Change The Default Router Password; Enable Mac Address Filtering For Wireless Access; Enable Encryption - Cisco Small Business WRP400 User Manual

Before You Begin: Understanding Wireless Security

Change the Default Router Password

Change the Default Router Password

Enable MAC Address Filtering for Wireless Access

Enable Encryption

Cisco WRP400 User Guide
When you connect to the administration web server, you will be asked for a
password. The WRP400 has a default password set by the factory. The default
password is admin. Hackers know the defaults and may try to use them to access
your wireless device and change your network settings. To prevent unauthorized
access, change the password to one that is hard to guess. For more information,
see "Administration > Management," on page
The Cisco WRP400 gives you the ability to enable Media Access Control (MAC)
address filtering. The MAC address is a unique series of numbers and letters
assigned to every networking device. With MAC address filtering enabled,
wireless network access is provided solely for wireless devices with specific
MAC addresses. For example, you can specify the MAC address of each
computer in your home so that only those computers can access your wireless
network. For more information, see
page 62.
Encryption protects data transmitted over a wireless network. Wi-Fi Protected
Access (WPA/WPA2) and Wired Equivalency Privacy (WEP) offer different levels
of security for wireless communication.
A network encrypted with WPA/WPA2 is more secure than a network encrypted
with WEP, because WPA/WPA2 uses dynamic key encryption. To protect the
information as it passes over the airwaves, you should enable the highest level of
encryption supported by your network equipment.
WEP is an older encryption standard and may be the only option available on
some older devices that do not support WPA.
For more information, see
"Wireless > Wireless MAC Filter," on
"Wireless > Wireless Security," on page
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