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What is the safest wireless network?
WPA-PSK2 AES with a long key.
How can you lock your wireless network after it's been configured?
Use security settings for your wireless network, such as SSID hiding, and wireless encryption. It's better if you use WPA AES at least, but WPA-PSK2 AES is better. You can use also MAC filter. But if you have WPA-PSK2 AES you do not need to because it's almost impossible to crack the encryption.
Use of the wireless wep key?
WEP allows you to encrypt your wireless connection protection it from people you can use your private information against you. WEP cannot be trusted because of weakness in its encryption algorithm. It's better to use WPA, or if you can WPA-PSK2 AES.
What does WPA-PSK stands for?
WPA-PSK is a type of encryption which must be used if you have choose between WEP and WPA-PSK. If you have an option to use WPA-PSK2 to use it because it's even better. PS: The problem with WEP is that it takes about 5 minutes to hack it. For WPA-PSK with password of at least 8 symbols it might take years if the password is complicated enough.
What does wep and wpa use to protect data?
There are two types of wireless encryption. It's recommended to use encrypted connection even for your home use. Any way WEP was first employed to protect wireless connections, but because of the flaw in the algorithm it's very easy to decrypt. Nowadays it takes couple minutes to crack even if you have the longest and most complicated password ever. WPA is meant to fix problems found in WEP, the current version is WPA-PSK2 AES/TKIP. If you can use WPA-PSK2 AES. If you use a complicated password with 8 symbols at least there is no way to hack in a reasonable amount of time.
Will you get viruses or will people know your accounts and everything if you connect to a enable secure wireless network that is around your neighbourhood?
If the network has WAP encryption, it takes about hour maybe two to hack the network and then if you are using your computer about couple hours you get your passwords. The only exception is bank websites which are using secured connections even in open (not secured) networks.If the network is using WPA-PSK it takes much more time to get the keys. But it's still doable.WPA-PSK2 with AES will give one of the best protections so far.If you are using encrypted VPN connection you do not need to worry about such things.
