
Networking, Networks, Security Also tagged Networking, Security 
One of the most popular pages on Technically Easy is the post titled Securing Linksys WRT54G Wireless-G Router. In that post I outlined the steps needed to secure these particular wireless broadband routers to maintain your wireless network security. The one problem I didn’t mention is how to reset the router back to the factory [...]
Networking Also tagged Linksys WRT54G, reset 
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